Friday Night Doubleheader: Clemson at Syracuse, ESPN’s Second Highest Friday Night Telecast of the Season; Began Weekend Trend of Ratings Increases
ESPN’s Friday night doubleheader, featuring Clemson at Syracuse (7 p.m.) and Washington State at California (10:30 p.m.), earned a 1.8 and 1.5 Nielsen overnight, respectively. The overnight for the Orange’s upset is ESPN’ second highest-rated Friday night game this season and is up 29% the similar game last year (Duke at Louisville). The Golden Bears’ victory is up 36% from last season’s late night game (Mississippi State at BYU). Additional game highlights include: