Archive for January 5th, 2012

Though not as dramatic as the increase for last year’s edition, this year’s Insight Bowl was up double-digits in ratings and viewership. The 2011 Insight Bowl, won by #14 Oklahoma over unranked Iowa, earned a [...]

Though up from last year’s game, which aired opposite a rescheduled NFL game on NBC, the Florida State/Notre Dame Champs Sports Bowl could not match 2010 or 2009. The 2011 Champs Sports Bowl, a comeback [...]

Ratings and viewership dipped for Saturday’s Chick-Fil-A Bowl. The 2011 Chick Fil-A Bowl, won by #25 Auburn over unranked Virginia, earned a 3.6 U.S. rating and 6.155 million viewers on ESPN Saturday night — down [...]

The high scoring Alamo Bowl was up double-digits from last year, though the numbers could not quite touch the record set two seasons ago. The Alamo Bowl, a 67-56 shootout between #12 Baylor and unranked [...]

Ratings and viewership for the NHL Winter Classic dropped from last year, but remained on par compared to the last time the game aired in the afternoon. The 2012 Rangers/Flyers NHL Winter Classic earned a [...]

An already lackluster Orange Bowl turned into an all-time blowout Wednesday night, leading to easily the lowest Bowl Championship Series overnight rating in history. Wednesday’s #23 West Virginia/#15 Clemson Orange Bowl earned an extremely low [...]