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Posted on 1/13/11 at 2:12 pm to TxTiger82
Although the coverage and announcing teams were much better with ESPN than FOX, I agree the big games should have been on ABC if they wanted to get higher ratings.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 2:21 pm to Alahunter
Per ESPN:
For whatever that's worth.
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ESPN earned an 8.4 overnight TV rating for its telecast of Ohio State's 31-26 win over Arkansas in Tuesday's Sugar Bowl.
That's down 3% from the overnight for Florida-Cincinnati in last year's game played on New Year's night. But it's also up 17% from Iowa-Georgia-Tech in last year's Orange Bowl, which was shown on the equivalent Tuesday night.
The game drew its largest overnight rating in the Columbus, Ohio, TV market (46.2). That's the highest rating for any TV market this bowl season, according to ESPN. More than 248,000 unique viewers watched on ESPN3.com.
For whatever that's worth.
This post was edited on 1/13/11 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 1/13/11 at 2:32 pm to Alahunter
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The BCS lost double digits too because of cable.
I see what you're getting at now. This is interesting. I there is still a technological divide in this country.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 2:42 pm to LanierSpots
It had an 11% drop from last years viewership. While it was cable's biggest draw, it and most all other bowls saw a decline due to the games being on cable, vs being on network.
This post was edited on 1/13/11 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 1/13/11 at 2:44 pm to Alahunter
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It had an 11% drop from last years viewership. While it was cable's biggest draw, it and most all other bowls saw a decline due to the games being on cable, vs being on network.
Ok, Im with you now.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 2:50 pm to TxTiger82
I have cable but sympathize with those who dont. Cable TV is a luxury. It's one I'm willing to pay for but respect anyone who has made a decision to hold off on paying for cable TV because they have other priorities. I feel this way about cell phones which is why I dont have one of those. If you didnt have cable there was only one New Year's Day bowl you could have watched FL/Penn St. and that's F'ed Up. People should be able to watch public institutions that their taxes help sustain play football on public airwaves to a certain extent. There needs to be a medium mix of bowls on cable/broadcast. If you have the "f 'em" they should pay for cable attitude you should probably think about whether or not you have any credit card/car note/house mortgage/etc. bills and if your cable bill could save you some interest.
Yeah. I know, take it to the money talk board.
Yeah. I know, take it to the money talk board.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 2:52 pm to oldfart782
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the big games should have been on ABC if they wanted to get higher ratings.
They don't.
ABC owns ESPN. If ABC televised the game it would have gotten higher ratings, but what their subsidiary (ESPN) was airing - I'm assuming something along the lines of rodeo or h.s. cheerleading, which is what ESPN usually airs when there is a marquee sporting event on broadcast TV - would have gotten a zilch rating.
About 100 million people in this country care absolutely nothing about sports. When a big game is on, networks want to target this audience as well.
Think of it this way:
BCS game (ESPN) + Touched by and Angel (ABC) = 25 rating for the cumulative networks
BCS game (ABC) + Repeat of Bassmasters classic (ESPN) = 18 rating
Moving the game to ESPN was a smart corporate move
Posted on 1/13/11 at 3:08 pm to AUFANATL
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Moving the game to ESPN was a smart corporate move
Exactly, and the networks don't give a damn about the people without cable, because they assume they don't have disposable income to make purchases from their advertisers...
Posted on 1/13/11 at 3:33 pm to OldManRiver
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So how many people still just OTA only and have no access to ESPN? I live in the "city" and don't know of anybody who doesn't have cable or Dish or DirecTV and doesn't have at least basic ESPN on their plans.
Up until last year, I didn't have ESPN in my cable plan. The only reason I have it now is becasue they mistakenly connected me with Expanded basic after a tree fell on my line.
The problem I have is that ESPN is not in HD for me, while the broadcast networks are.
Even though I get ESPN nopw, I'd still MUCH rather watch the games in HD.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 3:39 pm to MCHamaBama
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Too many bowls
That's your opinion and a shitty one at that.
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I didnt watch Tulsa vs East Washington
Probably because Tulsa played Hawaii and Eastern Washington is a Division 1-AA team that won the FCS Championship.
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I only watched the big bowls.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 3:40 pm to LanierSpots
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I must not understand this. I read where the National Championship was the most watched cable progam ever? Am I missing something?
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It was the most watched on cable, but viewership went down after switching from network.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 3:43 pm to AUFANATL
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ABC owns ESPN.
Actually Disney owns both.
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If ABC televised the game it would have gotten higher ratings, but what their subsidiary (ESPN) was airing - I'm assuming something along the lines of rodeo or h.s. cheerleading, which is what ESPN usually airs when there is a marquee sporting event on broadcast TV - would have gotten a zilch rating.
College basketball is going on too btw. Hell even a lesser bowl on at the same time wouldn't have been AS bad.
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BCS game (ESPN) + Touched by and Angel (ABC) = 25 rating for the cumulative networks
1. Touched by an Angel hasn't been on air for years now.
2. While your premise was generally right, pretty much every show takes a one to 3 week break over Christmas/New Year's. What primetime tv show has it's run during the day time on New Year's Day? No show does.
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Moving the game to ESPN was a smart corporate move
Not according to the ratings it wasn't.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 4:15 pm to filmmaker45
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The Big Bowls should be on ABC. I see NO REASON to only air them on ESPN.
Posted on 1/13/11 at 4:43 pm to Alahunter
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