Reckon CBS wishes they would have chosen UA-LSU for primetime?
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They only get one as per CBS, SEC, ESPN contract. The second doubleheader is 11/2:30 CST.
You never know. The last time they worked out a special deal to play the game on prime-time at night. May not happen this year but they are going to really want this one.
I’ve heard talk that a deal has been made with ESPN to allow them the UF/LSU in order to get the UA/LSU at night. Why would CBS turn down the UF/LSU game with the top 10 matchup for Bama/aTm game?
1. Birmingham is the largest TV audience for CFB, and is a slightly larger TV market than New Orleans.
2. Alabama is #1
3. Texags adds the Texas market
4. CBS can only televise one school 5 times, and Bama is a huge draw so they will maximize that exposure. LSU AND the barn are the only other games attractive enough to televise.
Unless CBS can strike some kind of special deal, they will
miss out on the biggest game.
Ya can't get a lot bigger than 1 vs 2.
LSU really want's that Night Game, so do lots of fans.
miss out on the biggest game.
Ya can't get a lot bigger than 1 vs 2.
LSU really want's that Night Game, so do lots of fans.
This happens every year. They pick a night game early in the season and then file a special exemption to get Bama-LSU at night.
They have 3 weeks. It all came down in 2 weeks in 2011. The only way it won't happen is if ESPN asks too much. CBS is a cheapskate outfit. The $55M SEC contract is peanuts compared to other deals. Split 15 ways (the SEC office gets a share) that means each school gets $3.67M per year. So Bama gets a paltry $733,333 for each of their 5 games on CBS each year.
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I'm afraid this one will be during the day, and I kind of like that. LSU will be playing in its 3rd straight 2:30p game.
I'm not educated on how the ratings system works. The article notes the 2011 game averaged 20 million viewers. Do they check at different times?
I'm not educated on how the ratings system works. The article notes the 2011 game averaged 20 million viewers. Do they check at different times?
@bamaga , Can you cite a source for this? What criteria makes it the "largest TV audience for CFB"?
The Birmingham TV market, whatever that includes (Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, Anniston?), is always the #1 TV market for College Football. There are more viewers in our market than any other, including LA, NYC, Houston, Dallas, Miami, you name it. A lot of it is because college football is so important here, and most of the other truly large markets belong to the NFL.
When you look at that article TiderJack cited, it's no mystery which are the top markets and why.
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