Ratings and viewership for college football’s Fiesta Bowl, dating back to 1986 and 2001, respectively.
The Fiesta Bowl has drawn less than 9% of U.S. television households in five of the last seven years, including three of four years on FOX. Last year’s Fiesta Bowl between Boise State and TCU earned an 8.2 and 13.8 million viewers, the third-lowest rated edition of the game since the BCS began in 1998-99.
Fiesta Bowl Ratings Dating Back to 1986 (Viewership Since 2001)
Asterisk (*) indicates national championship game, or game that involved eventual national champion.
| Season | Date | Game | Net | Rating | Viewers (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2009-10
|
Mon., 1/4/10 | BOISE 17, TCU 10 | FOX |
8.2
|
13,820
|
|
2008-09
|
Mon., 1/5/09 | TEX 24, OSU 21 | FOX |
10.4
|
17,056
|
|
2007-08
|
Wed., 1/2/08 | WVU 48, OK 28 | FOX |
7.7
|
12,164
|
|
2006-07
|
Mon., 1/1/07 | BOISE 43, OK 42 | FOX |
8.4
|
13,778
|
|
2005-06
|
Mon., 1/2/06 | OSU 34, ND 20 | ABC |
12.9
|
20,601
|
|
2004-05
|
Sat., 1/1/05 | UTAH 35, PIT 7 | ABC |
7.4
|
12,216
|
|
2003-04
|
Fri., 1/2/04 | OSU 35, KST 28 | ABC |
8.5
|
13,690
|
|
2002-03
|
Fri., 1/3/03 | OSU 31, MIA 24* | ABC |
17.2
|
29,104
|
|
2001-02
|
Tue., 1/1/02 | ORE 38, COL 16 | ABC |
11.3
|
18,229
|
|
2000-01
|
Mon., 1/1/01 | ORST 41, ND 9 | ABC |
10.7
|
17,475
|
|
1999-00
|
Sun., 1/2/00 | NEB 31, TEN 21 | ABC |
9.6
|
n/a
|
|
1998-99
|
Mon., 1/4/99 | TEN 23, FSU 16* | ABC |
17.2
|
n/a
|
|
1997-98
|
Wed., 12/31/97 | KST 35, SYR 18 | CBS |
5.8
|
n/a
|
|
1996-97
|
Wed., 1/1/97 | PSU 38, TEX 15 | CBS |
10.0
|
n/a
|
|
1995-96
|
Tue., 1/2/96 | NEB 62, UF 24* | CBS |
18.8
|
n/a
|
|
1994-95
|
Mon., 1/2/95 | COL 41, ND 24 | NBC |
6.0
|
n/a
|
|
1993-94
|
Sat., 1/1/94 | ARI 29, MIA 0 | NBC |
7.9
|
n/a
|
|
1992-93
|
Fri., 1/1/93 | SYR 26, COL 22 | NBC |
6.2
|
n/a
|
|
1991-92
|
Wed., 1/1/92 | PSU 42, TEN 17 | NBC |
7.0
|
n/a
|
|
1990-91
|
Tue., 1/1/91 | LOU 34, ALA 7 | NBC |
6.2
|
n/a
|
|
1989-90
|
Mon., 1/1/90 | FSU 41, NEB 17 | NBC |
8.8
|
n/a
|
|
1988-89
|
Mon., 1/2/89 | ND 34, WVU 21* | NBC |
17.0
|
n/a
|
|
1987-88
|
Fri., 1/1/88 | FSU 31, NEB 28 | NBC |
8.7
|
n/a
|
|
1986-87
|
Fri., 1/2/87 | PSU 14, MIA 10* | NBC |
24.9
|
n/a
|
|
1985-86
|
Wed., 1/1/86 | MICH 27, NEB 23 | NBC |
14.7
|
n/a
|
(Pre-1996 ratings from “Unraveling yields inefficient matchings: evidence from post-season college football bowls,” RAND Journal of Economics)
