The NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show earned a 4.4 overnight rating on CBS, down 8.3 percent from last year (4.8), according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily.
The decline from last year isn’t a total shock as ratings have stumbled since 2005.
NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show Overnight Ratings Since 2005:
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2005 – 5.7
2006 – 4.7
2007 – 4.7
2008 – 4.4
2009 – 4.8
2010 – 4.8
2011 – 4.4