Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 15, 1994                   TAG: 9402150151
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short

TV RATINGS FARING WELL

The opening ceremonies received a 20.8 rating and a 34 share on CBS, Nielsen Media Research said Monday, up 43 percent from the Albertville Games two years ago, which got a 14.5 rating and a 24 share.

The rating was just short of the record for an opening ceremony. The Lake Placid Games in 1980 got a 22.7 rating on ABC with a 36 share. Still, the overall viewers Saturday night set a record.

Sunday's 29.2 was up 24 percent over the 23.5 rating on the second night at Albertville. Each ratings point represents 942,000 TV homes. The share is the percentage of televisions on at the time. - Associated Press