Hokie ClubThe Chick-fil-A Bowl match-up between the Hokies and the Volunteers on New Year’s Eve drew big numbers, as the game drew a 4.3 rating, which means 4.3 percent of the people with televisions were watching the game. This is up 36 percent from last year’s Chick-fil-A Bowl between LSU and Georgia Tech. More than 7.5 million people watched this year’s Chick-fil-A Bowl.
The game was also the third-most watched program for the week ending Jan. 3 behind the Minnesota-Chicago NFL game and the Alamo Bowl between Texas Tech and Michigan State. The Minnesota-Chicago game was a Monday night affair and Monday night NFL games draw big numbers. The Alamo Bowl was a Saturday night game.