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College football suggests otherwise. People are often free during the day but have nighttime plans (dinner, movies, parties, concerts). There are no first run shows on Saturday nights because it's the worst night of the week for TV.
NFL suggests otherwise though. There's a reason they always put the games late on Saturday (evening and night) and then during the day on Sunday (afternoon and evening)
 
In addition to what @Fairfield_1st said, which is valid (although FAU is not west cost and it occurs to me Miami has two schools in the final four), the times just stink overall. The times of the games yesterday were much better. Play one of these at 3 and the other at 6. It's a weekend. Saturday night at 9:00 eastern isn't going to drive ratings, although it probably helps sports bars. MNF moved start back to 8:15 on purpose.
FAU is in Boca…. Hardly Miami

That’s like saying Stamford and Mystic are the same.
 
I can't believe that a handful of days before the final four (which we happen to be participating in) there's a thread basically telling people we have fans that are too old to stay up for the later games.

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I dont mind the hour so much I just wish I didnt drink so much cough syrup

 
I'm up at 6, even on weekends. That internal clock is a b*tch. Sometimes I wake up at 5-ish and the mind is racing. Those are the days I eventually head bob myself to sleep on the couch by 9.
I'm with you, worked in dairy farming as a kid and never got the early wakeup out of my system... I also hate the late start, but having Adama hydrated is worth it. BTW, got my start as a Husky fan right about when you did, the stars were Corny Thompson and Mike McKay
 
I'm with you, worked in dairy farming as a kid and never got the early wakeup out of my system... I also hate the late start, but having Adama hydrated is worth it. BTW, got my start as a Husky fan right about when you did, the stars were Corny Thompson and Mike McKay
Corny was in the next town over from me (Cromwell/Middletown). As a player, I used to love Bobby Dulin. Unfortunately his legal history has marred my memories. But I can see Mike McKay hitting shots from the corner. I started watching them, I think, on Ch 20 and definitely on a B&W TV. I actually found a bunch of older programs from around the early 80's at a tag sale. It's fun looking through them.
 
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College football suggests otherwise. People are often free during the day but have nighttime plans (dinner, movies, parties, concerts). There are no first run shows on Saturday nights because it's the worst night of the week for TV.
People watch games at bars while out.

College football plays their semifinals on Saturday at 4/8pm and end around 11pm, just like college basketball (accounting for longer games it's the same as 6/8:45).

Networks like that people will watch on Sat night and get good ratings and they don't have to disrupt their normal programming during the week. They put the championship on a weekday though to maximize viewership.
 

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