Rose Bowl Ratings Up
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ABC’s coverage of USC’s 28-14 victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl generated a 23.0 rating with a 42 share of the audience in Los Angeles.
Three other major markets had higher ratings. Detroit drew a 32.7, Columbus, Ohio, a 28.5, and Oklahoma City a 25.8.
The national overnight rating/share from the nation’s 55 metered markets was a 14.5/24, the highest overnight numbers for a Rose Bowl in the six-year history of the BCS and the highest since the Michigan-Washington State game in 1998 drew a 19.0/33.
Last year’s Oklahoma-Washington State game drew an 11.4/19.
The Orange Bowl game, in which Miami beat Florida State, 16-14, Thursday night, had overnight numbers of 9.7/16, which was even with last year’s comparable game, the Florida State-Georgia Sugar Bowl.
Final national ratings won’t be available until Monday.
