NBC averaged 4.32 million viewers for Notre Dame's win over Duke. That led all of college football over the weekend, and is 37% higher than NBC's best Fighting Irish game last season against USC. Duke-Notre Dame also is the third-best game for NBC since the start of the '15 season, behind only two primetime games -- Michigan in '18 (7.09 million) and Michigan State in '16 (4.99 million).
The chart below lists viewership figures for select recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
VIEWERS
(000)
|
| NFL: Saints-Buccaneers (91%) |
9/13
|
Fox
|
4:25-7:30pm
|
25,848
|
| NFL Kickoff: Texans-Chiefs |
9/10
|
NBC
|
8:28-11:05pm
|
20,632
|
| "SNF": Cowboys-Rams |
9/13
|
NBC
|
8:23-11:18pm
|
18,943
|
| NFL: singleheader |
9/13
|
CBS
|
1:02-4:05pm
|
13,586
|
| NFL: regional |
9/13
|
Fox
|
1:03-4:25pm
|
13,530
|
| "Football Night in America" |
9/13
|
NBC
|
7:30-8:13pm
|
5,875
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Celtics-Raptors: Game 7 |
9/11
|
TNT
|
9:24-11:57pm
|
4,691
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Lakers-Rockets: Game 3 |
9/8
|
TNT
|
9:24-11:55pm
|
4,649
|
| College football: Duke-Notre Dame |
9/12
|
NBC
|
2:40-5:45pm
|
4,324
|
| PGA Tour: Tour Championship: final round |
9/7
|
NBC
|
3:00-7:00pm
|
4,005
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Lakers-Rockets: Game 5 |
9/12
|
ESPN
|
8:10-10:42pm
|
3,720
|
| College football: Georgia Tech-Florida State* |
9/12
|
ABC
|
3:30-7:36pm
|
3,522
|
| College football: Clemson-Wake Forest |
9/12
|
ABC
|
7:39-11:00pm
|
3,461
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Clippers-Nuggets: Game 3 |
9/7
|
TNT
|
9:12-11:44pm
|
3,453
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Celtics-Raptors: Game 6 |
9/9
|
ESPN
|
6:40-9:51pm
|
3,427
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Clippers-Nuggets: Game 4 |
9/9
|
ESPN
|
9:51pm-12:05am
|
2,977
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Heat-Bucks: Game 5 |
9/8
|
TNT
|
6:48-9:12pm
|
2,955
|
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals:
Celtics-Raptors: Game 5 |
9/7
|
TNT
|
6:44-9:12pm
|
2,706
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Clippers-Nuggets: Game 5 |
9/11
|
TNT
|
6:49-9:09pm
|
2,563
|
NBA Western Conference Semifinals:
Lakers-Rockets: Game 4 |
9/10
|
TNT
|
7:13-9:52pm
|
2,496
|
| College football: Arkansas State-Kansas State |
9/12
|
Fox
|
12:06-3:30pm
|
1,791
|
NHL Western Conference Finals:
Golden Knights-Stars: Game 4 |
9/12
|
NBC
|
8:11-11:00pm
|
1,682
|
| MLB: (regional) |
9/12
|
Fox
|
8:00-11:18pm
|
1,642
|
| Pro Bull Riding: Montana |
9/13
|
CBS
|
5:00-6:00pm
|
1,546
|
| EPL: Leeds-Liverpool |
9/12
|
NBC
|
12:30-2:30pm
|
1,258
|
| Liga MX: Toluca-Club America |
9/12
|
Univision
|
10:01pm-12:00am
|
979
|
NHL Eastern Conference Finals:
Lightning-Islanders: Game 4 |
9/13
|
NBC
|
3:07-6:00pm
|
944
|
| "Fox NFL Preview Special" |
9/8
|
Fox
|
9:00-10:00pm
|
914
|
| NTT IndyCar Series: Mid-Ohio |
9/13
|
NBC
|
1:00-2:30pm
|
635
|
| Liga MX: Santos Laguna-Tigres UANL |
9/12
|
Univision
|
7:55-10:01pm
|
609
|
| Liga MX: Chivas-Necaxa |
9/11
|
UniMas
|
8:00-10:30pm
|
450
|
| Lucas Oil Off Road Racing (taped) |
9/12
|
CBS
|
1:00-2:00pm
|
449
|
| Liga MX: Pachuca-Cruz Azul |
9/9
|
UniMas
|
7:55-10:03pm
|
388
|
| NWSL: Houston Dash-North Carolina Courage |
9/12
|
CBS
|
3:30-5:30pm
|
370
|
| WNBA: Las Vegas Aces-Seattle Storm |
9/13
|
ABC
|
3:00-5:00pm
|
333
|
NOTES: * = Game had a lightning delay until around 5:15pm; game finished on ESPN2 around 9:00pm (1.205 million viewers).
