First, the results of last week's predictions:
— NBA playoffs, Thunder-Spurs Game 1. Prediction: 2.6; final rating: 2.2.
— NBA playoffs, Blazers-Warriors Game 1. Prediction: 3.7; final rating: 4.1.
— Stanley Cup playoffs, Penguins-Capitals Game 2. Prediction: 1.7; final rating: 1.4.
— NASCAR Sprint Cup from Talladega. Prediction: 3.8; final rating: 4.0.
— NFL Draft, final rounds (ESPN). Prediction: 1.1; final rating: 1.2.
This week's predictions:
Kentucky Derby, race portion (6:15 p.m. Saturday, NBC). Eleven months after American Pharoah’s Triple Crown triumph, it remains to be seen how the end of horse racing’s 38-year long drought will impact ratings going forward.