ESPN’s fall slate of “30 for 30” documentaries saw a significant audience drop compared to the package of films that aired during the same period last year. The net averaged 997,000 viewers for its six docs this fall, which aired each Tuesday from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5. That average is down 35% from the five films last fall, which averaged 1.53 million viewers. The top “30 for 30” audience this fall was 1.34 million viewers for the premiere of “No Mas” -- a retrospective about the second Sugar Ray Leonard-Roberto Duran bout. The lowest draw this fall was 699,000 viewers for “Free Spirits,” which looked at the former ABA Spirits of St. Louis. Meanwhile, ESPN on Thursday announced that “Youngstown Boys,” a film about the career paths of former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and RB Maurice Clarett, will air following the Heisman Trophy ceremony on Dec. 14. The net last year aired a doc on Bo Jackson following the event.
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VIEWERSHIP FOR ESPN "30 FOR 30" FILMS AIRING IN THE FALL (PREMIERES)
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DATE
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FILM
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VIEWERS (000)
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10/1/13
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"Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau"
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771
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10/8/13
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"Free Spirits"
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699
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10/15/13
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"No Mas"
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1,343
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10/22/13
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"Big Shot"
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1,078
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10/29/13
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"This Is What They Want"
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866
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11/5/13
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"Bernie & Ernie"
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1,125
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10/2/12
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"Broke"
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2,528
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10/9/12
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"9.79*"
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1,313
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10/16/12
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"There's No Place Like Home"
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1,007
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10/23/12
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"Benji"
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1,488
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10/30/12
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"Ghosts of Ole Miss"
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1,023
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The charts below list final ratings from recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
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NET
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TIME (ET)
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RAT.
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VIEWERS (000)
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| "NFL on CBS": Broncos-Chargers (91%) |
11/10
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CBS
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4:47-7:33pm
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14.3
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24,069
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| "Sunday Night Football": Cowboys-Saints |
11/10
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NBC
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8:31-11:34pm
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12.3
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21,090
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| "NFL on Fox": (single) |
11/10
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Fox
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1:00-4:05pm
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12.2
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20,300
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| "NFL on CBS": (regional) |
11/10
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CBS
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1:03-4:21pm
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8.0
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12,679
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| College Football: LSU-Alabama |
11/9
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CBS
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8:00-11:38pm
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6.9
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11,903
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| "Football Night In America" |
11/10
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NBC
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7:30-8:15pm
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5.0
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8,512
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| "Fox NFL Sunday" |
11/10
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Fox
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12:00-1:00pm
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3.1
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4,800
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| College Football: Nebraska-Michigan |
11/9
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ABC
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3:30-6:47pm
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3.1
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4,762
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| College Football: Mississippi State-Texas A&M |
11/9
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CBS
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3:30-7:36pm
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2.9
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4,531
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| "The NFL Today" |
11/10
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CBS
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12:00-1:00pm
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2.1
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3,101
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| College Football: Notre Dame-Pitt |
11/9
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ABC
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8:07-11:52pm
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2.0
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3,034
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| College Football: Texas-West Virginia |
11/9
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Fox
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7:06-11:14pm
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1.5
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2,647
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| College Football: (regional) |
11/9
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ABC
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12:01-3:30pm
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1.8
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2,601
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| "College Football Today" |
11/9
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CBS
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3:00-3:30pm
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0.7
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1,061
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| College Football: USC-Cal |
11/9
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Fox
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3:00-6:30pm
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0.7
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1,000
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| Women's soccer friendly: U.S.-Brazil |
11/10
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NBC
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3:30-6:00pm
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0.6
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955
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| Liga MX: Club America-Toluca |
11/9
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Univ.
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5:55-8:00pm
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0.5
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944
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| ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Japan |
11/10
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NBC
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1:30-3:30pm
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0.5
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793
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| EPL: Norwich City-West Ham |
11/9
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NBC
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12:30-2:30pm
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0.5
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717
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| Red Bull Signature Series: Dreamline |
11/9
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NBC
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5:00-6:00pm
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0.4
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668
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| MLS Eastern Conference Final: Dynamo-Sporting KC: Leg 1 |
11/9
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NBC
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2:30-5:00pm
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0.4
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634
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| "College Football Special" |
11/9
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CBS
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2:30-3:00pm
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0.4
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599
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| Lucas Oil Off Road Racing |
11/9
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CBS
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1:30-2:30pm
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0.4
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559
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| TELECAST |
DATE
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NET
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TIME (ET)
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RAT.
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VIEWERS (000)
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| "Monday Night Football": Bears-Packers |
11/4
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ESPN
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8:28-11:42pm
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10.1
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16,102
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| "Thursday Night Football": Redskins-Vikings |
11/7
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NFLN
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8:30-11:31pm
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4.0
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6,473
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| College Football: Oregon-Stanford |
11/7
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ESPN
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8:58pm-12:07am
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3.6
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5,732
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Phoenix |
11/10
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ESPN
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3:00-6:30pm
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2.7
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4,271
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| "Monday Night Countdown" |
11/4
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ESPN
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6:30-8:28pm
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2.3
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3,308
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| College Football: Auburn-Tennessee |
11/9
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ESPN
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12:00-3:08pm
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1.8
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2,766
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| "Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick" |
11/7
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NFLN
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8:00-8:30pm
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1.6
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2,622
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| NBA: Clippers-Heat |
11/7
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TNT
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7:16-9:55pm
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1.5
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2,404
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| NBA: Lakers-Rockets |
11/7
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TNT
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9:55pm-12:39am
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1.5
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2,322
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| College Football: BYU-Wisconsin |
11/9
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ESPN
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3:30-6:49pm
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1.3
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2,182
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