Ratings and viewership increased for both games of ABC’s college football doubleheader last Saturday.
Saturday Night Football, featuring either Texas/Missouri or Oregon St./USC, drew a 3.4 final rating and 5.6 million viewers on ABC, up 10% and 12%, respectively, from a 3.1 and 5 million for last year’s comparable Missouri/Texas game.
Earlier in the day, ABC drew even better numbers. Regional action featuring Penn St./Michigan drew a 4.5 rating and 7.2 million viewers, up 18% and 26%, respectively, from a 3.8 and 5.8 million last year.
Penn St./Michigan ranks as the fourth-highest rated and fourth-most viewed college football game of the season on ABC.
Ratings/viewership for college football on ABC during the ’09 season
| Date | Featured game | Net | Rating | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 9/5/09 | Georgia/Oklahoma St. | ABC |
3.5
|
5.6 mil
|
| Alabama/Virginia Tech | ABC |
4.2
|
7.1 mil
|
|
| Sat., 9/12/09 | Michigan/Notre Dame | ABC |
5.2
|
8.4 mil
|
| Sat., 9/19/09 | USC/Washington | ABC |
3.1
|
4.8 mil
|
| Texas Tech/Texas | ABC |
4.1
|
6.7 mil
|
|
| Sat., 9/26/09 | Miami/Virginia Tech | ABC |
3.9
|
6.1 mil
|
| Iowa/Penn State | ABC |
4.0
|
6.4 mil
|
|
| Sat., 10/3/09 | Florida St./Boston College | ABC |
2.6
|
3.9 mil
|
| Oklahoma/Miami | ABC |
4.8
|
7.8 mil
|
|
| Sat., 10/10/09 | Wisconsin/Ohio State | ABC |
4.2
|
6.4 mil
|
| Michigan/Iowa | ABC |
2.8
|
4.6 mil
|
|
| Sat., 10/17/09 | Oklahoma/Texas | ABC |
5.7
|
8.7 mil
|
| Minnesota/Penn St. | ABC |
3.2
|
n/a
|
|
| Sat., 10/24/09 | Penn St./Michigan | ABC |
4.5
|
7.2 mil
|
| Texas/Missouri | ABC |
3.4
|
5.6 mil
|
Source: Sports Business Daily, Sitcoms Online
