ESPN2 on Saturday drew 1.57 million viewers for James Madison's 28-14 win over Youngstown State in the FCS National Championship game in Frisco. That number is up 16% from 1.35 million viewers for last year's game, which saw North Dakota State defeat Jacksonville State. ESPN2 in '15 drew 1.44 million viewers for the North Dakota State-Illinois State matchup.
The chart below lists final audience figures for recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
| NFC Wild Card: Packers-Giants |
1/8
|
Fox
|
4:41-8:00pm
|
21.3
|
39,345
|
| AFC Wild Card: Steelers-Dolphins |
1/8
|
CBS
|
1:06-4:19pm
|
17.5
|
29,874
|
| NFC Wild Card: Seahawks-Lions |
1/7
|
NBC
|
8:16-11:06pm
|
14.8
|
26,885
|
| AFC Wild Card: Texans-Raiders |
1/7
|
ABC/ESPN
|
4:20-8:01pm
|
14.4
|
25,060
|
| Rose Bowl: USC-Penn State |
1/2
|
ESPN
|
5:13-9:29pm
|
8.6
|
15,749
|
| Allstate Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma-Auburn |
1/2
|
ESPN
|
9:29pm-12:15am
|
5.6
|
9,522
|
| "The NFL Today" |
1/8
|
CBS
|
12:00-1:06pm
|
4.7
|
7,313
|
| "Postseason NFL Countdown" |
1/7
|
ABC/ESPN
|
3:00-4:20pm
|
4.1
|
6,630
|
| Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Wisconsin-Western Michigan |
1/2
|
ESPN
|
1:02-4:07pm
|
3.1
|
5,446
|
| College basketball: Wisconsin-Purdue |
1/8
|
CBS
|
4:39-6:40pm
|
1.9
|
2,965
|
| NBA: Trail Blazers-Warriors |
1/4
|
ESPN
|
10:35pm-1:15am
|
n/a
|
2,159
|
| NBA: Bulls-Cavaliers |
1/4
|
ESPN
|
8:01-10:35pm
|
n/a
|
2,061
|
| NBA: Grizzlies-Warriors |
1/6
|
ESPN
|
10:40pm-1:37am
|
n/a
|
2,026
|
| "Sunday NFL Countdown" |
1/8
|
ESPN
|
11:00am-1:00pm
|
n/a
|
2,013
|
| "NFL Championship Chase" |
1/7
|
ABC
|
2:00-3:00pm
|
1.3
|
2,002
|
| NBA: Thunder-Rockets |
1/5
|
TNT
|
8:00-10:39pm
|
n/a
|
1,782
|
| Liga MX: Chivas-Pumas UNAM |
1/7
|
Univision
|
9:58pm-12:01am
|
0.8
|
1,592
|
| NBA: Knicks-Bucks |
1/6
|
ESPN
|
8:01-10:40pm
|
n/a
|
1,582
|
| FCS National Championship: James Madison-Youngstown State |
1/7
|
ESPN2
|
12:00-3:29pm
|
0.9
|
1,562
|
| High school football: U.S. Army All-American Bowl |
1/7
|
NBC
|
1:00-4:02pm
|
1.0
|
1,540
|
| PGA Tour: SBS Tournament of Champions: Final Round |
1/8
|
NBC
|
3:00-5:00pm
|
0.8
|
1,269
|
| PGA Tour: SBS Tournament of Champions: Third Round |
1/7
|
NBC
|
4:02-6:00pm
|
0.8
|
1,202
|
| Liga MX: Tigres UANL-Santos Laguna |
1/7
|
Univision
|
7:55-9:58pm
|
0.6
|
1,052
|
| College basketball: Butler-Georgetown |
1/7
|
Fox
|
12:03-2:30pm
|
0.7
|
1,020
|
| College basketball: Texas A&M-South Carolina |
1/7
|
CBS
|
1:30-3:40pm
|
0.6
|
870
|
| "Inside NCAA Basketball" |
1/7
|
CBS
|
1:00-1:30pm
|
0.5
|
765
|
| "World of X Games: WSL Surfing" |
1/8
|
ABC
|
3:00-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
586
|
| "Road to the CFP: Clemson" |
1/8
|
ABC
|
4:30-5:00pm
|
0.4
|
550
|
| "Road to the CFP: Alabama" |
1/8
|
ABC
|
4:00-4:30pm
|
0.4
|
515
|
