Ratings Analysis: CBS's 'LSU v. Alabama' college football game topped the night in the Adults 18-49 demographic (2.04) and in total viewership (8.82 million). ABC's 'Washington v. USC' game (1.05 rating/4.45 million) took a distant second, while NBC's 'Purdue v. MI' (0.59 rating/2.60 million) was well below both ABC and CBS. Fox had an abysmal 'BYU v. WV' game (0.27 rating/1.26 million). The CW got a 0.03 rating out of a broadcast of the film 'Cowboys & Aliens'.
Finals Update: 'College Football: WA v. USC' (+0.4), 'College Football: LSU v. AL' (+0.2), 'College Football: Purdue v. MI' (+0.1), and 'College Football: BYU v. WV' (+0.1) adjusted up.