Recent sports TV ratings notes, including overnight ratings for Week 7 of the college football season on ABC (regional action featuring Oklahoma State/Texas), CBS (LSU/Tennessee) and ESPN (includes Michigan/Michigan State).
- Oklahoma State/Texas Up on ABC: Regional college football action featuring #6 Oklahoma State/#22 Texas earned a 4.1 overnight rating on ABC Saturday, up 14% from last year (TEX/NEB*: 3.6), and up 28% from 2009 (MIN/PSU*: 3.2).
- Slight Bump For LSU Game on CBS: Elsewhere on broadcast, CBS drew a 2.8 overnight for #1 LSU/Tennessee, up a tick from last year (ARK/AUB: 2.7) and down 42% from 2009 (ARK/UF: 4.8).
- Michigan/Michigan State Leads ESPN Slate: ESPN scored a strong 3.6 overnight for #11 Michigan/#23 Michigan State Saturday afternoon, topping the network’s weekend college football slate. Reverse mirror coverage of ABC’s window later in the afternoon scored a 2.6 overnight, and #18 Arizona State/#9 Oregon earned a 2.7.
(This week’s numbers from Houston Chronicle)
