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Conservatives' Favorite TV? College Football

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The college football season is upon us, and no political segment is as happy about that as Ultra Conservatives.

That is according to research by consumer marketing group Experian Simmons, which determined favorite TV shows based on a viewer's political persuasion.

The No. 1 show on the list for Ultra Conservatives is ESPN's college football. That means its viewership has the highest concentration of Ultra Conservatives for "any non-news cable or broadcast show on TV."

Additionally, the Ultra Conservative Top 20 included college football on ESPN2 (No. 4), ABC's Saturday night college football (No. 10) and Big 12 football on...

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