CBS' coverage of the Army-Navy college football game had the best rating for a non-NFL sports broadcast over the past week. The game played in the snow at Lincoln Financial Field, drew a 3.9 rating Saturday afternoon. The rating was up slightly from a 3.8 for last season's game. It was the last D-I college football game before the bowl schedule begins. ESPN's coverage of the Heisman Trophy presentation Saturday evening drew a 2.6 rating. ABC's "AT&T ESPN All America Team Show" drew a 0.5 rating Saturday afternoon in the 3:00-4:00pm ET window. Rounding out the college football fare was ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary, "Youngstown Boys." Airing on Saturday night, the documentary which focused on the connection between former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and former RB Maurice Clarett, drew a 1.3 rating.
HOOPS DU JOUR: ESPN's Kentucky-North Carolina men's basketball broadcast drew a 1.7 rating Saturday evening. Meanwhile, CBS earned a 1.4 rating for the Arizona-Michigan matchup (THE DAILY).
The charts below list final ratings from recent telecasts.
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS
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| "AT&T ESPN All America Team Show" | 12/14 | ABC | 3:00-4:00pm | 0.5 | 637 |
| "ESPN Sports Saturday" | 12/14 | ABC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.9 | 1,310 |
| College Basketball: Arizona-Michigan | 12/14 | CBS | 12:00-2:30pm | 1.4 | 2,104 |
| "College Football Today" | 12/14 | CBS | 2:30-2:57pm | 1.5 | 2,233 |
| College Football: Army-Navy | 12/14 | CBS | 2:57-6:41pm | 3.9 | 6,222 |
| "UFC on Fox": Demetrious Johnson d. Joseph Benavidez | 12/14 | Fox | 8:00-10:17pm | 1.7 | 2,836 |
| Dew Tour: iON Mountain Championships | 12/14 | NBC | 12:00-2:00pm | N/A
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| Golf: Franklin Templeton Shootout | 12/14 | NBC | 2:00-4:00pm | N/A
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| Golf: PNC Father/Son Challenge | 12/14 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | N/A
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| "The NFL Today" | 12/15 | CBS | 12:00-1:03pm | 2.1 | 2,895 |
| "NFL on CBS": (single) | 12/15 | CBS | 1:03-4:09pm | 9.7 | 16,073 |
| "Monster Energy Supercross Preview Show" | 12/15 | CBS | 5:00-6:00pm | 0.9 | 1,381 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 12/15 | Fox | 12:00-1:00pm | 3.4 | 5,040 |
| "NFL on Fox": (regional) | 12/15 | Fox | 1:00-4:15pm | 10.3 | 16,535 |
| "NFL on Fox": Packers-Cowboys (83%) | 12/15 | Fox | 4:15-7:30pm | 16.3 | 27,800 |
| Dew Tour: iON Mountain Championships | 12/15 | NBC | 12:00-2:00pm | N/A
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| Golf: Franklin Templeton Shootout | 12/15 | NBC | 2:00-4:00pm | N/A
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| Golf: PNC Father/Son Challenge | 12/15 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | N/A
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| "Football Night in America" | 12/15 | NBC | 7:30-8:15pm | 4.2 | 6,753 |
| "Sunday Night Football": Bengals-Steelers | 12/15 | NBC | 8:31-11:23pm | 9.9 | 16,433 |
| Liga MX: Apertura Final: Leon-Club America: First Leg | 12/12 | Telem. | 9:00-11:23pm | 1.4 | 2,770 |
| Liga MX: Apertura Final: Leon-Club America: Second Leg | 12/15 | Univ. | 6:48-8:57pm | 1.7 | 3,324 |
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS
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| "Monday Night Football": Cowboys-Bears | 12/9 | ESPN | 8:28-11:38pm | 10.2 | 16,192 |
| "Thursday Night Football": Chargers-Broncos | 12/12 | NFLN | 8:30-11:28pm | 5.6 | 8,943 |
| Heisman Trophy Ceremony | 12/14 | ESPN | 8:00-9:08pm | 2.6 | 4,183 |
| "Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick" | 12/12 | NFLN | 8:00-8:30pm | 2.2 | 3,522 |
| "Monday Night Countdown" | 12/9 | ESPN | 6:30-8:28pm | 2.1 | 3,008 |
| College Basketball: Kentucky-North Carolina | 12/14 | ESPN | 5:22-7:49pm | 1.7 | 2,719 |
| "Sunday NFL Countdown" | 12/15 | ESPN | 10:00am-1:02pm | 1.5 | 2,174 |
| "30 for 30": "Youngstown Boys" | 12/14 | ESPN | 9:08-11:08pm | 1.3 | 1,967 |
| NBA: Lakers-Thunder | 12/13 | ESPN | 8:04-11:37pm | 1.2 | 1,751 |
| NBA: Rockets-Warriors | 12/13 | ESPN | 10:37pm-1:18am | 1.2 | 1,748 |
