Thursday Sweet Sixteen Games Down on CBS, Up on TBS
Sweet Sixteen ratings went in opposite directions on CBS and TBS Thursday night.
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Sweet Sixteen ratings went in opposite directions on CBS and TBS Thursday night.
Duke continues to deliver.
Day one of the NCAA Tournament was a mixed bag in the ratings.
Back in its normal pre-Selection Show timeslot, the Big Ten Tournament final hit a four-year ratings high.
The NCAA Tournament Selection Show hit a five-year high in the overnights.
Ratings fell short of their much-hyped first meeting this season, but Duke-UNC still delivered for ESPN.
Aided by Duke, Kentucky and Michigan, CBS topped the college basketball charts last weekend.
Even absent the biggest star in college basketball, Duke still delivered strong ratings for ESPN last weekend.
Even with Duke dominating all the college basketball headlines, Kentucky remains a strong ratings draw.
The season's second top-five meeting between Duke and Virginia neared a season-high.
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