OTA games nearly always dwarf the cable TV numbers

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Sep 5, 2018
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OTA games nearly always dwarf the cable TV numbers

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The Arizona game tv ratings

donnerstag

9/5/18 9:57am

That is cool!

Pobs

9/5/18 9:58am

Wow that’s really surprising but awesome. Even more glad we won.

JohnnyComeLately

9/5/18 9:58am

Not bad for a 10:45 start.

kccougar

9/5/18 9:58am

Just think what an earlier start would have drawn.

Count Cougar

9/5/18 10:36am

Less. Because people would have been watching other games.

byubyu

9/5/18 1:16pm

Very impressive considering our time slot.

9/5/18 9:59am

Late night games with less competition, and Primtime in the west coast. Lots of bars are tuning in.

9/5/18 10:00am

RE: Late night games with less competition, and Primtime in the west coast.

9/5/18 10:21am

Does Nielsen measure viewership at bars?

Conan

9/5/18 12:31pm

Nielsen at least in part takes numbers using a pager like system and recording samples of what pop watches

SouthernBlueBlood

9/5/18 1:34pm

Does each bar only count as one?

Hill4Heisman

9/5/18 2:40pm

I learned from Anchorman that households with more than one tv only count as one

D.T. Survivor

9/5/18 4:34pm

I was thinking 800K. 1.3M shows that BYU can still attract eyeballs

Mark320

9/5/18 10:02am

They were watching a Heisman Trophy candidate too.

coolblue

9/5/18 11:23am

Absolutely right. It was a chance to see the next Johnny Manziel...

NOCAL_YFAN

9/5/18 12:40pm

And a 25 year old QB!

WJCougar

9/5/18 4:05pm

Crazy in a 10:45 pm Eastern Time time slot. It was a fun game to watch, plus I

chilango

9/5/18 10:02am

Crazy that it wasn’t fun until 12:30am eastern

JONBOY

9/5/18 10:22am

Wat?

ParentingNotForSissy

9/5/18 10:42am

I'm flummoxed that the intriguing matchup of UGA with the powerhouse Austin Peay

StarMan

9/5/18 10:08am

The game was so bad that the Austin Peay HC asked Kirby Smart and the Head Ref

9/5/18 2:12pm

Surprisingly low for the 2nd most watched game on the opening Saturday of CFB. I would have expected the 2nd

scall

9/5/18 10:09am

It's only comparing the cable ratings

donnerstag

9/5/18 10:10am

Ah, that makes a ton more sense. Thanks for clarifying what I missed.

scall

9/5/18 10:14am

It was labor day weekend, I think alot of eyeballs were not near a tv.

Y-Zag

9/5/18 12:40pm

Preseason hype for Tate was definitely a huge factor, but still great

Duke Silver

9/5/18 10:09am

It doesn't show the ND-Mich game, but I'd imagine that commanded a bigger

Mark320

9/5/18 10:13am

That was a national broadcast on NBC, it wasn't cable. And yes almost 5 times the viewers.

Grit for Brains

9/5/18 10:15am

3rd, that list didn't include Michigan/ND

Avery

9/5/18 10:14am

RE: 3rd, that list didn't include Michigan/ND

Grit for Brains

9/5/18 10:17am

gotch ya!

Avery

9/5/18 10:18am

Aside from ND, who was the number 1?

ditch

9/5/18 10:19am

I think Bama/Louisville. Weren't they the espn evening timeslot?

Grit for Brains

9/5/18 10:21am

No. ABC.

rainorsnow

9/5/18 3:57pm

Ole Miss / Texas Tech

ditch

9/5/18 10:23am

Everyone tuned in for Rod Gilmore.

cowbellcoug

9/5/18 10:21am

A lot of people got to see a Heisman candidates' hopes get dashed

Y4LYFE

9/5/18 10:28am

Maybe that'll help finalize our ESPN deal

Mark320

9/5/18 10:39am

Best game available in the time slot.

GilbertAZCougar

9/5/18 10:39am

The downside:

ditch

9/5/18 10:51am

But if that means bigger and better things for BYU and helps

ditch

9/5/18 10:52am

Nothing wrong with that.

9/5/18 10:55am

I'd gladly play in that slot for a few million more per year.

Cougarclaw

9/5/18 10:58am

That's our sales pitch. We should be happy to play to our strengths and apply any leverage we have

9/5/18 11:21am

Am I the only one that likes night games? It sure seems like it.

COACHdrn

9/5/18 11:32am

For the east coast it's awful. A 7pm (Eastern) start would be great though

ryebrye

9/5/18 12:06pm

I like them...but am no longer taking small children

Borg

9/5/18 12:08pm

I love them, but I’m in MTN time zone with small kids... I can see

46in96

9/5/18 12:13pm

Late night games are great for me.

TempeCoug

9/5/18 11:42am

Day games with kids are rough. Night games as a parent are so much better

9/5/18 11:46am

I’m okay with this. We shouldn’t expect Notre Dame style treatment.

mm73

9/5/18 12:31pm

And the yewt will be on to refute that in 3...2..1...

SoValleyCOUG

9/5/18 11:16am

RE: And the yewt will be on to refute that in 3...2..1...

utahma11

9/5/18 1:49pm

I actually tried to watch your game against Weber, but wasn't able to thanks to

GenkiLawyer

9/5/18 6:35pm

Many of the viewers were Utes, although they wouldn't admitt it.

cowbellcoug

9/5/18 11:28am

Tony Parks always brings up that point

SL12

9/5/18 11:33am

We'll take it. Same phenomenon with Notre Dame

boscatar

9/5/18 11:44am

I think it’s awesome and one of the few reasons that independence can work

SL12

9/5/18 11:54am

BYU has twice as many fans so the makes sense

9/5/18 11:47am

That's why it's sometimes nice to be hated. It makes them look, which means $$$$

Mark320

9/5/18 12:00pm

This is part of why I won't watch yewt games - Don't want to boost ratings 😉

ordinatuer

9/5/18 12:47pm

For sure Utes were tuning in and won’t admit it, in the same way we look at

BlooCoog

9/5/18 1:08pm

I have friends who admit it. Same as me when Utah is playing. I’ll watch and

BlueTooth

9/5/18 1:10pm

Impressive considering...

Cougarpride

9/5/18 11:45am

Except ESPN doesn't mention the game on Sports Center or recaps of the week

CharlottesvilleCoug

9/5/18 12:02pm

Well there were three fan bases watching our game. Most other fanbases don't

9/5/18 12:28pm

Does the USU fanbase count? Actually ASU fanbase was watching as well.

Lance71

9/5/18 12:29pm

Probably not many ASU fans as they were playing at the same time,

CariocaCoug

9/5/18 8:34pm

This is how I will support BYU Saturday night. Wait, does this include streaming

Florwood

9/5/18 12:54pm

1/2 - our great fanbase 1/2 Week 1 gamblers needing to make up losses

CougarinOZ

9/5/18 1:56pm

Wonder how much of that was due to a Heisman Hopeful playing BYU...

icecougar

9/5/18 2:31pm

Noticed that you excluded the games that were on ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX

FanofBYU

9/5/18 4:05pm

OTA games nearly always dwarf the cable TV numbers

boscatar

9/5/18 4:22pm

His post very much says CABLE.

Heavily MeDeekated

9/5/18 4:30pm

I know. Hence my reply.

FanofBYU

9/6/18 3:10pm

Your reply is unneeded and unwarranted. Those aren't cable channels.

Heavily MeDeekated

9/6/18 3:19pm

I think separating cable from OTA in ratings comparisons is the norm.

Kugmo

9/6/18 4:54pm

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