What we're watching

January 31, 2008 — 6:56pm

WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

A sampling of Minneapolis and St. Paul Nielsen ratings for Jan. 26-27:

saturday ch. rat sh

Extreme: Winter X Games (2 pm) Ch. 5 2.0 6

Golf: Buick Invitational (2 pm) Ch. 4 2.0 5

NCAA men's bb: UConn at Indiana (noon) Ch. 4 0.8 3

sunday ch. rat sh

Figure skating: U.S. Championships (6 pm) Ch. 11 7.1 12

Golf: Buick Invitational (2 pm) Ch. 4 5.4 13

NCAA men's bb: Michigan at Michigan St. (noon) Ch. 4 2.2 6

NBA: Cleveland at L.A. Lakers (2:30 pm) Ch. 5 2.0 5

NBA: Boston at Orlando (noon) Ch. 5 0.7 2

Key: RAT=rating; SH=share

Notes: Rating and share figures are based on reporting households in the Minnneapolis-St. Paul demographic area. Ratings measure the percentage of all households with TVs watching the event; share is the percentage of households with TVs turned on watching. One rating point equals 16,655 homes.

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