Connect with your Facebook Account

• Contact

Football Articles

2

SEC, BIG 12 Title Games Ratings Winners

Posted by srr50 on December 7th, 2009 under Football

While Alabama and Texas played their way into the BCS championship game, CBS and ABC celebrated the ratings bonanza that came their way on Saturday.

Texas narrow 13-12 win over Nebraska Saturday night let ABC win the Saturday night ratings battle.

The game drew an over night rating of 7.6 which translated into about 11.5 million viewers. More importantly for ABC, the game dominated the coveted target demo of adults 18-49, drawing in almost twice as many of those viewers as the next network. The ACC Championship game on ESPN Saturday night meanwhile drew a paltry 1.9 rating which translates to about 2.8 million viewers.


Texas win Saturday night over Nebraska is the highest-reated Big 12 Championship game since the 2000 OU-Kansas State matchup.

While the Big 12 gave ABC a Saturday night prime time win, Alabama’s 32-13 over Florida gave CBS the highest-rated regular season college football game in three years. The game pulled an 11.8 overnight rating which translates into more than 19 million viewers. The rating is the highest ever for an SEC championship game.


The Alabama-Florida SEC championship is the highest rated collegiate football game on CBS since the Notre Dame-Miami contest in 1989.

Texas’ thrilling 41-38 win over USC in the 2006 BCS championship game is easily the most watched BCS game ever, pulling a 21.7 rating and over 35 million viewers. No doubt the fact that two of the most recognizable programs will once again be meeting in the Rose Bowl gives the BCS hope that they can come near that record rating this time around.

Article Tags:

, , , , , , , , ,

More from this Barker


Share This

  • StumbleUpon

2 Responses

  1. Fritz said:

    December 8th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

    The huge money that the networks must be raking in (and hence the conferences and schools) must be a big reason that the current system survives instead of a playoff.

  2. srr50 said:

    December 8th, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    The only reason for conference championship games is an extra payday — from tickets and TV.

Leave a Reply

Follow Us

Related Articles

Hot Forum Topics

Activity

  • dick commented on the blog post Second Round Bets   43 minutes ago

    I wish they weren’t playing Kentucky next. Same goes for #11 seed Washington having to play West Virginia.

    Sucks that we are getting the two best teams left in the tourney playing in the Elite 8 possibly.

  • Farmer Ted wrote a new blog post: Bo Pelini Interview   1 hour, 43 minutes ago

    Steve Sipple has a Q&A with Bo Pelini in Sunday’s Lincoln Journal Star. There are some candid comments and it’s worth a read. Some notable excerpts:

    On the program’s improvement: “I’m hungrier than I’ve ever been because I think we’re getting close…I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I think the players feel the

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • adam-biggers wrote a new blog post: Spartan Hoopla: Here’s What I Really Think About Spartan Basketball   1 hour, 50 minutes ago

    Okay, gloves off.

    No stats, no recaps, none of that.

    If you have ever read my stuff on Bleacher Report you would notice that I keep to a newspaper style of writing. On this blog, I want to be more opinionated, but without being out of line at the same time.

    Here it goes, this is what I

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • P.Drez wrote a new blog post: Carlo’s Chelsea Capitulate; United Seize Control   2 hours, 24 minutes ago

    An already painful week turned excruciating for Carlo Ancelotti. After being dumped out of the Champions League midweek by former hero Jose Mourinho, Chelsea failed to rebound and dropped two valuable points at Blackburn. Manchester United edged Liverpool and now control the Premier League race.

    A forlorn figure on the touchline, Carlo Ancelotti could

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • Tim commented on the blog post Spring Preview: Tech Offense   3 hours, 3 minutes ago

    With Leach at the wheel I was expecting a 10 win minimum season with the guys this team has coming back in 2010. Now with Tubbs, Willis, and Brown running the show I’m in agreement it’s anywhere between 9-12 wins this year.

    Very exciting to hear your take on the O-line ded, as

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • adam-biggers wrote a new blog post: Spartan Hoopla: Michigan State Stamps Its Ticket to Sweet 16 Without Kalin Lucas   4 hours, 43 minutes ago

    No Kalin Lucas?

    No problem.

    “Too Easy” has had his share of leg and ankle problems this season, and with two minutes left in the Spartans’ second round matchup with Greivis Vasquez and the Maryland Terrapins, he made an early exit.

    State’s 5′11″ point-man Korie Lucious may have a little something to

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   6 hours, 36 minutes ago

    This really has been a great start. It’s pretty exciting to see dark horse teams winning by playing solid basketball rather than just shooting the lights out. 4 year players are so key.

  • Bob in Houston commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   6 hours, 38 minutes ago

    And nobody melts down like Maryland fans. I can’t even post some of the stuff they have spewed.

  • dick commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   7 hours, 24 minutes ago

    Hopefully, yall caught the Maryland Michigan St ending. Freakin’ thrilling. Maryland almost pulled off a comeback for the ages.

    officially the best opening weekend ever

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 29 minutes ago

    Tom Izzo can coach some ball.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 31 minutes ago

    MSU at the buzzer!!!!!!

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 33 minutes ago

    Fear the Turtle! Came all the way back from a dozen down to take the lead on MSU…

  • D W commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   7 hours, 39 minutes ago

    It’s incredible how few teams play good, fundamental basketball.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 44 minutes ago

    tOSU will be moving on. Evan Turner does a little of everything. 22 pts, 8 reb, 8 ass. Great player.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 44 minutes ago

    tOSU will be moving on. Evan Turner does a little of everything. 22 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast. Great player.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 50 minutes ago

    Bob Huggins looks like a guy I wouldn’t want to play for. He makes Barnes look like Dick Vermeil….

  • Scipio Tex commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   7 hours, 52 minutes ago

    Scratch that. The Big Red are blowing Wisconsin out.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 54 minutes ago

    I’d be happy to see the last two minutes of the OSU/Tech game. 4 pt game with just under two minutes.

    Cornell putting it to the Bo Ryan’s….

  • Scipio Tex commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   8 hours, 20 minutes ago

    Cornell is playing phenomenally well. I’d be surprised if Wiscy doesn’t cut into the lead in the 2nd half.

    Jay Bilas may end up looking like a genius.

  • admin commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   8 hours, 36 minutes ago

    parlin – Shoot me an email sailorripley at barkingcarnival dot com.

  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   9 hours, 30 minutes ago

    I really want Mizzou to give it to WVU.

  • Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Round 2 Saturday Recaps   9 hours, 43 minutes ago

    What kind of NBA player does Samhan end up as?

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • dick commented on the blog post Second Round Bets   9 hours, 55 minutes ago

    I really like Cal today.

    ATM and Cornell look too good to be true and the public is all over both of them.

    I gotta believe that Izzo beats Maryland today, I haven’t been impressed with the Terps this year. I am surprised that they are favored.

  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   10 hours, 17 minutes ago

    Gonzaga is getting plowed like a future Zeta during her Provisional Summer session.

  • Alex wrote a new blog post: The Top 10 Reasons our Cal Bears will beat the Duke Blue Devils   10 hours, 22 minutes ago

    Kevin Berger from March To March lays it out for us here.

    1) Interior Worries. As in the Bears shouldn’t have any defensively even if Cal is an undersized group. Brian Zoubek and Lance Thomas aren’t going to drop step and dunk you to death on the low block so Mike Montgomery can

    SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ””, url: ”” });

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   10 hours, 28 minutes ago

    Jordan Hamilton + 2 years ~ Wesley Johnson. Discuss.

  • James commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   10 hours, 47 minutes ago

    ” a heavily tattooed lycanthrope Irish wookie named Lucas O’Rear”

    That is just strong command of the English language.

    This piece was a nice balm on the hangover.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page   10 hours, 48 minutes ago

    gotta,

    I think your overall point is a good one. Barnes is a “system” guy especially defensively, which plays into how he overall plays the game. He wants to play a high pressure, overplay man2man scheme predicated on effort, good technique and overall quickness. Similar to Duke, but even Coach K (in fairness

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   10 hours, 59 minutes ago

    Would have never guessed that UNI had an Ali shooting threes for them….

  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   11 hours, 16 minutes ago

    Anyone else as confused as I am by this “Ivan Brothers” ad campaign? WTF?