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Ratings for the Sugar Bowl were up from
last year, but still hovered near record low territory.
Utah's win over Alabama drew a 7.8/13 final rating and 13.4 million viewers on FOX Friday night, up 1% ratings and 10% in viewership from the West ...
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The lone BCS bowl on ABC saw a
bump in the ratings. USC's win over Penn State
in the Rose Bowl drew an 11.7/21 final rating and 20.6 million viewers on ABC last Thursday, up 5% and 8% respectively from an 11.1/19 and 19.0 million for Illinois/USC ...
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Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast. Football
(pro). 19.9/33: NFL on FOX, Eagles/Vikings (4:45 PM Sunday)
18.3/30: NFL on NBC, Colts/Chargers (8:15 PM Saturday) 17.0/35: NFL on CBS, Ravens/Dolphins (1 PM Sunday) 14.3/28: NFL on NBC, ...
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Two big name schools and a fantastic finish
led to strong BCS ratings on FOX. Texas' win
over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl drew an 11.6 overnight rating on FOX Monday night, up 38% from an 8.4 for last year's Fiesta Bowl between West Virginia and ...
Two of the most disliked personalities in sports have found new homes.
Former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti, who explained his resignation from the paper last year by arguing that newspapers were dying in favor of the internet, has joined AOL Sports and The Fanhouse as a "a full-time ...
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Ratings for the Orange Bowl sank to record
lows. Virginia Tech's victory over Cincinnati drew a mere
5.4/9 final rating and 9.3 million viewers on New Year's Day, down 23% and 20% respectively from a 7.0 with 11.7 million for the last year's ...
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With the benefit of airing a game in
the highly-rated late Sunday afternoon window, FOX drew the
highest overnight rating of Wild Card weekend. The Eagles' win over the Vikings drew a 19.9/33 overnight rating on FOX late Sunday afternoon, up 7% from ...
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CBS saw a slight ratings decline for its
Wild Card telecast over the weekend. The Ravens' thumping
of the Dolphins drew a 17.0/35 overnight rating on CBS from 1-4:30 PM Sunday, down 1% from a 17.1 for the Giants/Buccaneers tilt on FOX in the ...
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Not surprisingly, ratings for the Capital One Bowl
dropped from last year's Michigan/Florida matchup. Michigan State/Georgia drew
a 7.2 overnight rating on ABC Thursday afternoon, down 27% from a 9.9 for last year's Michigan/Florida game, but still ...
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With no competition from other bowls, ratings for
the Cotton Bowl jumped on FOX. Ole Miss' victory
over Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl drew a 4.7/11 overnight rating on FOX Friday afternoon, up 38% from a 3.4 for last year's game between Missouri and ...
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After record-low numbers for the Orange Bowl, FOX
saw better results for the Sugar Bowl. Utah's victory
over Alabama on Friday drew an 8.5/14 overnight rating on FOX, up 2% from an 8.4 for last year's Fiesta Bowl, which also aired on January 2. ...
A review of the articles on this website from December 29 to January 4.
Monday
Overnight ratings for Week 17: the Cowboys helped FOX to the highest rating of the weekend, the AFC East gave CBS solid numbers, and ratings dropped for NBC's Broncos/Chargers blowout.A look back at the year 2008 in ...
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Ratings were mixed for the start of the NFL Playoffs.
NBC drew an 18.3/30 overnight rating for the Chargers' overtime win over the Colts Saturday night, up 10% from a 16.6/27 for Steelers/Jaguars in '07, and the highest overnight rating for a Wild Card Saturday game since 2003.
The 18.3 is ...
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First, the results of last week's predictions. NFL
on NFL Network, Ravens/Cowboys (12/20). Prediction: 3.5. Final rating:
3.4. The 3.4 rating for Ravens/Cowboys in Week 16 was the highest of the season for a game on NFL Network, and marked a 36% ...
Average ratings for the NFL on broadcast television since 1995. Since 1995, ratings for the prime time NFL broadcast package (Monday Night Football on ABC and Sunday Night Football on NBC) have fallen 40%, from a 17.0 in 1995 to a 10.2 in 2008. During that span, ratings have fallen 16% for the ...
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Ratings for national NFL games during the 2008 regular season. Ratings for games on cable (ESPN, NFL Network) are national ratings, unless otherwise noted.
NFL ratings during 2008 season.
^: approximate; *: cable rating
Week 1
8.6, 13.5 mil: Washington/Giants (Thu., 9/4, 7 PM NBC)
13.0, N/A ...
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With the Red Wings playing in the Winter
Classic, most of the homes in Detroit were tuned
to the Capital One Bowl on ABC. The Capital One Bowl between Michigan State and Georgia drew a 15.2/28 rating in Detroit, 45% higher than the 10.5/20 for the ...
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While NBC and ESPN saw upticks for their
Sunday and Monday night NFL coverage, it was FOX
that finished as the highest rated of the league's broadcast partners. NFL coverage on FOX averaged a 10.5 rating and 17.0 million viewers during the 2008 ...
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On New Year's Day, the Rose Bowl on
ABC more than doubled the Orange Bowl on FOX.
ABC drew a 12.6 overnight rating for USC's win over Penn State Thursday, up 5% from a 12.0 for USC/Illinois in '08. The 12.6 is the third-lowest overnight for the Rose ...
Sugar Bowl ratings up, still low.