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RE: Interesting TV Numbers for Schools and Conferences...
(12-05-2013 12:33 PM)bullet Wrote: (12-05-2013 10:36 AM)Frank the Tank Wrote: (12-04-2013 11:50 PM)nzmorange Wrote: (12-04-2013 11:17 PM)Hoosier Hysteria Wrote: (12-04-2013 10:52 PM)Maize Wrote: From the article:
Top 50 College Football Teams: TV Ratings
There are 12 SEC teams in the Top 25, including 7 teams in the Top 10. Unsurprisingly, Alabama is king of the mountain. SEC newbies Texas A&M and Missouri are ranked 3rd and 21st respectively. Their rival Big 12 schools Texas (29) and Kansas (74) did not crack the Top 25. Big 12 replacements TCU and West Virginia ranked 49th and 51st.
Note that ratings from certain networks are unavailable (e.g., Big Ten Network, Pac-12 Network, ESPNEWS, Longhorn Network), and this boosts averages for teams playing on those networks since ratings are generally low (see Longhorn Network). Teams like Northwestern benefit from having a low number of rated games since only their most attractive matchups with opponents like Ohio State are picked up by top TV stations.
Also from the article:
Conference TV Ratings
The SEC has the strongest TV viewership in college football. The distance between the SEC and runner-up Big 10 is substantial, and another wide gap exists between the Big 10 and other major conferences. Remember that each conference game counts twice so "a rising tide lifts all boats," especially a Crimson one.
Rank Conference Avg Viewersa Avg Ratingb # of Rated Gms
1 SEC 3,596,643 2.2 114
2 Big 10 2,643,794 1.7 80
3 ACC 1,918,042 1.2 84
4 Pac-12 1,799,596 1.1 74
5 Big 12 1,571,833 1.0 90
6 AAC 1,040,547 0.7 50
7 MWC 1,017,701 0.7 45
8 C-USA 825,796 0.5 40
9 MAC 765,792 0.5 32
10 Sun Belt 603,694 0.4 18
Here is the link:
http://www.goodbullhunting.com/2013/12/4...m-missouri
I know the BTN shows 3 games each Saturday. It seems like every BIG fan has the BTN or they would miss a lot of games. So BIG #'s probably much higher but doubt it's as high as SEC.
So you think that a game on the BTN is going to attract more viewers than the alternative (ESPN/FOX/ABC/NBC)? Keep in mind that every serious collegiate sports fan has access to ESPN, regardless of which conference they like the most. My money is that the B1G's overall ratings are noticeably weaker than what's reported here, but still ahead of the ACC.
Remember that the BTN games aren't comparable to the ESPN/Fox/ABC/NBC games, though. Same thing with the Pac-12 Network games. They're the equivalent of the syndicated Raycom package for the ACC or ESPN Regional's "SEC Network" games that are only shown in local Southern markets and ESPN3 online. So, it's pretty fair not to include the BTN games unless you start also including those Raycom or SEC Network games (and in that comparison, I'm fairly certain that the BTN viewership would be substantially higher than both of those packages if only because of the better access to those games). This analysis is looking at equivalent platforms for tier 1 games, so it looks pretty consistent with the ratings data that has been in place for years. Just look at the TV schedules every week: the Big Ten still has the most games on ABC and the ESPN networks PLUS the BTN. That means that the BTN isn't REPLACING ABC/ESPN games at all - they're nationalizing lower 2nd tier/3rd tier games where other conferences have only able to sell them as local games. The SEC Network (the actual new cable network as opposed to the current syndicated package) will end up doing to the same when it gets up and running.
It has been very consistent for the past decade that the national ratings pecking order has been (1) SEC, (2) Big Ten and (3) everyone else depending upon the season.
I don't have a problem with the general order, but its definitely not the same basis. It is apparently including the FoxSports1 games for the Pac 12 and Big 12 but not BTN or syndicated Raycom games.
There's a pecking order in broadcasting.
1st tier-ABC and CBS games
2nd tier-Fox and ESPN. Fox has a little more coverage, but doesn't seem to have the viewing tradition. Not sure how long, if ever, it takes to change that.
3rd tier-ESPN2
4th tier-ESPNU, ESPNNews, FS1, FS2, syndication, conference networks, RSNs. Very few viewers on these.
I think that's a fair comparison, although FS1 in terms of the games that they're getting is more like ESPN2 (or even ESPN in some circumstances). I'd agree that ESPNU, ESPNNews and FS2 can sandbag the national numbers if you're averaging them out.
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Interesting TV Numbers for Schools and Conferences...
