The AAF is now averaging 603,000 viewers for its inaugural season across CBS, TNT and NFL Network. There were three televised games in Week 7 last weekend, and none topped 350,000 viewers. That includes a telecast added late to TNT, which drew only 340,000 viewers in the 2:00pm ET window on Saturday up against NCAA Tournament action. But for a comparison, that figure for Orlando Apollos-Atlanta Legends on Saturday was well above the 274,000 viewers that ESPN drew in the same window for Lipscomb-UNC Greensboro in the men’s NIT.
The chart below lists final audience figures from select recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RAT.
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
| NCAA Tournament: Second Round: Duke-UCF |
3/24
|
CBS
|
5:21-7:45pm
|
7.8
|
12,880
|
| NCAA Tournament: Second Round: Kentucky-Wofford |
3/23
|
CBS
|
2:52-5:15pm
|
5.6
|
8,957
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
North Carolina-Washington |
3/24
|
CBS
|
3:03-5:15pm
|
5.6
|
8,918
|
| NCAA Tournament: Second Round: Michigan-Florida |
3/23
|
CBS
|
5:11-7:30pm
|
5.4
|
8,881
|
| NCAA Tournament: Second Round: Tennessee-Iowa |
3/24
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:45pm
|
4.3
|
6,560
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Michigan State-Minnesota |
3/23
|
CBS
|
7:52-10:04pm
|
3.9
|
6,489
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Duke-North Dakota State |
3/22
|
CBS
|
7:00-9:20pm
|
3.8
|
6,223
|
| NCAA Tournament: Second Round: LSU-Maryland |
3/23
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:30pm
|
3.5
|
5,278
|
| NCAA Tournament: Second Round: Auburn-Kansas |
3/23
|
TBS
|
9:50pm-12:02am
|
2.7
|
4,622
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: Wofford-Seton Hall |
3/21
|
CBS
|
9:32-11:57pm
|
2.5
|
3,974
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Kentucky-Abilene Christian |
3/21
|
CBS
|
7:00-9:15pm
|
2.4
|
3,765
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Houston-Ohio State |
3/24
|
TNT
|
8:48-11:10pm
|
2.1
|
3,565
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: Minnesota-Louisville |
3/21
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:30pm
|
2.4
|
3,431
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: Michigan State-Bradley |
3/21
|
CBS
|
2:54-5:10pm
|
2.4
|
3,404
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: Iowa-Cincinnati |
3/22
|
CBS
|
12:00-2:30pm
|
2.4
|
3,374
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: UCF-VCU |
3/22
|
CBS
|
9:38-11:57pm
|
2.1
|
3,358
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: Florida-Nevada |
3/21
|
TNT
|
6:45-9:21pm
|
1.9
|
3,126
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: North Carolina-Iona |
3/22
|
TNT
|
9:21-11:31pm
|
1.8
|
3,013
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: Tennessee-Colgate |
3/22
|
CBS
|
2:52-5:00pm
|
2.1
|
2,973
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: Villanova-St. Mary's |
3/21
|
TBS
|
7:37-9:46pm
|
1.8
|
2,906
|
| NCAA Tournament: First Round: Oregon-Wisconsin |
3/22
|
TBS
|
4:35-7:00pm
|
1.7
|
2,750
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Virginia Tech-Liberty |
3/24
|
TBS
|
7:00-9:13pm
|
1.6
|
2,747
|
NCAA Tournament: Second Round:
Oregon-UC Irvine |
3/24
|
TBS
|
9:34-11:46pm
|
1.6
|
2,695
|
NCAA Tournament: First Round:
Ohio State-Iowa State |
3/22
|
TBS
|
9:38-11:57pm
|
1.5
|
2,606
|
| NCAA Tournament: Second Round: Gonzaga-Baylor |
3/23
|
TBS
|
7:00-9:33pm
|
1.5
|
2,509
|
| PGA Tour: Valspar Championship: Final Round |
3/24
|
NBC
|
3:05-6:15pm
|
1.6
|
2,391
|
| World Figure Skating Championships (taped) |
3/23
|
NBC
|
8:00-10:00pm
|
1.2
|
1,839
|
| Soccer friendly: Mexico-Chile |
3/22
|
UniMas
|
10:00pm-12:22am
|
0.8
|
1,580
|
| PGA Tour: Valspar Championship: Third Round |
3/23
|
NBC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
1.0
|
1,438
|
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series:
TruNorth Global 250 (Martinsville) |
3/23
|
Fox
|
2:03-4:15pm
|
0.6
|
968
|
| NHL: Flyers-Capitals |
3/24
|
NBC
|
12:15-3:05pm
|
0.5
|
723
|
| Esports: Overwatch League: Finals* |
3/24
|
ABC
|
3:00-3:45;
4:15-6:00pm
|
0.3
|
367
|
| Esports: Overwatch League: Semifinals |
3/23
|
ABC
|
3:00-6:00pm
|
0.2
|
306
|
