sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 10/28/2008
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With the World Series in a rain delay, ABC drew strong numbers for Saturday Night Football.
Penn State's victory over Ohio State drew a 7.2 overnight rating on ABC Saturday night, up a whopping 47% from a 4.9 for the same matchup last year. The 7.2 overnight is the second highest for a college ...
More strong numbers for Saturday Night Football.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/4/2008 — Another big time Big 12 battle drew impressive ratings on ABC last Saturday.
Oklahoma's 61-41 win over Oklahoma State drew a 5.7/10 final rating and 9.5 million viewers on ABC Saturday night, the fifth highest rating of the season for a college ...
Another strong Saturday night for ABC.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/4/2008 — Saturday nights are traditionally a dead zone when it comes to television ratings, but college football has lifted ABC to strong numbers on the night multiple times this season.
Texas Tech's classic victory over then-#1 Texas last Saturday night drew ...
Strong ratings for college football.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/11/2008 — ABC and CBS drew impressive ratings for college football coverage on Saturday.
While the highest profile game of the day may have been #1 Alabama's clash with #16 LSU, ABC drew the highest rating. Saturday Night Football, featuring Oklahoma ...
ABC News
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Saturday Night Football ratings up 19%.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — After a year of higher ratings, Saturday Night Football ended the season with a double-digit decline.
The last Saturday Night Football telecast of the season, the Big 12 Championship Game between Missouri and Oklahoma, drew a 5.5/10 final rating and ...
Big 12 Scores In Top Ten Rated College Games in 2008
sportsontheair.blogspot.com 12/13/2008 — Athens, GA (Dec 12, 2008) - While the 2008 SEC Championship had its highest rating ever, as well as the highest rating this season, the Big 12 was dominant over the course of the 2008 season. According to Nielsen, the Big 12 took 7 of the remaining ...
Big blowouts garner big ratings.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — A tripleheader of uncompetitive blowouts still drew strong ratings on ABC Saturday afternoon.
Ohio State's 42-7 romp of Michigan drew a 5.1 overnight rating from 12-3:30 PM Saturday, down 20% from a 6.4 for the same matchup a week earlier in 2007. ...
Big ratings for Red River Rivalry.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 10/13/2008 — Despite a Noon ET start time, Saturday's Texas/Oklahoma showdown drew the second largest college football overnight of the season.
The Longhorns' 45-35 victory over the Sooners drew a 6.3 overnight rating on ABC Saturday, marking the second best ...
The Cablization of Television Sports Properties - Part I
sportsontheair.blogspot.com 11/14/2008 — Costa Mesa, CA (Nov 13, 2008) - There were four news "events" this week related to the rights ownership of broadcast sports properties. First, you had what some called the "Heidi game" of NASCAR . The second was news that the Bowl Championship Series ...
Three-way tie on Saturday night.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 10/15/2008 — A sports-heavy Saturday night finished in a three way tie.
NASCAR on ABC, LSU/Florida on CBS and Red Sox/Rays on TBS each drew a 3.8 national rating Saturday night, with baseball edging NASCAR for the top spot in total viewers.
Game 2 of the Red ...