Alabama-LSU in Primetime Scores For CBS

CBS Sports tells us that its primetime presentation of Saturday’s Alabama-LSU game hit a 7.0 overnight rating with a 13 share, the highest college football overnight rating for the 2012 season. It tops a 5.9/11 for last Saturday’s Notre Dame-Oklahoma game.

The game peaked at a 9.3 rating late.

“SEC ON CBS” RATINGS ROLL WITH ALABAMA’S WIN OVER LSU

CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS on Saturday, Nov. 3, which saw No. 1-ranked Alabama defeat No. 5-ranked LSU, 21-17, in prime time, earned an average overnight household rating/share of 7.0/13, the highest rating on any network-to-date in the metered markets for a college football game in the 2012 season. The previous high-to-date in 2012 was a 5.9/11 (Notre Dame-Oklahoma; 10/27; ABC)

Last night’s game rating peaked at 9.3/17 (11:00-11:30 PM, ET) and 9.3/18 (11:30-12:00 MIDNIGHT).

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Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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