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2011 “SEC ON CBS” SCORES HIGHEST RATING OF ANY COLLEGE FOOTBALL TELEVISION PACKAGE FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

 

CBS Sports’ national coverage of the SEC ON CBS for the 2011 season is the highest-rated regular-season college football package on any network for the third consecutive season averaging a national household rating/share of 4.2/9.

 

The SEC ON CBS season average of a 4.2/9 topped ABC’s season average of 3.5/8 for college football.  

CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS was highlighted by the three highest-rated college football telecasts of the 2011 season:

 

  •  No. 1-ranked LSU beating No. 2-ranked Alabama (11.5/20; 11/5/11)
  •  No. 1-ranked LSU beating No. 14-ranked Georgia in the SEC Championship game (7.3/15; 12/3/11)
  •  No. 1-ranked LSU beating No. 3-ranked Arkansas (6.3/15; 11/25/11).

 

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