Week in review.

A review of the articles on this website from March 16 to March 22.

Monday

Overnight ratings: CBS sees mixed results for college basketball conference championship games. The Big Ten title game is up 73% from last year, the SEC title game is flat, and the Pac-10 Championship Game is off 25%.
CBS sees overnight ratings for the NCAA Tournament Selection Show rise 9%.
For a second straight week, NBA ratings drop double-digits on ABC; Mavericks/Lakers draws a 2.3 overnight, off 21% from a 2.9 in’08.
The final round of the WGC-CA Championship draws a 3.6 overnight rating, up 9% from ’08, and the best overnight of the weekend for a live sporting event.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Notable persons: Pistons owner Bill Davidson dies at 86, SportsCenter anchors Hannah Storm and Josh Elliott appear on Scrubs, and U.S. President Barack Obama fills out his bracket.
CBS Sports broadcaster Gus Johnson is involved in altercation at a Memphis restaurant.
FOX could be willing to sell its rights to the Bowl Championship Series for the 2009 season.

Thursday

ESPN airs its most viewed Big East game and its most viewed Big East Tournament. Meanwhile, the ACC Championship Game sees a double-digit drop from last year.
Overall, Championship Week averages 1.6 million viewers on ESPN, up 31% from ’08.

Friday

Overnight ratings for the NCAA Tournament on CBS increase in prime time, and three of the four broadcast windows on Thursday see increased ratings from last year.
The WGC-CA Championship draws a 3.4 final rating, the highest for any golf event since last year’s U.S. Open.
ABC sees a 20% drop for Mavericks/Lakers, but its NBA ratings are still up 13% from last year.

Saturday

Sunday

For the second straight night, CBS wins the night thanks to the NCAA Tournament.
More details on the Memphis altercation involving CBS sportscaster Gus Johnson.
The NFL Draft could possibly move to late-February in the near future.