Mike Organ

morgan@tennessean.com

For the third time this season a Tennessee Vols game earned a high local television rating than a Titans game.

The Vols-Texas A&M game last Saturday, telecast on CBS (WTVF-5), earned a 22.8 local rating, which means 230,645 Nashville households tuned in, according to WTVF-5 program and research director Mark Binda.

The Vols lost 45-38 in overtime.

The Titans-Dolphins game last Sunday on CBS earned a 20.5 local rating (207,378 households). The Titans won 30-17.

The Vols game against Georgia on Oct. 1 scored a 21.4 rating, while the Titans-Texans game on Oct. 2 scored a 20.1. Both games were on CBS.

The Vols also earned a higher local rating than the Titans on Sept. 10-11. Tennessee's game against Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway on ABC (WKRN-2) earned a 22.9. The Titans-Vikings game the next day at Nissan Stadium on Fox (WZTV-17) posted a 21.8.

Local ratings for the weekend of Sept. 24-25 also were very close. The Titans-Raiders game on Sept. 25 earned a 20.0 while the Vols-Florida game on Sept. 24 earned a 19.9.

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