Fiesta Bowl Numbers Game

Ratings and viewership for college football’s Fiesta Bowl, dating back to 1986 and 2001, respectively.

The Fiesta Bowl has drawn less than 9% of U.S. television households in five of the last seven years, including three of four years on FOX. Last year’s Fiesta Bowl between Boise State and TCU earned an 8.2 and 13.8 million viewers, the third-lowest rated edition of the game since the BCS began in 1998-99.

Fiesta Bowl Ratings Dating Back to 1986 (Viewership Since 2001)
Asterisk (*) indicates national championship game, or game that involved eventual national champion.

Season	Date	Game	Net	Rating	Viewers (000)
2009-10	Mon., 1/4/10	BOISE 17, TCU 10	FOX	8.2	13,820
2008-09	Mon., 1/5/09	TEX 24, OSU 21	FOX	10.4	17,056
2007-08	Wed., 1/2/08	WVU 48, OK 28	FOX	7.7	12,164
2006-07	Mon., 1/1/07	BOISE 43, OK 42	FOX	8.4	13,778
2005-06	Mon., 1/2/06	OSU 34, ND 20	ABC	12.9	20,601
2004-05	Sat., 1/1/05	UTAH 35, PIT 7	ABC	7.4	12,216
2003-04	Fri., 1/2/04	OSU 35, KST 28	ABC	8.5	13,690
2002-03	Fri., 1/3/03	OSU 31, MIA 24*	ABC	17.2	29,104
2001-02	Tue., 1/1/02	ORE 38, COL 16	ABC	11.3	18,229
2000-01	Mon., 1/1/01	ORST 41, ND 9	ABC	10.7	17,475
1999-00	Sun., 1/2/00	NEB 31, TEN 21	ABC	9.6	n/a
1998-99	Mon., 1/4/99	TEN 23, FSU 16*	ABC	17.2	n/a
1997-98	Wed., 12/31/97	KST 35, SYR 18	CBS	5.8	n/a
1996-97	Wed., 1/1/97	PSU 38, TEX 15	CBS	10.0	n/a
1995-96	Tue., 1/2/96	NEB 62, UF 24*	CBS	18.8	n/a
1994-95	Mon., 1/2/95	COL 41, ND 24	NBC	6.0	n/a
1993-94	Sat., 1/1/94	ARI 29, MIA 0	NBC	7.9	n/a
1992-93	Fri., 1/1/93	SYR 26, COL 22	NBC	6.2	n/a
1991-92	Wed., 1/1/92	PSU 42, TEN 17	NBC	7.0	n/a
1990-91	Tue., 1/1/91	LOU 34, ALA 7	NBC	6.2	n/a
1989-90	Mon., 1/1/90	FSU 41, NEB 17	NBC	8.8	n/a
1988-89	Mon., 1/2/89	ND 34, WVU 21*	NBC	17.0	n/a
1987-88	Fri., 1/1/88	FSU 31, NEB 28	NBC	8.7	n/a
1986-87	Fri., 1/2/87	PSU 14, MIA 10*	NBC	24.9	n/a
1985-86	Wed., 1/1/86	MICH 27, NEB 23	NBC	14.7	n/a