Duke-Indiana big draw on television
Fri., Dec. 9, 2005
Top-ranked Duke’s 75-67 victory over then-No. 17 Indiana last Wednesday was the highest-rated and most-viewed Big Ten-ACC Challenge game in the seven years of the event.
The game averaged a 2.5 rating and 2,285,000 households, surpassing last year’s North Carolina-Indiana game, which averaged 2.0 and 1,749,000.
The Duke-Indiana game was the highest-viewed ESPN basketball telecast ever during November.
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