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 Washington, earned a 4.4 U.S. rating and 6.923 million viewers on ESPN last Thursday night — up 57% in ratings and 49% in viewership from last season (OKST/ARI: 2.8, 4.643M), and down 8% and 12%, respectively, from the 2009-10 season (TTU/MSU: 4.8, 7.829M).
Keep in mind the 2009-10 Alamo Bowl was the most-viewed non-BCS bowl ever on ESPN.
Last week’s game earned the top non-NFL audience of the week on cable.
Ratings/Viewership For the Alamo Bowl
Past four seasons
|
Season
|
Date
|
Game
|
Net
|
Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2011-12
|
Thu., 12/29/11 | BAY 67, UW 56 | ESPN |
4.4
|
6,923
|
|
2010-11
|
Wed., 12/29/10 | OKST 36, ARI 10 | ESPN |
2.8
|
4,643
|
|
2009-10
|
Sat., 1/2/10 | TTU 41, MSU 31 | ESPN |
4.8
|
7,829
|
|
2008-09
|
Mon., 12/29/08 | MIZZ 30, NWU 23 | ESPN |
3.9
|
6,076
|
(This year’s numbers from Nielsen.com)
