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Is SEC football losing popularity?
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:23 am
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:23 am
The SEC is getting killed in television ratings compared to year's past. Here are the top-rated games so far this season based on number of viewers:
1) Notre Dame @ Texas- 10.95 M viewers
2) Louisville @ Clemson- 9.29 M viewers
3) Ohio State @ Wisconsin- 8.96 M viewers
4) Ole Miss vs. Florida State- 8.35 M viewers
5) Alabama @ Ole Miss- 8.17 M viewers
6) Alabama vs. USC- 7.95 M viewers
7) LSU vs. Wisconsin- 7.83 M viewers
8) Wisconsin @ Michigan- 6.85 M viewers
The top 3 games of the season have not involved any SEC teams. Only one of the Top 8 games has been an SEC vs. SEC matchup... it comes in at just #5.
1) Notre Dame @ Texas- 10.95 M viewers
2) Louisville @ Clemson- 9.29 M viewers
3) Ohio State @ Wisconsin- 8.96 M viewers
4) Ole Miss vs. Florida State- 8.35 M viewers
5) Alabama @ Ole Miss- 8.17 M viewers
6) Alabama vs. USC- 7.95 M viewers
7) LSU vs. Wisconsin- 7.83 M viewers
8) Wisconsin @ Michigan- 6.85 M viewers
The top 3 games of the season have not involved any SEC teams. Only one of the Top 8 games has been an SEC vs. SEC matchup... it comes in at just #5.
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:24 am to BHMKyle
This weekend will bump SEC with Alabama & aTm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:25 am to BHMKyle
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Is SEC football losing popularity?
No, just Georgia football
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:25 am to BHMKyle
Nope, Just Georgia football.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:26 am to BHMKyle
If you take a real hard look at scheduling you will see that many SEC games are scheduled close together.
I will watch my team and then take a quick glance at others during commercials and timeouts.
I will watch a lot more or the whole game if it is at a different time than when Florida plays.
I will watch my team and then take a quick glance at others during commercials and timeouts.
I will watch a lot more or the whole game if it is at a different time than when Florida plays.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:26 am to Porcine Human
Jinx
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:26 am to BHMKyle
Odd, I don't see any teams from the East on that list.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:26 am to BHMKyle
Give the SEC a Sunday night football game with no NFL and see what happens. Plus you factor in the SEC game of the week happens at 230, not at 6.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:27 am to BHMKyle
come back to me with these numbers after November
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:28 am to 2smooth
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If you take a real hard look at scheduling you will see that many SEC games are scheduled close together.
I will watch my team and then take a quick glance at others during commercials and timeouts.
I will watch a lot more or the whole game if it is at a different time than when Florida plays.
Yep. I've also missed some good games from having to stand in line for hours for home games.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:28 am to BHMKyle
Whorns and Notre Dame was on a Sunday night, gimmick
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:28 am to BHMKyle
Sad state of affairs when Ole Miss is the most popular national brand in the SEC.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:28 am to BHMKyle
Vandy fans watched the game from the library. Does georgia have one of those booky things?
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:29 am to BHMKyle
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1) Notre Dame @ Texas- 10.95 M viewers
2) Louisville @ Clemson- 9.29 M viewers
3) Ohio State @ Wisconsin- 8.96 M viewers
4) Ole Miss vs. Florida State- 8.35 M viewers
#1 and #4 were the only CFB games going on that day. So naturally with a marquee match-up, it draws more ratings.
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2) Louisville @ Clemson- 9.29 M viewers 3) Ohio State @ Wisconsin- 8.96 M viewers
Prime time games
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:30 am to BHMKyle
LSU-Bama Primetime CBS will be 1 or 2 in a few weeks
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 9:31 am
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:31 am to JPLSU1981
It'll be over by halftime. No one wants to watch LSU get blown out for the 6th year in a row.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:35 am to BHMKyle
Which other conference had 4 of the top 8?
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:36 am to Farmer1906
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no one wants to watch LSU get blown out for the 6th year in a row.
2007 LSU 41, Bama 34
2008 Bama 27, LSU 21 (OT)
2009 Bama 24, LSU 15
2010 LSU 24, Bama 21
2011 LSU 9, Bama 6 (OT)
2012 Bama 21, LSU 17
2014 Bama 20, LSU 13 (OT)
2015 Bama 30, LSU 16
Yeah, some awfully non-competitive games there
Besides the BCSCG and 2013 game in Tuscaloosa, Bama-LSU is always a competitive game. Hell, even those two "blowouts" were competitive until the 4th quarter.
There's a reason CBS consistently puts LSU-Bama Primetime and that the game always has good ratings.
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 9:49 am
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:38 am to Farmer1906
quote:Gumps say hello.
No one wants to watch LSU get blown out for the 6th year in a row.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:41 am to Farmer1906
Yeah that 59-0 game was a really good game to watch
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