2017-18 TV Ratings Thread

[awhom111]

The site that had published daily ratings for all of the sports networks has stopped doing so. That means that we will generally only have access to numbers for the higher viewers.

The football game against UNC averaged 436,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The Miami game averaged 1,709,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .58
F18-49: .30
M18-49: .86
18-34: .49
F12-34: .20
M12-34: .62
25-54: .67
50+: .76

[Pghdukie]

Thanks for the info. It's appeciated. I'd ask, when was the last time 1.7 million people watched a Duke football game ?

[brevity]

Thanks for the info. It's appeciated. I'd ask, when was the last time 1.7 million people watched a Duke football game ?

Last season (http://forums.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/showthread.php?38437). Though you might call them "Notre Dame on NBC" and "Lamar Jackson's Heisman Tour" games.


Football:
9/24 vs Notre Dame NBC 2,627,000


Football:
10/14 vs Louisville ESPN 1,881,000

[awhom111]

The FSU game averaged 894,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .24
F18-49: .14
M18-49: .34
18-34: .22
F12-34: .11
M12-34: .26
25-54: .29
50+: .46

[awhom111]

The Michigan State game averaged 2,967,000 viewers, which beat the other game, but not the football rankins show, meaning that the extremely long game time probably ticked off plenty of people.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: 1.04
F18-49: .56
M18-49: 1.56
18-34: 1.02
F12-34: .44
M12-34: 1.39
25-54: 1.06
50+: 1.14

[YmoBeThere]

Any data on the games against the Southern Jaguars?

[awhom111]

Any data on the games against the Southern Jaguars?

No, those games are not nationally rated. Some media people have access to ratings for their local markets, but those would be different kinds of numbers.

[awhom111]

The Portland State game averaged 700,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .20
F18-49: .11
M18-49: .29
18-34: .23
F12-34: .11
M12-34: .29
25-54: .20
50+: .34

The Texas game averaged 1,689,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .57
F18-49: .33
M18-49: .82
18-34: .52
F12-34: .29
M12-34: .67
25-54: .61
50+: .67

[awhom111]

The Florida game averaged 1,110,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .48
F18-49: .22
M18-49: .73
18-34: .53
F12-34: .24
M12-34: .69
25-54: .46
50+: .35

[awhom111]

The Indiana game averaged 1,695,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .64
F18-49: .28
M18-49: 1.00
18-34: .66
F12-34: .24
M12-34: .87
25-54: .62
50+: .66

[awhom111]

The South Dakota game averaged 515,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The South Dakota game averaged 515,000 viewers.

Apparently I can't read my own annotations. This should be 251,000 viewers.

The St. Francis game averaged 246,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The Boston College game averaged 1,378,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .38
F18-49: .19
M18-49: .57
18-34: .33
F12-34: .15
M12-34: .50
25-54: .45
50+: .69

[awhom111]

The Evansville game averaged 448,000 viewers.

[brevity]

awhom111 might know a better resource, but Sports Media Watch has a single page (http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings/) that will update TV ratings for bowl games.

I seem to recall someone on DBR (in this and last season) asking whether anyone actually watches these less famous postseason games, and how they compare in ratings to college basketball games. Right now, at the low-tier point in the bowl season, they are doing pretty well. The lowest-rated FBS bowl so far -- the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery on December 16, featuring Middle Tennessee and Arkansas State -- still got almost 1.2 million TV and streaming viewers.

[awhom111]

The Northern Illinois game averaged 2,526,000 viewers. That beats all non-UNC regular season games last basketball season.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .67
F18-49: .37
M18-49: .98
18-34: .45
F12-34: .23
M12-34: .60
25-54: .82
50+: 1.31

[Pghdukie]

The Northern Illinois game averaged 2,526,000 viewers. That beats all non-UNC regular season games last basketball season.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .67
F18-49: .37
M18-49: .98
18-34: .45
F12-34: .23
M12-34: .60
25-54: .82
50+: 1.31

Your numbers are extremely high. I hope your right.

[awhom111]

The FSU game averaged 1,710,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The North Carolina State game averaged 1,220,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .36
F18-49: .23
M18-49: .48
18-34: .31
F12-34: .20
M12-34: .38
25-54: .39
50+: .56

[awhom111]

The Pitt game averaged 503,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The Miami game averaged 1,278,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .41
F18-49: .21
M18-49: .62
18-34: .35
F12-34: .16
M12-34: .45
25-54: .45
50+: .57

[awhom111]

The Virginia game averaged 3,040,000 viewers.

The Notre Dame game averaged 1,312,000 viewers. Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .41
F18-49: .16
M18-49: .68
18-34: .38
F12-34: .12
M12-34: .56
25-54: .43
50+: .59

[awhom111]

The St. John's game averaged 1,323,000 viewers.

The Women's Basketball game against Notre Dame averaged 158,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The ESPN broadcast averaged 2,429,000 viewers. We are unlikely to ever learn how the ACC Network broadcast did.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .87
F18-49: .47
M18-49: 1.27
18-34: .81
F12-34: .34
M12-34: 1.11
25-54: .88
50+: .97

[awhom111]

The Georgia Tech game averaged 811,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .26
F18-49: .13
M18-49: .40
18-34: .24
F12-34: .12
M12-34: .31
25-54: .28
50+: .35

[awhom111]

The Syracuse game averaged 1,738,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .52
F18-49: .29
M18-49: .76
18-34: .56
F12-34: .27
M12-34: .72
25-54: .56
50+: .84

The Virginia Tech game averaged 1,361,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .41
F18-49: .20
M18-49: .62
18-34: .37
F12-34: .16
M12-34: .48
25-54: .45
50+: .67

[awhom111]

Saturday's game averaged 3,369,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: 1.08
F18-49: .65
M18-49: .1.51
18-34: .99
F12-34: .54
M12-34: .1.23
25-54: 1.15
50+: 1.48

[awhom111]

The ESPN broadcast of the Notre Dame game averaged 1,706,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .58
F18-49: .30
M18-49: .87
18-34: .53
F12-34: .22
M12-34: .72
25-54: .61
50+: .70

[awhom111]

The ESPN broadcast of Friday's game averaged 2,823,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: 1.11
F18-49: .62
M18-49: 1.61
18-34: 1.02
F12-34: .47
M12-34: 1.27
25-54: 1.19
50+: 1.06

The selection show averaged 2,497,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .79
F18-49: .57
M18-49: 1.01
18-34: .59
F12-34: .33
M12-34: .70
25-54: .97
50+: 1.14

[awhom111]

The Iona game averaged 2,356,000 viewers while the Rhode Island game averaged 6,580,000 viewers.

The Women's Basketball game against Belmont was part of a window that averaged 369,000 viewers while the Georgia game was part of a window that averaged 557,000 viewers.

[rsvman]

Thanks for posting this information. I find it very interesting.

[awhom111]

The Syracuse game averaged 7,795,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The Kansas game averaged 15,444,000 viewers.

The UConn game averaged 1,126,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .24
F18-49: .19
M18-49: .30
18-34: .21
F12-34: .16
M12-34: .24
25-54: .27
50+: .67

[bullettoothtony]

The Kansas game averaged 15,444,000 viewers.

The UConn game averaged 1,126,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .24
F18-49: .19
M18-49: .30
18-34: .21
F12-34: .16
M12-34: .24
25-54: .27
50+: .67


I would be curious how the ratings for the Kansas game compared to other Elite Eight game ratings in recent seasons. That seems like a really high number.

[sagegrouse]

The Kansas game averaged 15,444,000 viewers.



Damn! That's in Roseanne territory! I wonder if K got a private call from El Presidente.

[brevity]

The Kansas game averaged 15,444,000 viewers.


I would be curious how the ratings for the Kansas game compared to other Elite Eight game ratings in recent seasons. That seems like a really high number.

Maybe not. awhom111 may have a more thorough answer, but it's hard to find a more equivalent Elite Eight game than Kentucky-UNC last year: two blue bloods, closely contested, aired on a Sunday evening on CBS before 60 Minutes. Variety (http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tv-ratings-march-madness-unc-kentucky-1202016952/) says its prime time rating averaged 20.66 million viewers.

The conclusion is clear: America LOVES Luke Maye.

[hallcity]

I would be curious how the ratings for the Kansas game compared to other Elite Eight game ratings in recent seasons. That seems like a really high number.

From Sports Media Watch (http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/03/elite-eight-ratings-kansas-duke-viewership/):

Sunday’s Kansas-Duke NCAA Tournament regional final had a 9.2 rating and 15.44 million viewers on CBS, up 3% in ratings but down a fraction of a percent in viewership from last year (UNC-Kentucky: 8.9, 15.47M) and up 58% and 53% respectively from 2016, when coverage aired in a later window on TBS (UNC-Notre Dame: 5.8, 10.1M).

The 9.2 rating is the highest for any Elite Eight game since 2005 (MSU-Kentucky: 10.4). The previous mark was an 8.9 for UNC-Kentucky last year, Duke-Gonzaga in 2014, Kentucky-Michigan in 2014 and Kentucky-UNC in 2011.

The TV audience was only the third-highest since 2005, behind last year and Louisville-Duke in 2013 (15.6M). Including streaming, the game had 15.7 million viewers according to Sports Business Daily. Previous TV+streaming figures were not available.

Viewership peaked at 24.9 million from 7:15-7:30 PM ET, again per Sports Business Daily, up 13% from last year’s peak of 22.1 million. That is no small feat given the overall game audience declined. It is almost certain that some of those viewers were tuning in for a heavily-hyped episode of 60 Minutes, which had 22.1 million.

Compared to other sports, Kansas-Duke drew a higher rating than every non-Finals NBA game since 2002 (Lakers-Kings Game 7: 14.4). Keep in mind the NBA has more recently delivered a larger audience, 16.0 million for Thunder-Warriors Game 7 in 2016.

It also topped every MLB telecast — excluding the World Series — since 2009 (Angels-Yankees Game 6: 9.3, 15.5M).

Earlier in the day, Villanova-Texas Tech had a 5.4 (-8%) and 8.8 million (-9%). It posted the third-lowest rating and viewership in the early Sunday window since 2009, ahead of only 2016 (Syracuse-UVA: 4.5, 7.6M) and 2012 (Kentucky-Baylor: 5.0, 8.2M).

[bullettoothtony]

Great info... thank you.
By the way, is there info/data on Duke-Kentucky '92 and '98?

[Pghdukie]

Haven't seen numbers for Monday nite''s. Game. Has anyone seen data ? Interested to compare.

[awhom111]

Haven't seen numbers for Monday nite''s. Game. Has anyone seen data ? Interested to compare.

The main feed on TBS averaged 13,283,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: 4.09
F18-49: 2.61
M18-49: 5.58
18-34: 3.42
F12-34: 1.87
M12-34: 4.15
25-54: 4.51
50+: 6.36

The Michigan-centric feed on TNT averaged 2,071,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .55
F18-49: .40
M18-49: .70
18-34: .39
F12-34: .27
M12-34: .40
25-54: .69
50+: 1.12

The Villanova-centric feed on TruTV averaged 613,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .19
F18-49: .15
M18-49: .24
18-34: .18
F12-34: .12
M12-34: .20
25-54: .20
50+: .28

[awhom111]

The Men's Lacrosse game against Maryland averaged 185,000 viewers.

The Yale game averaged 374,000 viewers.

Here are the ratings for various sub-demographics (expressed as percentage of that group that were watching on average):
18-49: .15
F18-49: .08
M18-49: .23
18-34: .14
F12-34: .08
M12-34: .18
25-54: .17
50+: .12

I have no measurements in terms of stage size.

[awhom111]

Baseball's second game against Georgia averaged 248,000 viewers.

[awhom111]

The NCAA Track and Field Championships averaged 332,000 viewers on Wednesday and 377,000 viewers on Thursday.

[awhom111]

The Sunday game against Texas Tech averaged 242,000 viewers on ESPNU. The ESPN2 partial broadcast of the game averaged 563,000 viewers.

Monday's Texas Tech game averaged 678,000 viewers.