Villanova-UNC national title game gets lowest ratings ever ( Stupid that it wasn't on a major Channel )

[Betallsports]

The 2016 national title game between Villanova and UNC received the lowest ratings ever, reports the Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand.





The game, in which the Wildcats defeated the Tar Heels 77–74 behind a game-winning buzzer beater by Kris Jenkins, turned in a 10.6 rating and had just 17.8 million total viewers across TBS, TNT and truTV. That mark is nearly 10 million less than the 2015 title game between Duke and Wisconsin, which was watched by 28.3 million viewers and had a 17.1 rating.

This year marked the first time the NCAA men’s college basketball championship game was aired on cable.

 

[PatsFanatic]

Good. Maybe they smartn' the hell up.

 

[JustinCruise]

Really bad final 4 games didn't help any

 

[PatsFan1283]

Warrants mentioning that streaming the game on the 'net was probably up 30-40% from last year. Link was everywhere.

 

[ML Dog]

Good. Maybe they smartn' the hell up.

Hopefully Monster Energy Drink Company will send NCAA Thirty Seven Fifty on their 1.6 Million Dollar advertising bill for the game.

Perhaps this'll help the NCAA extricate their head from their ass far enough to see they deprived a lot of people from seeing a legendary game.

You don't restrict the NCAA Championship Game to Cable Only. Thats just monumentally stupid. For this game it also proved to be cruel.

That was a finish for the ages.

 

[JustinCruise]

It really was pretty ridiculous for that game to be on tbs

 

[RoofTop]

I'm sure a lot of people turned it off on the advice of JC

 

[JustinCruise]

I'm sure a lot of people turned it off on the advice of JC

That made me laugh

 

[CHOPTALK]

A lot has changed. Don't know what the uproar is all about.

The college football title game has been on cable for like 7 years now.

Dont think the ratings would have been much higher if on cbs

 

[JustinCruise]

A lot has changed. Don't know what the uproar is all about.

The college football title game has been on cable for like 7 years now.

Dont think the ratings would have been much higher if on cbs

College basketball championship is at another level than the college football championship

 

[CHOPTALK]

College basketball championship is at another level than the college football championship

So are you trying to say college basketball is a bigger deal then college football?

Is this what you are trying to say?

 

[CHOPTALK]

And I envision a super bowl on cable in the not too distant future

 

[JustinCruise]

So are you trying to say college basketball is a bigger deal then college football?

Is this what you are trying to say?

The championship is

 

[CHOPTALK]

Really how many people in America did not have the ability to watch the game on TBS or through the Internet but would have otherwise been able to watch it if it were on CBS?

I don't think many.

Maybe those settlers on the directv commercials. That's about it

 

[CHOPTALK]

The championship is

Lol

only in your world

 

[ML Dog]

I'm sure a lot of people turned it off on the advice of JC

Yeah you're probably right Roof.

I mean, both teams had dominated their competition both scored exactly 80 points in doing that (I believe)

both teams looked strong as hell coming in, 'Nova 58.4% from the field was obviously going to be a fantastic game

but you're probably right Roof when they found out JC wasn't down with watching it they all just joined JC in watching

The Kardashians Marathon while LiveSkyping each other about that.

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[ML Dog]

College basketball championship is at another level than the college football championship

You are, like, a Multiple Personality or something.

 

[Mobdeeper7239]

Didn't prevent them from trying to make the game as close as possible

 

[ML Dog]

Didn't prevent them from trying to make the game as close as possible

I expect we'll wise up 'n start profiting from this angle about the year 2032. Hopefully sooner though.

 

[Bourn]

You are, like, a Multiple Personality or something.

Hes at least a double personality. He's a ghost. I don't know how I'm the only one who sees it?