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Pitt Gorilla · 12-22-2014, 08:13 PM

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WhawhaWhat · 01-05-2015, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

So, the college basketball national championship was just #24 in sporting events watched in the first half of 2014. The football title game beat it by 5 million households.

Then you have to go all the way down to #37 to find any other basketball game, the next being the Kentucky/Wisconsin semifinal. That game ranked behind 4 soccer games, 3 different bowl games, an NBA finals game, and a horse race.

I wonder where the first CBB game not including Kentucky ranks?

Bambi · 01-05-2015, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

The first half of 2014's top rated sporting events (NFL and Olympics removed)

# Sport Event TV Rat Households
13 World Cup Germany/Argentina Final ABC N/A 26.50M
15 CFB FSU/Auburn BCS Championship ESPN 14.8 26.06M
17 World Cup USA/Portugal Group stage ESPN N/A 24.76M
22 World Cup Belgium/USA Round of 16 ESPN N/A 21.57M
24 CBB UConn/Kentucky Final Four CBS 12.4 21.20M
26 Horse Belmont Stakes NBC 11.9 20.40M
32 CFB Mich. St./Stanford Rose Bowl ESPN 10.2 18.64M
33 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 5 ABC 10.3 18.00M
35 World Cup Netherlds/Mexico Round of 16 ESPN 16.96M
36 CFB Oklahoma/Alabama Sugar Bowl ESPN 9.3 16.34M
37 CBB Kentucky/Wisconsin Final Four TBS 9.2 16.25M
38 World Cup USA/Ghana Group stage ESPN N/A 15.94M
39 Horse Kentucky Derby NBC 9.4 15.30M
40 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 2 ABC 9 15.13M
42 NBA Spurs/Heat NBA Finals Game 4 ABC 9.3 14.96M
44 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 1 ABC 9 14.85M
45 NBA Spurs/Heat NBA Finals Game 3 ABC 9 14.78M
46 CBB Kentucky/Michigan Elite Eight CBS 8.9 14.64M
47 World Cup Germany/USA Group stage ESPN N/A 14.16M
49 World Cup Germany/Brazil Semifinal ESPN N/A 12.40M
50 NFL NFL Draft Round 1 ESPN N/A 12.37M

So, the college basketball national championship was just #24 in sporting events watched in the first half of 2014. The football title game beat it by 5 million households.

Then you have to go all the way down to #37 to find any other basketball game, the next being the Kentucky/Wisconsin semifinal. That game ranked behind 4 soccer games, 3 different bowl games, an NBA finals game, and a horse race.

Soccer rules!

Good post

Bambi · 01-05-2015, 01:23 PM

Pitt Gorilla · 01-05-2015, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

The first half of 2014's top rated sporting events (NFL and Olympics removed)

# Sport Event TV Rat Households
13 World Cup Germany/Argentina Final ABC N/A 26.50M
15 CFB FSU/Auburn BCS Championship ESPN 14.8 26.06M
17 World Cup USA/Portugal Group stage ESPN N/A 24.76M
22 World Cup Belgium/USA Round of 16 ESPN N/A 21.57M
24 CBB UConn/Kentucky Final Four CBS 12.4 21.20M
26 Horse Belmont Stakes NBC 11.9 20.40M
32 CFB Mich. St./Stanford Rose Bowl ESPN 10.2 18.64M
33 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 5 ABC 10.3 18.00M
35 World Cup Netherlds/Mexico Round of 16 ESPN 16.96M
36 CFB Oklahoma/Alabama Sugar Bowl ESPN 9.3 16.34M
37 CBB Kentucky/Wisconsin Final Four TBS 9.2 16.25M
38 World Cup USA/Ghana Group stage ESPN N/A 15.94M
39 Horse Kentucky Derby NBC 9.4 15.30M
40 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 2 ABC 9 15.13M
42 NBA Spurs/Heat NBA Finals Game 4 ABC 9.3 14.96M
44 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 1 ABC 9 14.85M
45 NBA Spurs/Heat NBA Finals Game 3 ABC 9 14.78M
46 CBB Kentucky/Michigan Elite Eight CBS 8.9 14.64M
47 World Cup Germany/USA Group stage ESPN N/A 14.16M
49 World Cup Germany/Brazil Semifinal ESPN N/A 12.40M
50 NFL NFL Draft Round 1 ESPN N/A 12.37M

So, the college basketball national championship was just #24 in sporting events watched in the first half of 2014. The football title game beat it by 5 million households.

Then you have to go all the way down to #37 to find any other basketball game, the next being the Kentucky/Wisconsin semifinal. That game ranked behind 4 soccer games, 3 different bowl games, an NBA finals game, and a horse race.

College basketball needs to know its place.

**notorious** · 01-05-2015, 01:24 PM

Why are you guys arguing about ratings?

Wins/losses. That's all that matters.

Pitt Gorilla · 01-05-2015, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bambi

I thought you were the guy that didn't cheer for a conference. Lying was PB's thing.

**Saul Good** · 01-05-2015, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

The first half of 2014's top rated sporting events (NFL and Olympics removed)

# Sport Event TV Rat Households
13 World Cup Germany/Argentina Final ABC N/A 26.50M
15 CFB FSU/Auburn BCS Championship ESPN 14.8 26.06M
17 World Cup USA/Portugal Group stage ESPN N/A 24.76M
22 World Cup Belgium/USA Round of 16 ESPN N/A 21.57M
24 CBB UConn/Kentucky Final Four CBS 12.4 21.20M
26 Horse Belmont Stakes NBC 11.9 20.40M
32 CFB Mich. St./Stanford Rose Bowl ESPN 10.2 18.64M
33 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 5 ABC 10.3 18.00M
35 World Cup Netherlds/Mexico Round of 16 ESPN 16.96M
36 CFB Oklahoma/Alabama Sugar Bowl ESPN 9.3 16.34M
37 CBB Kentucky/Wisconsin Final Four TBS 9.2 16.25M
38 World Cup USA/Ghana Group stage ESPN N/A 15.94M
39 Horse Kentucky Derby NBC 9.4 15.30M
40 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 2 ABC 9 15.13M
42 NBA Spurs/Heat NBA Finals Game 4 ABC 9.3 14.96M
44 NBA Heat/Spurs NBA Finals Game 1 ABC 9 14.85M
45 NBA Spurs/Heat NBA Finals Game 3 ABC 9 14.78M
46 CBB Kentucky/Michigan Elite Eight CBS 8.9 14.64M
47 World Cup Germany/USA Group stage ESPN N/A 14.16M
49 World Cup Germany/Brazil Semifinal ESPN N/A 12.40M
50 NFL NFL Draft Round 1 ESPN N/A 12.37M

So, the college basketball national championship was just #24 in sporting events watched in the first half of 2014. The football title game beat it by 5 million households.

Then you have to go all the way down to #37 to find any other basketball game, the next being the Kentucky/Wisconsin semifinal. That game ranked behind 4 soccer games, 3 different bowl games, an NBA finals game, and a horse race.

Impressive...and we already know that the two CFB semi-final games blew away everything on that list.

Prison Bitch · 01-05-2015, 01:31 PM

Interesting take Coch. I look at that chart and see the same thing we've discussed for 2 years here: college footballs title game at 26m vs hoops at 21m.

I still see the Orange/Fiesta/Cotton now being outdrawn regularly by Elite 8 games. I see crappy bowl games barely registering Nielsen blips and half-empty stadiums. I see a Sugar Bowl that had to take OU to drive ratings (leapfrogging higher ranked teams)....to barely eke out a tiny edge on a Final Four game.

Eleazar · 01-05-2015, 01:32 PM

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On Thursday, 28.2 million viewers watched Oregon blow out Florida State 59 to 20 in the Rose Bowl. Later in the night, 28.3 million tuned in as Ohio State upset top-seed Alabama 42 to 35 in the Sugar Bowl.

Here are the last 10 college basketball national championship games.

2004 CONNECTICUT vs GEORGIA TECH 17.09
2005 NORTH CAROLINA vs ILLINOIS 23.9
2006 FLORIDA vs UCLA 17.54
2007 FLORIDA vs OHIO STATE 19.56
2008 KANSAS vs MEMPHIS 19.5
2009 NORTH CAROLINA vs MICHIGAN STATE 17.6
2010 BUTLER vs DUKE 23.94
2011 CONNECTICUT vs BUTLER 20.1
2012 KANSAS vs KENTUCKY 20.9
2013 MICHIGAN vs LOUISVILLE 23.4
2014 KENTUCKY vs CONNECTICUT 21.2

**dirk digler** · 01-05-2015, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

They're a total waste but ESPN wants programming for the dead month December and coaches/AD need to justify their outrageous salaries by saying they went to the Best Buy Butthole Bowl.

At any rate CFB cleared the decks for the playoff games to be held alone on prime time. NYD with nothing else on, Thurs night no less. I would guess the title game will not match the ratings

I don't disagree. I hate bowl games and never watch them other than the ones that have an impact on who wins the NC. They are like watching NFL preseason games to me.

I also don't expect great ratings for this years title game because I think it will be a blow out. If it is a close game though it will draw big ratings.

Pasta Little Brioni · 01-05-2015, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bambi

No the graphic looked like a vagina.

The Jayhawk is more like a bird with shoes on.

Cartoon chicken with pilgrims shoes. Pretty pathetic.

Bambi · 01-05-2015, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I thought you were the guy that didn't cheer for a conference. Lying was PB's thing.

It's not really cheering. More like recognizing history.

Bambi · 01-05-2015, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

I don't disagree. I hate bowl games and never watch them other than the ones that have an impact on who wins the NC. They are like watching NFL preseason games to me.

I also don't expect great ratings for this years title game because I think it will be a blow out. If it is a close game though it will draw big ratings.

I actually looked back and reviewed the numbers of BCS title games and SEC team involvement pulls the ratings down. Teams like ND, Texas, Ohio State, Oklahoma, USC, etc all bring in bigger numbers.

For that reason I think there will be a decent bump in interest between OSU and Oregon.

I think the number will be good for the NCG but nothing like Texas-USC.

Bambi · 01-05-2015, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Interesting take Coch. I look at that chart and see the same thing we've discussed for 2 years here: college footballs title game at 26m vs hoops at 21m.

I still see the Orange/Fiesta/Cotton now being outdrawn regularly by Elite 8 games. I see crappy bowl games barely registering Nielsen blips and half-empty stadiums. I see a Sugar Bowl that had to take OU to drive ratings (leapfrogging higher ranked teams)....to barely eke out a tiny edge on a Final Four game.

Obviously a tournament determining a champion that involves 60+ teams is going to get slightly lower ratings then a 4 team playoff.

What an incredibly pointless argument.

Now if a college football playoff game beats a viewership of 35,000,000+ which was set by Michigan State vs Indiana State then I'm all ears.

tredadda · 01-05-2015, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bambi

I actually looked back and reviewed the numbers of BCS title games and SEC team involvement pulls the ratings down. Teams like ND, Texas, Ohio State, Oklahoma, USC, etc all bring in bigger numbers.

For that reason I think there will be a decent bump in interest between OSU and Oregon.

I think the number will be good for the NCG but nothing like Texas-USC.

How is that possible? Your sidekick PB stated that ND is irrelevant and the Baylor was the true golden domer. Shouldn't they be on that list of top ratings drawers?

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