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Rose Bowl ratings up.
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 last year. The 11.7 rating marks a 16% decline ...
Would the Big Ten's bowl game luck change closer to home?
Would the Big Ten's bowl game luck change closer to home?
blog.pennlive.com — JOE HERMITT/The Patriot-NewsWould Mark Sanchez' USC Trojans and their Pac-Ten brethren have fared as well in colder... climes? Maybe you had the sound down during ABC's Rose Bowl broadcast and didn't hear that the Pac-10 is a vindicating 5-0 in... (more) Would the Big Ten's bowl game luck change closer to home?
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.
   Midseason TV Premieres for 2009
Midseason TV Premieres for 2009
gravyandbiscuits.com — Here is a look at the television series and season premieres for 2009. The ones marked in... red are the ones that I will be watching. Check out Idol Mania for all the American Idol news you can handle! What will you be watching on television this ... (more) Midseason TV Premieres for 2009
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Fang's Bites — ... April. The Radio Business Report says ESPN Radio in New York is expanding its local afternoon programming. William Houston from the Toronto Globe and Mail says the Gold Medal game of the World Junior Hockey Championships set a viewership record for TSN. Christopher Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media hands out his award to Best Sports Information Department Blog. The Sports Media Watch has the final weekend ratings. And the SMW says the Rose Bowl's ratings were up from 2008. But the Sugar Bowl's ratings were down. ...

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