More People Watched The Spongebob Movie Than UCLA-Stanford Or Clemson-South Carolina: TV Ratings, In Context

A weekly feature wherein we contextualize TV ratings for national sports broadcasts. Data via Nielsen, Sports Business Journal's John Ourand and @TVSportsRTGS. Viewership numbers represent approximate number of persons tuned to a given program; ratings share refers to the percentage of all households using a television who are turned into that program.

Monday, Nov. 19: Monday Night Football: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers (ESPN): 12.5 million viewers Dancing with the Stars (ABC): 14.3 million viewers

Tuesday, Nov. 20: The Lights (NBCSN): 3,000 viewers Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres (TV Azteca): 62,000 viewers

Wednesday, Nov. 21: No highly rated sporting events.

Thursday, Nov. 22: NFL football: New England Patriots at New York Jets (NBC): 19.2 million viewers NCAA basketball: VCU vs. Memphis [at Paradise Island, Bahamas] (NBCSN): 70,000 viewers Real Hunting (NBCSN): 69,000 viewers Mexican soccer: Tijuana at Leon (Telemundo): 1.6 million viewers

Friday, Nov. 23: No highly rated sporting events.

Saturday, Nov. 24: NCAA football: Notre Dame at USC (ABC): 16.1 million viewers Notre Dame-USC pregame show (ABC): 9.2 million viewers NCAA football: Stanford at UCLA (FOX): 2.5 million viewers NCAA football: South Carolina at Clemson (ESPN): 3.1 million viewers The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (Nickelodeon): 3.2 million viewers

Sunday, Nov. 25: Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants (NBC): 20.9 million viewers Walking Dead (AMC): 10.4 million viewers