NCAA Final Ranks Fourth in Ratings
ada Las Vegas’ victory over Duke in the NCAA championship game was the fourth most-watched college basketball game in history, according to Nielsen ratings released Tuesday.
The game received a 20.0 rating and 31 share according to overnight ratings, making it the 11th highest-rated college basketball game ever. UNLV’s 103-73 rout of Duke Monday was watched in about 18.4 million homes.
A rating point represents the percentage of televisions tuned to the game and the share is the percentage of televisions on at the time.
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