“SEC ON CBS” DELIVERS TOP THREE RATED COLLEGE FOOTBALL BROADCASTS OF 2013 REGULAR SEASON

SEC Championship is 2013 Season’s Most-Watched College Football Game-to-Date

CBS Sports’ national coverage of the SEC ON CBS for the 2013 season is the highest-rated regular-season college football package on any network for the fifth consecutive season, averaging a national household rating/share of 4.5/10, up 15% from last year (3.9/9).

The 4.5/10 is the highest average rating for a full season of SEC football on CBS since the Network began airing primarily an SEC-only schedule in 2001. 

CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS was highlighted by the top three highest-rated college football telecasts of the 2013 regular-season.

#1 (Tie) - Auburn beating Missouri (8.6/17; 12/7/13; SEC Championship)
#1 (Tie) - Alabama beating Texas A&M (8.6/19; 9/14/13)
#3 - Auburn beating Alabama (8.2/17; 11/30/13)

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CBS Sports’ national coverage of the SEC Championship game on Saturday, Dec, 7, which saw Auburn defeat Missouri, delivered a national average household rating/share of 8.6/17 and averaged 14.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched college football game of the 2013 regular-season.

The 8.6/17 for Auburn-Missouri is tied for the highest rating for a college football game during the 2013 regular season (Alabama-Texas A&M – 8.6/19; 9/14/13; CBS).

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