2014 Football Season Regular Season Ratings

2014 Football Season Regular Season Ratings 

omniorange
12/12/14

"In reviewing the numbers at Sports Media Watch and comparing the TV ratings for the major networks, for this review CBS, ABC, FOX, and ESPN this is what I found.

Conf --- Avg Rating --- #Games

SEC --- 2.97 --- 43
BiG --- 2.57 --- 32
ACC --- 2.46 --- 31
B12 --- 1.91 --- 29
PAC --- 1.70 --- 37

Ratings Ranges

7+ - SEC 2, ACC 1
6-6.9 - SEC 1, ACC 1
5-5.9 - SEC 2, ACC 1

4-4.9 - SEC 3, BiG 2, PAC 2, ACC 1, B12 1
3-3.9 - SEC 9, BiG 6, ACC 5, PAC 3, B12 1
2.5 - 2.9 - SEC 7, BiG 7, B12 4, ACC 2, PAC 1
2 - 2.4 - B12 10, SEC 9, BiG 9, ACC 5, PAC 3

1.5 - 1.9 - PAC 11, SEC 6, BiG 4, ACC 3, B12 1
1 - 1.4 - ACC 9, B12 8, PAC 8, BiG 3, SEC 2

< 1 - PAC 9, B12 4, ACC 3, SEC 2, BiG 1

Note: Lowest of the < 1 was a 0.7 rating."

"But the downside to that "top" is that it is being driven by FSU. Of the 9 games rated 3 or above, all of them involved FSU.

The conference cannot sustain such ratings relying only on one program.

Last year, there were only 6 such games and three didn't involve FSU but were against "name" SEC opponents - UGa/Clemson; Alabama/VT; and Florida/Miami

The ACC needs other teams besides FSU to pull games up to the 3 level or above without it being a King program from the SEC/BiG or ND type opponent.

We'll know we have made it as a football conference when there are at least 2 programs in the league that can do that. We have 1 in FSU, who will be that second program that can do it?

In addition we need two other programs that can attract 2.5 - 2.9 ratings on a consistent basis. Who will those two programs be?"