Ratings for the NCAA Tournament National Semifinals since 1999. The 2008 National Semifinals averaged an 8.0 rating on CBS, the second-lowest of the past ten years, ahead of only ’03.
At least one Final Four Saturday telecast drew a double-digit rating every year from 1999 to 2005, with the exception of the aforementioned ’03 Tournament. Since ’06, not a single Final Four Saturday game has drawn a rating higher than 9.1.
2008
| Date | Time | Game | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 4/5/08 | 5:55 PM | Memphis/UCLA | CBS | |
| Sat., 4/5/08 | 8:19 PM | Kansas/North Carolina | CBS |
2007
| Date | Time | Game | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 3/31/07 | 6:00 PM | Ohio St./Georgetown | CBS | |
| Sat., 3/31/07 | 8:39 PM | Florida/UCLA | CBS |
2006
| Date | Time | Game | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 4/1/06 | 6:00 PM | Florida/George Mason | CBS | |
| Sat., 4/1/06 | 8:45 PM | UCLA/LSU | CBS |
2005
| Date | Time | Game | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 4/2/05 | 6:00 PM | Illinois/Louisville | CBS | |
| Sat., 4/2/05 | 8:45 PM | North Carolina/Michigan St. | CBS |
2004
| Date | Time | Game | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 4/3/04 | 6:00 PM | Oklahoma St./Georgia Tech | CBS | |
| Sat., 4/3/04 | 8:45 PM | Duke/Connecticut | CBS |
2003
| Date | Time | Game | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 4/5/03 | 6:00 PM | Kansas/Marquette | CBS | |
| Sat., 4/5/03 | 8:45 PM | Texas/Syracuse | CBS |
2002
| Date | Time | Game | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 3/30/02 | N/A | Indiana/Oklahoma | CBS | |
| Sat., 3/30/02 | N/A | Maryland/Kansas | CBS |
2001
| Date | Time | Game | Net | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 3/31/01 | 5:30 PM | Arizona/Michigan St. | CBS | |
| Sat., 3/31/01 | 8:00 PM | Maryland/Duke | CBS |
2000
