Interesting article on CFB TV viewership

[Crusty]

Which college football programs were most-watched in 2023?

The TV viewership numbers are in for the 2023 college football season.

medium.com

Looks like we are 9th in the ACC and 54th nationally (703K). I was a bit surprised at the spread between FSU (7th) 3.58 million and Clemson (22nd) 1.70 million.

1. FSU 3.58 million
2. ND 3,46 million
3. Clemson 1,70 million
4. Louisville 1.36 million
5. Miami 1.33 million
6. Duke 1.32 million
7. North Carolina 966K
8. Georgia Tech 766K
9. Syracuse 703K
10. Pittsburg 690K
11. Virginia 663K
12. NC State 661K
13. Boston College 617K
14. Stanford 549K
15. Wake Forest 464K
16. California 450K
17. Virginia Tech 398K
18. SMU 201K

Take a look at Kentucky, South Carolina, Illinois, Mississippi State, NC State, Houston, Northwestern, Baylor, Boise State, Memphis, Vanderbilt and Temple.

 

[JimBoston]

Looks like we are 9th in the ACC and 54th nationally (703K). I was a bit surprised at the spread between FSU (7th) 3.58 million and Clemson (22nd) 1.70 million.

1. FSU 3.58 million
2. ND 3,46 million
3. Clemson 1,70 million
4. Louisville 1.36 million
5. Miami 1.33 million
6. Duke 1.32 million
7. North Carolina 966K
8. Georgia Tech 766K
9. Syracuse 703K
10. Pittsburg 690K
11. Virginia 663K
12. NC State 661K
13. Boston College 617K
14. Stanford 549K
15. Wake Forest 464K
16. California 450K
17. Virginia Tech 398K
18. SMU 201K

Take a look at Kentucky, South Carolina, Illinois, Mississippi State, NC State, Houston, Northwestern, Baylor, Boise State, Memphis, Vanderbilt and Temple.

Viewership depends on the opponent, the time slot, the channel, and games on at the same time. And, when a game is not rated, they don't include it in the viewer calculations. So, if Syracuse is playing Stanford on a Friday night at 7 PM on ESPN, the game should get a decent rating although the game will be up against Illinois/Nebraska on FOX at 8 PM. If Syracuse is playing Wake Forest on ESPNU on a Saturday at noon, the ratings will be bad. The networks adjust for the noise so they know which schools actually deliver the ratings.

 

[Crusty]

Viewership depends on the opponent, the time slot, the channel, and games on at the same time. And, when a game is not rated, they don't include it in the viewer calculations. So, if Syracuse is playing Stanford on a Friday night at 7 PM on ESPN, the game should get a decent rating although the game will be up against Illinois/Nebraska on FOX at 8 PM. If Syracuse is playing Wake Forest on ESPNU on a Saturday at noon, the ratings will be bad. The networks adjust for the noise so they know which schools actually deliver the ratings.

These numbers are averages for the entire 2023 regular season,

 

[Bayside44]

These numbers are averages for the entire 2023 regular season,

We played four schools in front of us, FWIW.

 

[WoadBlue]

Looks like we are 9th in the ACC and 54th nationally (703K). I was a bit surprised at the spread between FSU (7th) 3.58 million and Clemson (22nd) 1.70 million.

1. FSU 3.58 million
2. ND 3,46 million
3. Clemson 1,70 million
4. Louisville 1.36 million
5. Miami 1.33 million
6. Duke 1.32 million
7. North Carolina 966K
8. Georgia Tech 766K
9. Syracuse 703K
10. Pittsburg 690K
11. Virginia 663K
12. NC State 661K
13. Boston College 617K
14. Stanford 549K
15. Wake Forest 464K
16. California 450K
17. Virginia Tech 398K
18. SMU 201K

Take a look at Kentucky, South Carolina, Illinois, Mississippi State, NC State, Houston, Northwestern, Baylor, Boise State, Memphis, Vanderbilt and Temple.

I don't see the link

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Duke gets their spot from that Labor Day game. We’ll do well next year opening with Tenessee.

 

[Crusty]

I don't see the link