3 Things you need for the BCS Bowl

While broadcast on cable, tonight’s college football national championship game between Notre Dame and Alabama is expected to draw a viewing audience upwards of 30 million households. If the game is close, social media may attract those who are only marginally interested. This figures to be tentpole event for social TV.

• Can BCS title game challenge TV ratings record?

The 2006 Texas and Southern Cal Rose Bowl was watched in 22 percent of US homes, a ratings record. Will tonight’s game draw more?

Read the article, AP via WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/APf89f7a616b904ae5939896901c3fa581.html

• Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitch briefs you on the BCS game and other notes on the season for football and TV.

Read the article, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130107/deitsch-media-circus/index.html

The Huntsville Times (Ala.) lays out ESPN’s reporting team, and the networks emphasis on better audio and replays and high care taken with officiating/calls insights for tonight’s game.

Read the article http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/01/espns_alabama-notre_dame_broad.html

• Notre Dame’s Bowl Central

Social Media Stats

Notre Dame tracks social media buzz with Poptip.

View the scoreboard http://www.und.com/bowlcentral/13-bcs-central-poptip.html