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The nation largely ignored a rematch of SEC foes, giving the BCS national championship its lowest overnight rating ever.
Jan 10, 2012 - The overnight ratings for Monday's BCS Championship Game are in and they are not good. In fact, they are historically bad, as Alabama's 21-0 win over SEC-rival LSU drew a 13.8 rating on ESPN (via LA Times). That was the lowest rating championship game in the 14-year history of the BCS.
The championship game's rating headlined what was generally a bad year for BCS bowls. The Rose, Sugar and Orange all saw dips in comparison to last year. Virginia's 70-33 destruction of Clemson in the Orange Bowl drew at 4.5 rating, making it the worst-rated game in BCS history.
There were surely several factors at work that drove the ratings downward, at least for the championship game. The biggest may have been the nation's disinterest in seeing two teams from the same conference meet for a second time this season. That the previous game was a defensive battle didn't help matters either. Making matters worse was the lack of offense in this game and the fact that Alabama's win was pretty well locked up early in the fourth quarter.
Last year's BCS Championship between Auburn and Oregon was ESPN's highest rated telecast ever, drawing a 16.1 rating.
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Honestly, the biggest reason was probably that it was on cable
would have sworn that the year previous, it was Fox or ABC. That’s a pretty big deal. But I am sure those other factors probably played a role.
BTW, West Virginia beat Clemson.
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by meatybob on Jan 10, 2012 3:30 PM EST reply actions
Yeah,
According to Wikipedia, last year’s game drew a 16.1, making it 9th out of the 14 telecasts.
Also, the 2005 Orange Bowl (USC 55, Oklahoma 19) drew a 13.7 so, while this was technically the lowest rated “BCS Championship Game”, it was not the lowest rated game to serve as the BCS championship.
And, for what it’s worth, ESPN’s two championship games have been the highest rated telecasts in all of cable history.
by rugman11 on Jan 10, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't watch it...
Was bored out of my skull the first time through so had no interest. Seeing as there were 5 field goals in a 21 point game, reasonably certain my disinterest was valid.
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by BlueNOrangeNIdaho on Jan 10, 2012 6:53 PM EST reply actions
I watched some
I quit watching at the end of the 3rd
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by Jeremy Mauss on Jan 10, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
I watched the game and have watched it 3 times in the past week.
Some fans seem to enjoy busted coverages, bad tackling and sandlot offenses.
I can understand those kinds of fans disliking a near flawless performance by the Tide. Sorta like what the NFL is supposed to be. Professional.
Funny, I guess great recruiting, great coaching and great preparation are boring.
And the BCSNCG is about the two best teams playing, not about tv ratings. I could frankly care less if the viewing audience goes awol.
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by Tidee Whitee on Jan 20, 2012 12:48 PM EST reply actions
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