Comments on: NCAA Men’s Basketball TV Ratings, 1975-2008

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:46:15 +0000

Nadav, if we have ratings for the semi-final games I will post them today or tomorrow. The numbers above are for the Championship game, which is 1/3 of the “Final Four” games.

By: Nadav

Nadav — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:49:40 +0000

Hello,

I am a researcher and would like to get the ratings for the Final-Four through the years. Any idea of how I can do that?

Thanks in advance,
Nadav

By: john

john — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:24:16 +0000

kentucky got less fun to watch

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By: David Krysakowski

David Krysakowski — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:45:43 +0000

I just wish we had a tournament like this in December for football.

By: David Krysakowski

David Krysakowski — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:45:43 +0000

I just wish we had a tournament like this in December for football.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:03:38 +0000

jim, you had Georgetown in your bracket too, huh?

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:03:38 +0000

jim, you had Georgetown in your bracket too, huh?

By: jim

jim — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:59:15 +0000

Bottom line: basketball sucks and nobody cares.

By: jim

jim — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:59:15 +0000

Bottom line: basketball sucks and nobody cares.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:39:32 +0000

Wedlock, unfortunately we have no historical data other than what’s charted above. The blue line is aggregate ratings data for all games in a particular year through the regional finals. No breakout among rounds.

This year we will get some individual game data at least for the games that CBS has in primetime.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:39:32 +0000

Wedlock, unfortunately we have no historical data other than what's charted above. The blue line is aggregate ratings data for all games in a particular year through the regional finals. No breakout among rounds.

This year we will get some individual game data at least for the games that CBS has in primetime.

By: Wedlock

Wedlock — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:36:27 +0000

Okay:
I think people turn the channel for blow outs like George Mason getting clobbered in 2006 by Florida in the final four, but aren’t the Neilsen numbers higher on opening weekend?(Thursday-Sunday)?Couldn’t this be attributable to having smnaller schools included with the possibility of an upset of a higher seed?

By: Wedlock

Wedlock — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:36:27 +0000

Okay:
I think people turn the channel for blow outs like George Mason getting clobbered in 2006 by Florida in the final four, but aren't the Neilsen numbers higher on opening weekend?(Thursday-Sunday)?Couldn't this be attributable to having smnaller schools included with the possibility of an upset of a higher seed?

By: kayarn

kayarn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:32:58 +0000

i root for temple (in for the first time since 01!!) and we rarely have players leave early.

the solution: dont root for duke, unc, etc. root for a smaller school with limited exposure and you wont have problems with kids leaving early.

By: kayarn

kayarn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:32:58 +0000

i root for temple (in for the first time since 01!!) and we rarely have players leave early.

the solution: dont root for duke, unc, etc. root for a smaller school with limited exposure and you wont have problems with kids leaving early.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:39:35 +0000

Speculation is what keeps us going!

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:39:35 +0000

Speculation is what keeps us going!

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:24:59 +0000

pure speculation, but perhaps Nielsen started measuring average viewers differently. CBS claims 40 million watched last year's final, but the Nielsen info we get is for average viewers throughout the entire telecast. CBS also claims that some 130 million take in at least some NCAA coverage over the course of the tourney. That's a big deal.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:24:59 +0000

pure speculation, but perhaps Nielsen started measuring average viewers differently. CBS claims 40 million watched last year's final, but the Nielsen info we get is for average viewers throughout the entire telecast.

CBS also claims that some 130 million take in at least some NCAA coverage over the course of the tourney. That's a big deal.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:50:15 +0000

No, I think Daryl Dawkins was in 1975 (drafted out of high school by the Philadelphia 76ers). Though there was a 20 year hiatus after that. Actually a few players who enrolled but never played a college game snuck in (Shawn Kemp comes to mind), but I think KG was the first after Dawkins to go officially from high school to the NBA.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:50:15 +0000

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:41:53 +0000

Indeed, Garnett was the first player drafted by the NBA