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A Sharp Downturn in Bowl Viewership
Published 1/31/2008 by dawizofodds at The Wizard of Odds
The stated goal of the Bowl Championship Series is "to match the two top-rated teams in a national championship game and to create exciting and competitive matchups between eight other highly regarded teams in four other games." But the BCS fell far short of that goal this past postseason, with a sharp decline in viewership of four of its five games, according to Nielsen Media Research. The BCS was not alone as viewership of all bowl games took a significant pounding. BCS games held down five of the top six spots of most-watched postseason games, but only the Orange Bowl saw a slight increase (6%) in viewership. The declines were dramatic, with the Sugar Bowl ...

Thursday Hub Watches Them All
Published 1/31/2008 by SMQ <info@sundaymorningqb.com> at Sunday Morning Quarterback: Front Page Posts
Mangino: Ratings magnet. Who knew? (Get well soon, coach) - - -• Blown Championship Series. The ever vigilant Wiz has the very predictable scoop on the BCS' television performance, which is that ratings were way, way down, to their lowest numbers since the Series' popularity peaked a decade ago. The only BCS game that ...