(08-07-2015 01:57 PM)Otacon Wrote: What benefits does Boise have over Cincinnati? Slightly better football?
Boise St. consistently beats Cincinnati in football TV ratings and selection for better time slots and channels.
BOISE ST. 2014 TV RATINGS (top-5)
v. UConn (ABC) = 1.9 rating, 2.96M viewers
v. Ole Miss (ESPN-Thursday) = 1.5 rating, 2.42M viewers
v. Fresno St. (ESPN-Friday) = 1.0 rating, 1.62M viewers
MWC Championship (CBS)= 1.0 rating, 1.53M viewers
v. BYU (ESPN-Friday)= 0.6 rating, 1.02M viewers
CINCINNATI 2014 TV RATINGS (top-5)
v. Houston (ESPN) - 0.9 rating, 1.31M viewers
v. ECU (ESPN2-Thursday) = 0.5 rating, 821K viewers
v. Tulane (ESPN2-Friday) = 0.4 rating, 648K viewers
v. USF (ESPN2-Friday) = 0.4 rating, 576K viewers
v. Toledo (ESPNU-Friday) = 0.3 rating, 394K viewers
v. Ohio St. ?? - Big Ten Network
v. Miami ?? - GamePlan
v. Memphis ?? - CBSSN
v. Miami(OH) ?? - CBSSN
So, Boise St. has five games with more than one million viewers and four with 1.0 rating or better. Cincinnati has one such game.
Ohio St. v. Cincinnati gets placed on the BTN and Miami v. Cincinnati relegated to GamePlan. Meanwhile, Boise St. v. UConn makes ABC and Boise St. v. Ole Miss is picked for the first ESPN broadcast of the season.
BOISE ST. 2013 TV RATINGS (top-5)
v. Fresno St. (ESPN-Friday) = 1.4 rating, 2.12M viewers
v. Air Force (ESPN-Friday) = 1.3 rating, 2M viewers
v. BYU (ESPN-Friday) = 1.2 rating, 1.97M viewers
v. Washington (FS1) = 0.4 rating, 710K viewers
v. Wyoming (ESPN2) = 0.4 rating, 603K viewers
CINCINNATI 2013 TV RATINGS (top-5)
v. Louisville (ESPN-Thursday) = 1.1 rating, 1.57M viewers
v. Temple (ESPN-Friday) = 0.6 rating, 872K viewers
v. Illinois (ESPN2) = 0.4 rating, 553K viewers
v. Memphis (ESPN2-Wednesday) = 0.3 rating, 437K viewers
v. Purdue (ESPNU) = 0.2 rating, 412K viewers
Boise St. lands three games with around TWO million viewers, Cincinnati has one game at 1.5 million.