EST on January 3, 2005, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[56] Official attendance was listed as 77,349.[57] Mike Tirico, Tim Brant, Terry Bowden, and Suzy Shuster were the announcers for the television broadcast, which was aired on ABC.[58] About 10 million households watched the game on television in the United States, giving the game a Nielsen rating of 9.5 and making it the 24th most popular Bowl Championship Series game in terms of television ratings.[59] The game was also broadcast on ESPN Radio, and was commentated by Mark Jones, Bob Davie, and Holly Rowe.[58] Spread bettors favored Auburn to win the game by seven points.[60]