- CBS is averaging a 4.0/9 rating for college football coverage so far this season, up 29% from a 3.1/7 last year, and the network’s highest average through this point in the season since it resumed airing college football games in ’96. CBS is averaging the highest college football rating of any network, even topping ABC (3.9/6). (Fang’s Bites)
- Through 5 episodes, ESPN’s 30 in 30 documentary series is averaging 834,000 viewers. Last week’s Without Bias documentary was the first in the series to draw over 1 million viewers. (twitter.com/AustinKarp)
- Sunday’s Panthers/Saints game drew a 51.5/70 rating in New Orleans, the highest local rating in any market for an NFL telecast on FOX since ’97, and the fourth-highest local rating ever on the network. Panthers/Saints was actually down from the previous week, when a Falcons/Saints Monday night game drew a combined 64.4/83 rating on ESPN and a local affiliate. (nola.com)
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