NBC averaged 3.44 million viewers for its seven Notre Dame football games this season, marking the best figure since the '12 season (4.38 million viewers). It also is the third-best figure over the last decade on NBC. This year's figure rises to 3.49 million viewers on total audience delivery when streaming is included. Last season, for six games, NBC averaged 2.74 million viewers. This year's increase was boosted by the season-opening game against Michigan, which drew 7.09 million viewers and was the most-watched Notre Dame game on the net in 13 years.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL VIEWERSHIP ON NBC
|
|
SEASON
|
GAMES
|
VIEWERS (000)
|
|
'18
|
7
|
3,443
|
|
'17*
|
6
|
2,742
|
|
'16
|
7
|
2,814
|
|
'15^
|
6
|
2,954
|
|
'14
|
7
|
3,226
|
|
'13
|
7
|
3,340
|
|
'12
|
7
|
4,381
|
|
'11
|
7
|
2,617
|
|
'10
|
8
|
3,130
|
|
'09
|
8
|
3,684
|
| NOTES: * = Excludes NBCSN game against Miami (Ohio). ^ = Excludes NBCSN game against Boston College. |
POINTS OF INTEREST: ESPN finished with 16.61 million viewers for Chiefs-Rams on Monday, marking the best “MNF” audience since the ’16 season finale featuring Lions-Cowboys (18.61 million). It also is up 54% from 10.76 million for Falcons-Seahawks in Week 11 last year. Despite the big gain, Chiefs-Rams does not rank among ESPN’s top 10 most-watched “MNF” games. The game did help boost ESPN's overall season numbers, with viewership up 9% to date.
URBAN LEAGUE: Ohio State’s 52-51 win over Maryland on Saturday drew 5.59 million viewers, marking the best viewership for an ABC game in the 12:00pm ET window in around two years. That dates back to Michigan-OSU in ’16, which drew 16.84 million viewers and remains the most-viewed noon kickoff on record for any net.
The chart below lists final audience figures for select recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
| "SNF": Vikings-Bears |
11/18
|
NBC
|
8:23-11:13pm
|
10.7
|
18,843
|
| NFL: Eagles-Saints (98%) |
11/18
|
Fox
|
4:25-7:30pm
|
10.7
|
18,377
|
| "TNF": Packers-Seahawks |
11/15
|
Fox/
NFL Net
|
8:23-11:19pm
|
10.0
|
16,885
|
| NFL: (singeheader) |
11/18
|
CBS
|
1:00-4:05pm
|
8.2
|
13,803
|
| NFL: (regional) |
11/18
|
Fox
|
1:00-4:15pm
|
7.9
|
13,321
|
| "MNF": Giants-49ers |
11/12
|
ESPN
|
8:14-11:25pm
|
6.2
|
10,649
|
| "Football Night in America" |
11/18
|
NBC
|
7:30-8:14pm
|
4.3
|
7,251
|
| College football: Ohio State-Maryland |
11/17
|
ABC
|
12:01-4:08pm
|
3.5
|
5,588
|
| "Fox NFL Sunday" |
11/18
|
Fox
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
n/a
|
4,723
|
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) |
11/18
|
NBC
|
3:36-7:00pm
|
2.5
|
4,154
|
| College football: West Virginia-Oklahoma State |
11/17
|
ABC
|
4:08-7:37pm
|
2.4
|
3,900
|
| College football: Cincinnati-UCF |
11/17
|
ABC
|
8:07-11:39pm
|
1.9
|
3,098
|
| College football: Syracuse-Notre Dame |
11/17
|
NBC
|
2:30-6:00pm
|
1.8
|
2,873
|
| "The NFL Today" |
11/18
|
CBS
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
n/a
|
2,802
|
| College football: Kansas-Oklahoma |
11/17
|
Fox
|
7:35-11:02pm
|
1.8
|
2,762
|
| College football: Michigan State-Nebraska |
11/17
|
Fox
|
12:00-3:45pm
|
1.6
|
2,515
|
| College football: Duke-Clemson |
11/17
|
ESPN
|
7:05-10:32pm
|
n/a
|
2,452
|
| College football: Indiana-Michigan |
11/17
|
FS1
|
4:05-7:55pm
|
1.4
|
2,273
|
| NBA: Trail Blazers-Lakers |
11/14
|
ESPN
|
10:38pm-1:02am
|
n/a
|
2,067
|
| College football: Missouri-Tennessee |
11/17
|
CBS
|
3:30-6:45pm
|
1.3
|
2,025
|
| College football: USC-UCLA |
11/17
|
Fox
|
3:45-7:15pm
|
1.3
|
1,983
|
| NBA: Raptors-Celtics |
11/16
|
ESPN
|
7:11-9:52pm
|
n/a
|
1,824
|
| "College GameDay" |
11/17
|
ESPN
|
9:00am-12:01pm
|
n/a
|
1,817
|
| NBA: Bulls-Bucks |
11/16
|
ESPN
|
9:52-11:51pm
|
n/a
|
1,704
|
| College football: Arizona-Washington State |
10/17
|
ESPN
|
10:35pm-1:04am
|
1.0
|
1,568
|
| "Fox NFL Kickoff" |
11/18
|
Fox
|
11:00am-12:00pm
|
n/a
|
1,455
|
| "Sunday NFL Countdown" |
11/18
|
ESPN
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
n/a
|
1,399
|
| "Monday Night Countdown" |
11/12
|
ESPN
|
6:00-8:00pm
|
n/a
|
1,343
|
| Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix (taped) |
11/18
|
NBC
|
12:00-1:30pm
|
0.6
|
881
|
| LPGA: CME Group Tour Championship: Final Round |
11/18
|
ABC
|
1:00-4:00pm
|
0.4
|
589
|
| "World of X Games" |
11/18
|
ABC
|
12:00-1:00pm
|
0.3
|
484
|
| "Gamers Choice Awards Nomination Special" |
11/18
|
CBS
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
0.3
|
412
|
