Kentucky makes history

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Kentucky continues to make history, this time in television. https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/582210446540824576 According to NCAA.com:

Last night’s thrilling NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game between Kentucky and Notre Dame on TBS generated a 9.0/16 overnight rating/share — peaking with an 11.9/21 from 10:45-11 p.m. ET — to deliver the highest overnight rating for a college basketball game in cable television history. The Kentucky/Notre Dame telecast is up 53% over last year’s comparable game and is the highest rating in the telecast window in 10 years.

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