2.3 Million Viewers Saw SMU Defeat Nevada!

[MrMustang1965]

More than 20 million combined "net reach" viewers saw the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl and the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic events from Hawai'i on ESPN outlets last week, a spokesman said.

"That's a lot of eyeballs watching Hawai'i events, especially with the weather in the Midwest and East Coast and people getting ideas about heading to paradise," said David Matlin, executive director of the bowl game and basketball tournament. The numbers include replays but not international telecasts.

Ten basketball games and the bowl game added up to more than 20 hours of programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU between Dec. 22 and 25.

The events are owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television. The inaugural eight-team Diamond Head Classic was hosted by the University of Hawai'i, whose men's basketball team had three TV appearances.

More than 2.3 million households watched Southern Methodist University's demolition of Nevada in the Hawai'i Bowl on ESPN, officials said. SMU won the Christmas Eve game, 45-10.

Considering the Mustangs jumped out to a 31-0 halftime lead, "I'm very happy with that (audience)," Matlin said. "We feel like we were trending toward some very good numbers until the game got out of hand. No question about it (the blowout) cost us some ratings."

As it was, the game ranked the fifth highest of the eight Hawai'i Bowls, according to numbers provided by ERT. The most-watched of the Hawai'i Bowls remains last year's UH-Notre Dame game which was seen in approximately 3 million households.

The Hawai'i Bowl, which matches representatives from the Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA, is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 24 in 2010, sandwiched again around the Diamond Head Classic, which is scheduled to run Dec. 22, 23 and 25.

Baylor, Butler, Florida State, Mississippi State, San Diego and Utah will join Hawai'i in the field. The eighth spot, possibly a Pac-10 team, will be announced later. Butler, Florida State, Mississippi State and Utah all played in the NCAA Tournament last season.

UH will represent the WAC in the Hawai'i Bowl if the Warriors win at least seven of their 13 games to become bowl eligible.

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[SMU21TCU10]

Nice. Households. Considering there is a lot of people per house on x-mas eve that is like 10-15 million people!

[smupony94]

We were beat by a Spongebob episode that night. Seriously.

Marshall-Ohio had a million more viewers

[smupony94]

Top 25 cable shows for the week ending December 27, 2009:
Rank Shows NET DAY(S) Time Viewers Live+SD (000)2
1 GIANTS/REDSKINS ESPN Mon 08:29P-11:37P 11,343
2 BOSTON COLLEGE/USC ESPN Sat 08:00P-11:26P 7,563
3 2009 – CHARGERS VS. TITAN NFLN Fri 07:34P-10:30P 6,883
4 COLL FTB TONIGHT SCOREB L ESPN Sat 07:44P-08:00P 6,329
5 PITTSBURGH/UNC ESPN Sat 04:30P-07:44P 6,131
6 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 5,971
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:11P 4,841
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 4,830
9 NCIS USA Mon 08:00P-09:00P 4,772
10 SPONGEBOB NICK Thu 11:30A-12:00P 4,550
11 NCIS USA Sat 08:00P-09:00P 4,411
12 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TBSC Thu 08:00P-10:00P 4,398
13 SPONGEBOB NICK Thu 11:00A-11:30A 4,382
14 COLL GAMEDAY SCOREBOARD L ESPN Sat 04:15P-04:30P 4,370
15 SPONGEBOB NICK Thu 10:30A-11:00A 4,333
16 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TBSC Fri 10:00A-12:00P 4,202
17 NCIS USA Sat 07:00P-08:00P 4,144
18 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TBSC Fri 12:00P-02:00P 4,068
19 NCIS USA Sat 09:00P-10:00P 4,014
20 NCIS USA Mon 07:00P-08:00P 3,915
21 NCIS USA Mon 06:00P-07:00P 3,907
22 POLAR EXPRESS, THE DSNY Mon 08:00P-09:50P 3,882
23 NCIS USA Sat 06:00P-07:00P 3,849
24 MARSHALL/OHIO ESPN Sat 12:57P-04:15P 3,809
25 FANBOY & CHUM CHUM NICK Thu 12:00P-12:30P 3,753

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[SMU21TCU10]

Top 25 cable shows for the week ending December 27, 2009:
Rank Shows NET DAY(S) Time Viewers Live+SD (000)2
1 GIANTS/REDSKINS ESPN Mon 08:29P-11:37P 11,343
2 BOSTON COLLEGE/USC ESPN Sat 08:00P-11:26P 7,563
3 2009 – CHARGERS VS. TITAN NFLN Fri 07:34P-10:30P 6,883
4 COLL FTB TONIGHT SCOREB L ESPN Sat 07:44P-08:00P 6,329
5 PITTSBURGH/UNC ESPN Sat 04:30P-07:44P 6,131
6 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 5,971
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:11P 4,841
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 4,830
9 NCIS USA Mon 08:00P-09:00P 4,772
10 SPONGEBOB NICK Thu 11:30A-12:00P 4,550
11 NCIS USA Sat 08:00P-09:00P 4,411
12 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TBSC Thu 08:00P-10:00P 4,398
13 SPONGEBOB NICK Thu 11:00A-11:30A 4,382
14 COLL GAMEDAY SCOREBOARD L ESPN Sat 04:15P-04:30P 4,370
15 SPONGEBOB NICK Thu 10:30A-11:00A 4,333
16 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TBSC Fri 10:00A-12:00P 4,202
17 NCIS USA Sat 07:00P-08:00P 4,144
18 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TBSC Fri 12:00P-02:00P 4,068
19 NCIS USA Sat 09:00P-10:00P 4,014
20 NCIS USA Mon 07:00P-08:00P 3,915
21 NCIS USA Mon 06:00P-07:00P 3,907
22 POLAR EXPRESS, THE DSNY Mon 08:00P-09:50P 3,882
23 NCIS USA Sat 06:00P-07:00P 3,849
24 MARSHALL/OHIO ESPN Sat 12:57P-04:15P 3,809
25 FANBOY & CHUM CHUM NICK Thu 12:00P-12:30P 3,753

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spongebob is on there couple of times

[smupony94]

THen he beat us multiple times

[ALEX LIFESON]

We were beat by a Spongebob episode that night. Seriously.

Marshall-Ohio had a million more viewers

I can't believe that.

[smupony94]

We were beat by a Spongebob episode that night. Seriously.

Marshall-Ohio had a million more viewers

I can't believe that.

Sorry - Christmas Story beat us

[mrydel]

How about Spongebob as a 4th mascot.

[RE Tycoon]

I doubt they factor in people per households on Xmas eve, but do they boost sports ratings b/c of the bar effect? That may not hold true on Xmas eve, but every other day of the year people watch sports in bars. That could be one TV, but 50+ viewers. I doubt bar patrons are using people meters.

[PonyKai]

We were beat by a Spongebob episode that night. Seriously.

Marshall-Ohio had a million more viewers

I can't believe that.

Well at least 2.2 million more people saw this game than see most of our others.

[ponyte]

It depends on which households watched. THe key is that SMU got great, I mean great ESPN coverage regardless of the number that watched the game. JJ and his staff can use the bowl win to great advantage.

[Glenn Sosbee]

We were beat by a Spongebob episode that night. Seriously.

Marshall-Ohio had a million more viewers

Nothing wrong with spongebob, sir.

[MrMustang1965]

94: admit it. You were switching back-and-forth between the Hawai'i Bowl and Sponge Bob, weren't you?

[ALEX LIFESON]

We were beat by a Spongebob episode that night. Seriously.

Marshall-Ohio had a million more viewers

Nothing wrong with spongebob, sir.

With you on that!