Duke Moving Needle as College Hoops’ Real Season Begins
College basketball ratings are starting to pick up, with Duke figuring prominently.
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College basketball ratings are starting to pick up, with Duke figuring prominently.
NBA ratings mostly declined over the past week.
The Citrus Bowl finished as the top bowl game outside of the New Year's Six.
The most lopsided chapter of the Clemson-Alabama rivalry was the least-watched national championship in seven years.
Much like Warriors-Cavaliers last June, Clemson-Alabama is starting to wear on the television ratings.
For the first time in five years, overnight ratings rose across-the-board for NFL Wild Card weekend.
ESPN/ABC scored an increase for its annual NFL playoff game.
Airing in primetime for the first time in 24 years, the Gator Bowl hit a three-year high.
ESPN is moving Booger McFarland from the sidelines to the broadcast booth for Saturday's AFC Wild Card coverage.
Left out of the playoff, Ohio State and Georgia delivered a pair of multi-year highs on New Year's Day.
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