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rivals.yahoo.com - 1/7/2009

Headlinin': The Orange what? Are they still doing that?

— rivals.yahoo.com — • And I thought the Doobie Brothers halftime would kill. Friday's Virginia Tech-Cincinnati Orange Bowl on Fox... was by the lowest-rated BCS game in the Series' 11-year history, shattering the previous low (a 7.6 for the 2007 Orange Bowl between ... (more) Headlinin': The Orange what? Are they still doing that?

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sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 1/5/2009

Ratings show addition of fifth BCS game a failure - Stewart Mandel - SI.com

— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Whenever BCS officials defend their oft-criticized postseason system, they like to point to the "overall health of... college football," as measured by increased attendance and TV ratings. They're talking, however, about the regular season. In terms of ... (more) Ratings show addition of fifth BCS game a failure - ...

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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 1/8/2009

FOX has football Fiesta.

— sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — After disappointing ratings for its first two BCS bowl games, FOX finally got a strong audience for... Monday's Fiesta Bowl. Texas' win over Ohio State drew a 10.4/21 final rating and 17.1 million viewers on FOX Monday, up 35% and 40% from a 7.7 with ... (more) FOX has football Fiesta.

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Some Saturday Linkage For You
Fang's Bites — ... Jack Curry of the New York Times has the story. Newsday's Neil Best wondered by MLB Network chose Evan Longoria as #3 for its 30 second countdown to its New Year's Day launch. And Neil finds one oddity in the MLB Network presentation of Don Larsen's perfect game. Jim Gintonio of the Arizona Republic talks with the always lovely Linda Cohn of ESPN. The Sports Media Watch says CBS' ratings were down for the NFL in 2008. The SMW notes that the Rose Bowl on ABC outrated the Orange Bowl on Fox. That's it for now. If I find more ...

Orange Bowl Ratings Hit a New BCS Low
The Wiz of Odds — ... We interrupt this regularly scheduled blog to bring you this note: Ratings for the Orange Bowl between Virginia Tech and Cincinnati were 6.1, the lowest-rating ever for a BCS game. ...