A match-up of two storied programs — who were ranked #1 and #2 in the AP poll — led to record ratings for the SEC Championship Game.
Florida’s victory over Alabama drew a 10.4/21 overnight rating on Saturday, up 73% from a 6.0/12 for LSU/Tennessee in ’07, and the best overnight rating ever for the SEC Championship Game.
The 10.4 overnight is the best for a college football game on CBS since USC/Notre Dame drew a 10.6 in 1989, and the best for a regular season college football game since Michigan/Ohio State drew a 13.7/28 in ’06.
To put the 10.4 in perspective, it marks a better overnight rating than three World Series games, one NBA Finals game, the final round of The Masters and last year’s Sugar, Orange and Fiesta Bowls.
