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- Title
The Effects of Outcome Uncertainty, Scoring, and Pregame Expectations on Nielsen Ratings for Bowl Championship Series Games.
- Authors
Salaga, Steven; Tainsky, Scott
- Abstract
This study utilizes Nielsen ratings to estimate the factors that influence viewership for Bowl Championship Series telecasts. Our modeling demonstrates increased start-of-game ratings for contests of higher absolute quality, but not of anticipated higher relative quality. Little support is generated for the notion of consumer preference for scoring. However, the relationship between outcome uncertainty and television ratings is dynamic as consumers initially prefer more certain games, but ratings increase systematically throughout a contest when the outcome of that contest becomes more uncertain. Preferences also exist for games in which actual outcomes match pregame expectations.
- Subjects
SPORTS officiating; NIELSEN Media Research Inc.; BOWL Championship Series; TELEVISED sports; NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association; AMERICAN Broadcasting Co.
- Publication
Journal of Sports Economics, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 5, p439
- ISSN
1527-0025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1527002513497236