Kind of interesting to see the ratings of BE games so far this year.

You just have to wonder what kind of contract the BE could have had with the talk of the interest in the C7...

Rating Viewers
1.6 (2.2M) Syracuse Louisville ESPN
1 (1.6M) Indiana Georgetown ESPN
1 (1.5M) Louisville Connecticut ESPN
0.9 (1.3M) Michigan St Connecticut ESPN
0.7 (998K) N.C. St. Connecticut ESPN
0.6 (772K) Georgetown Texas ESPN
0.5 (713K) Syracuse Arkansas ESPN
0.5 (665K) Tennessee Georgetown ESPN
0.3 (400K) Delaware Pittsburgh ESPN
0.3 (355K) Detroit St. John's ESPN
0.2 (258K) Temple Kent State ESPN

0.9 (1.3M) Kentucky Notre Dame ESPN2
0.6 (898K) Temple Syracuse ESPN2
0.4 (617K) Michigan Pittsburgh ESPN2
0.4 (601K) Purdue Notre Dame ESPN2
0.4 (575K) Xavier Cincinnati ESPN2
0.4 (563K) Wisconsin Marquette ESPN2
0.3 (517K) Louisville Seton Hall ESPN2
0.3 (512K) Detroit Syracuse ESPN2
0.3 (477K) Cincinnati Pittsburgh ESPN2
0.3 (471K) Notre Dame Cincinnati ESPN2
0.3 (469K) Alabama Villanova ESPN2
0.3 (445K) New Mexico Cincinnati ESPN2
0.3 (416K) Notre Dame St. John's ESPN2
0.3 (405K) Connecticut Pittsburgh ESPN2
0.3 (401K) Pittsburgh Rutgers ESPN2
0.3 (382K) Marquette Florida ESPN2
0.3 (372K) Washington Connecticut ESPN2
0.3 (343K) USC Marquette ESPN2
0.2 (318K) Memphis Tennessee ESPN2
0.2 (284K) Alabama Cincinnati ESPN2
0.2 (267K) Villanova Purdue ESPN2
0.2 (240K) Butler Marquette ESPN2
0.2 (226K) Temple Villanova ESPN2
0.1 (221K) Connecticut Marquette ESPN2
0.1 (197K) Georgetown St. John's ESPN2
0.1 (183K) South Florida Rutgers ESPN2
0.2 (173K) Mississippi St. Marquette ESPN2
0.1 (159K) Villanova Vanderbilt ESPN2

0.2 (369K) Marquette Cincinnati ESPNU
0.2 (310K) Eastern Mich. Syracuse ESPNU
0.2 (253K) Pittsburgh Georgetown ESPNU
0.1 (242K) Louisville W. Kentucky ESPNU
0.1 (197K) South Florida Oklahoma St ESPNU
0.1 (188K) IPFW Notre Dame ESPNU
0.1 (188K) C. Conn. St. Syracuse ESPNU
0.1 (167K) LSU Marquette ESPNU
0.1 (164K) Louisville Coll. Of Char. ESPNU
0.1 (155K) St. Joseph's Villanova ESPNU
0.1 (154K) Pittsburgh Villanova ESPNU
0.1 (137K) UNC-Ashe Providence ESPNU
0.1 (127K) Rutgers Mississippi ESPNU
0.1 (126K) St. John's Cincinnati ESPNU
0.1 (126K) Marquette Pittsburgh ESPNU
0.1 (113K) Niagara Notre Dame ESPNU
0.1 (107K) Mississippi St. Providence ESPNU
0.1 (107K) St. John's Villanova ESPNU
0.1 (98K) St. John's Coll. Of Char. ESPNU
0.1 (96K) Chicago State Notre Dame ESPNU
0.1 (77K) Georgia South Florida ESPNU
0 (68K) Baylor St. John's ESPNU
0 (66K) Colgate Marquette ESPNU
0 (59K) South Carolina St. John's ESPNU
0 (50K) Lehigh Pittsburgh ESPNU
0 (59K) Seton Hall LSU ESPNU
0 (55K) Delaware Villanova ESPNU
0 (50K) Villanova Penn ESPNU
0 (44K) St. Louis Temple ESPNU
0 (24K) Providence Brown ESPNU


http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/01/...es-so-far/

Where is the UC/cuse game? Did I miss something?

(01-30-2013 11:25 AM)bearcatmill Wrote:  Where is the UC/cuse game? Did I miss something?

Hasn't been published yet... I'll update the above with the new week when it comes out.

Are these considered to be good ratings? I guess we'd have to compare with ratings for the B10, ACC, etc, to know.

FWIW, they look pretty lackluster to me. CBB is getting trounced in fan appeal by FB, both collegiate & pro.

(01-30-2013 11:55 AM)Former Lurker Wrote:  Are these considered to be good ratings? I guess we'd have to compare with ratings for the B10, ACC, etc, to know.

FWIW, they look pretty lackluster to me. CBB is getting trounced in fan appeal by FB, both collegiate & pro.

I guess that is why all the references to football being 70-80% of the money in regular season media deals.

The highest ratings I saw was ESPN Duke/Kentucky (3.0M) and UNC/Indiana (2.7M). I think the top BE game was around the 3rd highest so far this year. So yes, the (old) BE was/is a major basketball draw.

Anyway, the link shows all games.

ESPN ratings have slipped this year over the main 3 networks. However, the ESPN3 numbers are skyrocketing.

(01-30-2013 11:55 AM)Former Lurker Wrote:  Are these considered to be good ratings? I guess we'd have to compare with ratings for the B10, ACC, etc, to know.

FWIW, they look pretty lackluster to me. CBB is getting trounced in fan appeal by FB, both collegiate & pro.

College hoops doesnt have rating even close to college football. Bad bowl games will outdraw most college bball games.

All college hoops has for a ratings heavyweight is the ncaa tourny.


When they say fb drives the bus they arent joking.

(01-30-2013 03:35 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  College hoops doesnt have rating even close to college football. Bad bowl games will outdraw most college bball games.

All college hoops has for a ratings heavyweight is the ncaa tourny.


When they say fb drives the bus they arent joking.

I imagine if football games were everyday and there were 28+ of them to watch per team their numbers would be different.

(01-30-2013 07:04 PM)franzeal Wrote:  

(01-30-2013 03:35 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  College hoops doesnt have rating even close to college football. Bad bowl games will outdraw most college bball games.

All college hoops has for a ratings heavyweight is the ncaa tourny.


When they say fb drives the bus they arent joking.

I imagine if football games were everyday and there were 28+ of them to watch per team their numbers would be different.

probably so...but regardless a bowl game with say UL-Lafayette vs ECU will have higher ratings typically than a regular season matchup of top 25 bball teams. It's just how it is.

which also should be further proof to everybody that we absolutely must continue to make football a priority. Ono and Whit get this...thank goodness.

New tv ratings for ESPN Jan 21-27.

UC/Syracuse is at #20 (of all shows). It's a tough compare to other games because it was an afternoon MLK Day game.

It did outdraw the other two games played later that same day:

Rating Viewers (000)

0.7 (970K) Cincy Syracuse 3:30
0.5 (680K) Okla St Baylor 5:30
0.4 (554K) Texas Okla 9:30

http://sonofthebronx.blogspot.com/2013/0...ry-21.html

Cincy does not move the needle.

Sincerely,


ACC and B12 fans on message boards.


What a bunch of idiots.

A 3:30pm game had nearly double the viewers of a Monday night prime time game.