The ratings Wednesday is an increase of 2 percent over the Bowl Championship Series title game last year, the Sugar Bowl, in which Florida State beat Virginia Tech 46-29 on Jan. 4. It's also 3 percent higher than the 1999 BCS championship. You never have control once the ball's kicked off. An estimated 53 million viewers watched at least part of the broadcast. Each rating point represents a little more than 1 million television households.
Share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given program.
The top-50 market with the highest viewership levels was Oklahoma City, which registered a 63.1 rating and 80 share. 2000 ESPN Internet Ventures. Information are applicable to this site.