TV Ratings For LSU vs. Alabama Were Enormous For CBS: 11.9 Rating, 18 Million Viewers
By Jason McIntyre
"Yesterday’s 11.9/21 for LSU-Alabama trailed only CBS’s 14.5/26 for Notre Dame vs. Miami (11/25/89)."
The Miami-Notre Dame game in 1988 was billed as the Catholics vs. the Convicts. CBS had the game. Man, I could watch this intro – Musburger! – all day. The 1989 game – Notre Dame came in on a 23-game winning streak – was won handily by the Hurricanes, 27-10. [SEC Digital Sports Network]