NCAA men's championship game draw lowest rating ever

[wilheim]

NEW YORK (AP) The NCAA men's basketball championship game drew the lowest rating since CBS began broadcasting the event in 1982.

Monday night's game between UConn and Georgia Tech drew a 11.0 national rating, down from last year's previous low of 12.6.

UConn grabbed a double-digit lead early and went on to beat Georgia Tech 82-73 in a game that was all but decided by halftime.

Despite the championship game low, the overall ratings for the tournament were up 24 percent this year. The tournament averaged a 6.2 rating, up from last year's 5.0.

The rating is the percentage of all homes with TVs, regardless of whether they are in use.

This was the second tournament under a deal in which CBS is paying the NCAA $6 billion over 11 years.

 

[wilheim]

Whats up with UCONN Students?

Students on an overturned car outside dorms on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, Conn., Tuesday, April 6, 2004, after the men's basketball team won the school's second national basketball title

 

[scott]

It's NBA light. Both teams graduate 27%. U Conn has no Connecticut kids and Geo Tech might have one kid from Georgia. It's a con.....ScottyS

 

[WildBill]

Yeah, at least she could flash the camera

 

[FunkSoulBrother]

I was too busy watching the Twins opener.. is it always on MLB opening day?

 

[tuleythetout]

Are there riots tonight after the women's team's victory?

 

[RPM]

 

[blueedwards]

i watched every second. of course, i had unconn and the over...

 

[RobFunk]

what is next? the students come out with rocket launchers and hand grenades?! one of these days they are going to take out 10 sqaure miles becuase they won the stupid chess title.

 

[wilheim]

Students trash an overturned car and set off fireworks in the vehicle's taillight outside dorms on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, Conn., Tuesday, April 6, 2004. Police arrested more than a dozen people after Connecticut fans started fires and overturned cars in celebration of the men's basketball team winning its second NCAA (news - web sites) championship Monday night.

 

[RobFunk]

look at the damage and the fire in that photo and look at the students faces - -they are smiling. that truly is a bizzare scene, I honestly wonder what gets into their heads. I mean how is this phonomina described?

there really is no other time vandalized vehicles on fire could bring about the "joy" in these students that is depicted in the photo. it's just crazy.

 

[wilheim]

Drunk.

 

[tuleythetout]

Their parents must be so proud.