This Proves College Baseball is Not a Major Sport

What does women's basketball get?

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A 1.5 rating. Absolutely abysmal.

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LSU baseball team's 7-6 victory against Texas in the College World Series on Monday set a New Orleans ratings record for ESPN, according to the network's public relations department.

The game had a 17.4 rating in the New Orleans market, beating the old local mark of 12.3 which was set during the Tulane vs. Nebraska game in 2001.

The game drew a 11.8 in Austin, Texas, the home of the University of Texas.

Nationally, the game drew a 1.5 rating, which is a little above the 1.3 norm the network gets this time of year.
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Why don't you post quotes from the link you provided? Not that it's some major ratings juggernaut, but it is higher than normal.

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Dignan

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Still......... really????

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I was coming here to post that. He is obviously a selective idiot.

Here you go, since you want a highlighted quote. Not impressive when baseball's national championship can't beat a re run of 90210.

"CBS wins the night, though, as 'I'm a Celeb' drags NBC down
Fast National ratings for Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Ratings for "America's Got Talent" fell compared to last year's debut, but the show still gave NBC some fairly solid numbers Tuesday.

They weren't solid enough, however, to win the night among total viewers. That honor went to CBS, which drew 9.06 million people and a 6.0 rating/10 share in households. NBC was close behind with a 5.5/10 and 8.96 million viewers. ABC was a distant third at 2.5/4. FOX finished fourth with a 2.3/4, and The CW trailed with a 0.8/1.

NBC did lead the adults 18-49 demographic with a 2.6 rating. CBS took second with a 1.6. ABC, 1.3, came in third, followed by FOX, 1.2, and The CW, 0.5.

CBS dominated at 8 o'clock as an "NCIS" rerun scored a 7.0/13. The premiere of "The Superstars" drew a 3.0/6 for ABC, edging the 2.9/5 for "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" on NBC. A "House" repeat, 2.2/4, was fourth for FOX. The CW aired a "90210" repeat.

"America's Got Talent," 6.2/10, moved NBC into the lead at 9. "The Mentalist" earned a 5.9/10 for CBS. FOX moved up to third with "Mental," 2.4/4, while ABC dropped back one spot with "The Superstars" and "Better Off Ted." The CW got a 0.9/2 from "Hitched or Ditched."

"America's Got Talent" improved to 7.3/13 at 10 p.m. CBS' "48 Hours Mystery" scored a 4.9/9 to finish second, well ahead of "Primetime: Family Secrets" (2.4/4) on ABC."

Same poster that started this crap yesterday. But I bet those ratings are at worst 4th best of all the NCAA Championships. So in the grand scheme of things, baseball may be considered the #4 sport. Not too shabby.

So now to prove your point you compare a niche cable channel to network television?

I could care less. I watch what I enjoy. I don't know what the TV ratings for soccer or hockey are, because I don't give a crap about either of them.

Its major to me.