National Championship Game Rating Up 16%  

            CBS Sports' exclusive coverage of the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game on Monday, April 2  (9:15-11:30 PM, ET) earned an average overnight household rating/share of 13.6/22, up 16% compared to last year's 11.7/18 (Florida-UCLA) in the metered markets.

            The game rating peaked at a 15.6/26 from 11:00-11:30 PM, ET.

                CBS Sports' average overnight household rating/share for the overall Tournament delivered a 6.6/14, up 2% compared to last year's 6.5/13 in the metered markets. 

              The Top 10 rated metered markets were as follows:

            1. Columbus                 44.0/59

            2. Louisville                  30.7/43

            3. Cleveland                 28.0/38

            4. Dayton                     25.2/37

            5. Cincinnati                 24.7/37

            6. Jacksonville              24.6/35

            7. Tampa                      23.6/36

            8. Orlando                    22.3/32

            9. Indianapolis              21.0/33

            10. Nashville                20.9/29

            CBS Sports' coverage of the Final Four on Saturday, March 31 earned an average overnight household rating/share of 9.3/18, up 3% from a 9.0/17 last year.