Archive for January 5th, 2009

Two of the most disliked personalities in sports have found new homes. Former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti, who explained his resignation from the paper last year by arguing that newspapers were dying in favor [...]

Ratings for the Orange Bowl sank to record lows. Virginia Tech’s victory over Cincinnati drew a mere 5.4/9 final rating and 9.3 million viewers on New Year’s Day, down 23% and 20% respectively from a [...]

With the benefit of airing a game in the highly-rated late Sunday afternoon window, FOX drew the highest overnight rating of Wild Card weekend. The Eagles’ win over the Vikings drew a 19.9/33 overnight rating [...]

CBS saw a slight ratings decline for its Wild Card telecast over the weekend. The Ravens’ thumping of the Dolphins drew a 17.0/35 overnight rating on CBS from 1-4:30 PM Sunday, down 1% from a [...]

Not surprisingly, ratings for the Capital One Bowl dropped from last year’s Michigan/Florida matchup. Michigan State/Georgia drew a 7.2 overnight rating on ABC Thursday afternoon, down 27% from a 9.9 for last year’s Michigan/Florida game, [...]

With no competition from other bowls, ratings for the Cotton Bowl jumped on FOX. Ole Miss’ victory over Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl drew a 4.7/11 overnight rating on FOX Friday afternoon, up 38% [...]

After record-low numbers for the Orange Bowl, FOX saw better results for the Sugar Bowl. Utah’s victory over Alabama on Friday drew an 8.5/14 overnight rating on FOX, up 2% from an 8.4 for last [...]

A review of the articles on this website from December 29 to January 4. Monday Overnight ratings for Week 17: the Cowboys helped FOX to the highest rating of the weekend, the AFC East gave [...]