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Duke-Butler Delivers for CBS
If indeed this was the last March Madness Tournament to be shown exclusively on over-the-air TV, Duke's last-second win over Butler gave CBS a nice parting gift -- the most watched championship game this decade. Over 48 million fans tuned in to at least some of Duke's 61-59 win over Butler, the...
Duke-Baylor Highest Rated Game of NCAA Tournament
March Madness AKA The Duke Invitational enjoyed its best Sweet Sixteen ratings in five years, with Duke's 78-71 win over Baylor leading the way with almost 14 million viewers for the Sunday afternoon telecast. The Blue Devils win drew 13.8 million viewers, 3 million more than last year's North...
March Madness: Has Cinderella Overstayed Her Welcome?
The Sweet 16 brackets don't look all that sweet to CBS executives as they look at their draw filled with bracket -- and potential ratings -- busters. With all the dramatic finishes and the upsets, CBS saw its first week ratings go slightly down from 2009. CBS averaged a 5.3 rating for the 15...
Super Bowl Most Watched TV Show
More than 106 million persons tuned into Super Bowl XLIV Sunday night, making it the most-viewed program in TV history. The previous record was set back in 1983 by the "M-A-S-H" finale which was seen by 105.97 million viewers. In metered markets across the country, the telecast of the Saints win...
Texas-Texas AM, MNF Ratings Hits for ESPN
Texas 49-39 win over Texas A&M not only kept the Horns unbeaten season alive, it is one of the top-rated college games on ESPN this season. The game drew a 3.7 rating and 6.7 million viewers. That was a 20% increase over last years telecast which drew 5.6 million viewers on Thanksgiving night. This...
ESPN: All Favre All The Time
That's what you will see Monday leading up to the Monday Night Football Game featuring Favre's Minnesota Vikings vs. the Green Bay Packers. The WWL is already basking in the glow of record cable ratings for MNF this season. For the third week in a row, the contest delivered The largest audience on...
Why The Big 12 TV Contracts Stink
I guess we all know that the Big 12 schools get about $10 million less per year than the Big 10 and SEC schools. In this economy, that's a huge problem. Why do the Big 12 TV contracts suck so bad? Because the Big 12 TV slate is a bad product. Every major conference can put out a couple of...
ESPN Strikes Ratings Gold With College, NFL Football
Last weekend offered further proof that football is the sport of choice among fans, and ESPN is its top promoter. The WWL set cable viewing records for both the USC-Ohio State game and Monday Night Football. The Saturday night telecast of the Trojan's 18-15 win over the Buckeyes was the network's...
Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida State Seminoles a Ratings Hit for ESPN
It may have been a lousy weekend for the ACC, but the Labor Day matchup between Miami and Florida State was a ratings winner for hte league and ESPN. While the ACC went 4-6 in non-conference play, Miami edged the Seminoles 38-34 as 8.4 million viewers watched. That made the contest the second-most...
Dallas Cowboys: Still America's Team
playing America's Game in America's Stadium. The Cowboys hosted Tennessee in a relatively meaningless pre-season game last Friday night -- and the game finished in the Top Twenty in prime time ratings for the week. Over 6.6 million viewers tuned in to make it the most watched sporting event of the...
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