November 4, 2018

“SEC ON CBS” ALABAMA-LSU SCORES HIGHEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATING OF SEASON ON ANY NETWORK

GAME EARNS 6.7/13, UP + 81% 

 CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS’ *No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 3 LSU on Saturday, Nov. 3 (8:00-11:30 PM, ET) is the highest-rated college football game on any network this season earning an average household metered market rating/share of 6.7/13, up +81% from last year’s LSU-Alabama game (3.7/7) in prime time.

The game rating/share peaked at 8.0/15 from (9:00-9:30 PM, ET).

Top 5 Rated Markets for Alabama-LSU

1. Birmingham- 52.6/70

2. New Orleans- 38.3/56

3. Knoxville- 19.8/31

4. Nashville- 18.9/30

5. Atlanta- 18.7/33

CBS’s No. 6 Georgia vs. No. 9 Kentucky (3:30-6:45 PM, ET) earned a rating/share of 2.8/7, up +27% from last year’s South Carolina vs. No. 1 Georgia in the metered markets.

*AP rankings as of 10/28/18

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CBS Sports Contacts: 212/975-1796