Cap One Bowl Tops TV Rating for all Non BCS Bowls

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The January 1 South Carolina/Wisconsin Capital One Bowl earned a 5.6 final rating and 9.6 million viewers on ABC,

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up 93% and 113%, respectively, from South Carolina/Nebraska on ESPN in 2012 (2.9, 4.5M). The Capital One Bowl was the highest rated and most-viewed non-BCS bowl during the 2013-14 season. (ESPN)

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Shifting to the New Year’s Day bowls, the Gator and Outback bowls went in opposite directions this year. ESPN earned 5.4 million viewers for the LSU/Iowa Outback Bowl, down 28% from South Carolina/Michigan last year (7.6M),

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Meanwhile, the Nebraska/Georgia Gator Bowl earned 4.5 million on ESPN2 — up 102% from Northwestern/Mississippi State last year (2.2M), up 53% from Ohio State/Florida in 2012 (2.9M)

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Moving to broadcast, the Missouri/Oklahoma State Cotton Bowl earned 6.5 million viewers on FOX Friday night — down 45% from Texas A&M/Oklahoma last year (11.9M), down 22% from Arkansas/Kansas State in 2012 (8.4M), and the least-viewed edition of the game since the 2008-09 season.

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