As South Carolina pulled the upset on the defending BCS champion and the #1 ranked team in college football, Alabama, CBS’ ratings once again did very well. The ratings for the Crimson Tide-Gamecocks landed at a 5.2, up 73% from last year.
Here’s the press blurb from CBS Sports.
CBS Sports has announced its college football game for Saturday, Oct. 16 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) will feature *No. 11-ranked Arkansas at undefeated and *No. 8-ranked Auburn. Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson will call the contest, along with reporter Tracy Wolfson. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY kicks off the day (3:00 PM, ET) with host Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman.CBS Sports’ coverage of *No. 19-ranked South Carolina defeating *No.1-ranked Alabama on Saturday, Oct 9 earned an overnight average household metered market rating/share of 5.2/12, up +73% from last year’s 3.0/7 for Alabama-Ole Miss.* AP Poll as of 10/09/10
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