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SBD/Issue 56/The Back of the Book
Notre Dame Football On NBC Sees Highest Ratings Since '06
Published December 2, 2009
Notre Dame football on NBC averaged a 2.4 rating and 3.684 million viewers this season, marking the school's best numbers on the net since '06. The rating is up 9.1% from a year ago, despite the team finishing with a 6-6 regular-season record. The average was buoyed by a 4.1 for the October 17 game against USC, Notre Dame's highest since a 4.3 rating and 6.120 million viewers for a game against Michigan in September '06. Listed below is Notre Dame's average rating on NBC from recent seasons, along with game-by-game figures from the past three years (THE DAILY).
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NOTRE DAME RATINGS TREND ON NBC
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YEAR
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GAMES
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AVG. RATING
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'09
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7
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2.4
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'08
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6
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2.2
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'07
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7
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1.8
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'06
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7
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3.0
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'05
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6
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2.7
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'04
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6
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2.5
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'03
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7
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2.4
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'02
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6
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3.2
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'09 GAME-BY-GAME
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DATE
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TIME
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OPPONENT
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RATING
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VIEWERS (000)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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9/5
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3:30pm
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Nevada
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1.3
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1,886
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9/19
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3:30pm
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Michigan State
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2.7
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4,001
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10/3
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3:30pm
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Washington
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2.9
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4,447
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10/17
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3:43pm
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USC
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4.1
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6,466
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10/24
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3:43pm
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Boston College
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2.2
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3,438
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10/31
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7:42pm
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Washington State
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1.4
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2,339
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11/7
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2:47pm
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Navy
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1.9
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2,809
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11/21
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2:43pm
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Connecticut
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2.2
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3,325
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'08 GAME-BY-GAME
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DATE
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TIME
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OPPONENT
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RATING
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VIEWERS (000)
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9/6
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3:43pm
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San Diego State
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2.3
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3,319
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9/13
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3:44pm
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Michigan
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3.5
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5,322
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9/27
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3:43pm
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Purdue
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1.8
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2,541
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10/4
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2:44pm
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Stanford
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1.8
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2,474
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11/1
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2:44pm
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Pittsburgh
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2.4
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3,404
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11/22
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2:45pm
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Syracuse
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1.6
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2,336
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'07 GAME-BY-GAME
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DATE
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TIME
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OPPONENT
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RATING
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VIEWERS (000)
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9/1
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3:30pm
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Georgia Tech
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2.4
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3,389
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9/22
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3:30pm
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Michigan State
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2.0
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2,754
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10/13
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3:30pm
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Boston College
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1.9
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2,764
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10/20
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3:30pm
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USC
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1.7
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2,462
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11/3
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2:30pm
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Navy
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2.3
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3,355
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11/10
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2:30pm
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Air Force
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1.4
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2,016
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11/17
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2:30pm
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Duke
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1.2
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1,709
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