Duke-Wisconsin championship game draws largest TV rating in 18 years
Posted Apr 11, 2015
The 2015 national championship basketball game between Duke and Wisconsin on CBS Monday night drew the largest overnight rating in 18 years. The game attracted a 17.1 share in Nielsen metered markets, the biggest overnight rating for the championship game since Arizona beat Kentucky in the 1997 championship game. The rating increased 33 percent over last year's national title game between UConn and Kentucky, which drew a 12.9 rating.
(Yahoo! Sports)
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