In a week of strong ratings for college football bowl games, Notre Dame proved that it is still a decent draw.
Notre Dame’s victory over Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl, the first bowl game victory for the program in over a decade, drew a 2.6 national rating and 4.4 million viewers on ESPN Christmas Eve, making the game the highest rated Hawaii Bowl ever.
Compared to last year, the 4.4 million viewers marks a 119% jump from the 2.0 million who watched ECU/Boise State.
Hawaii Bowl ratings.
asterisk (*) indicates cable rating
2.6: Notre Dame/Hawaii (12/24/08 ESPN)
1.5*: ECU/Boise St. (12/23/07 ESPN)
2.1: Arizona St./Hawaii (12/24/06 ESPN)
1.8: Nevada/UCF (12/24/05 ESPN)
1.8: Hawaii/UAB (12/24/04 ESPN)
1.8: Hawaii/Houston (12/25/03 ESPN)
2.0: Hawaii/Tulane (12/25/02 ESPN)
