High TV rating, share for end of Arkansas-Ole Miss

November 12, 2015 at 12:55 p.m.

by Matt Jones

Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen is helped off the field following his game-winning run on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. The Razorbacks beat Ole Miss 53-52 in overtime.

FAYETTEVILLE — The end of Arkansas' game against Ole Miss produced big numbers for CBS.

An estimated 6.8 million people watched the network between 6 and 6:30 p.m. last Saturday, according to CBS. That time frame correlates to the closing minutes of regulation and all of overtime.

The game's TV audience increased by more than 100 percent for the ending.

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During that 30-minute window, the network had a 4.1 rating and 8 share. The rating is the percentage of all households with TV sets and the share is the percentage of the TV-watching households at a given time.

Arkansas upset the then-No. 19 Rebels 53-52 in overtime. The overtime period featured a see-it-to-believe-it lateral play that converted a fourth-and-25 for the Razorbacks.

The game preceded the anticipated top 10 matchup between Alabama and LSU. The second game of the doubleheader had 11.1 million viewers, according to CBS.

The ABC telecast of Florida State-Clemson averaged the most viewers during the afternoon session.