Notre Dame on NBC Registered Total Audience Delivery Average of 4.8 Million Viewers for Five Games on NBC in 2020, Up 121% vs. 2019

Thrilling Fighting Irish Win vs. #1 Clemson is Most-Watched College Football Game of 2020 Season and Second-Most Watched Notre Dame on NBC Game on Record

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 9, 2020 – NBC Sports’ presentation of the 2020 Notre Dame Football season, its 30^th season of Notre Dame Football coverage, posted the network’s most-watched season in 15 years, according to data provided by Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

For five games on NBC, the 2020 Notre Dame on NBC season averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 4.802 million viewers, marking the most-watched season on NBC since 2005 (5.168 million P2+) and up 121% vs. 2019.

Notre Dame (10-0) defeated Syracuse, 45-21, on NBC last week to clinch their third undefeated regular season in the Brian Kelly era. The Fighting Irish will face Clemson in the ACC Championship Game.

Viewership highlights of the 2020 Notre Dame on NBC season:

Clemson-Notre Dame (Saturday, Nov. 7)

• • The Fighting Irish’s 47-40 double-overtime victory over the nation’s top-ranked team delivered a TAD of 217 million viewers on NBC, making it the:
    • Most-watched college football game of the 2020 season;
    • Second-most watched Notre Dame on NBC game on record, behind only the “Game of the Century” between No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 1 Florida State in 1993 (22.02 million viewers);
    • Most-watched ND on NBC primetime game on record

 

Duke-Notre Dame Season Opener (Saturday, Sept. 12)

• • Notre Dame’s season opener vs. Duke on NBC delivered 384 million viewers, making it the most-watched Notre Dame on NBC afternoon home opener in 14 years (vs. Penn State on 9/9/06, 6.902 million TV viewers)

 

Following are the Top 10 markets from the 2020 season on NBC:

Rank	Metered Market	Rating
1.	Greenville-Spartanburg	7.9
2.	Birmingham	7.3
3.	Indianapolis	6.5
T4.	New Orleans	5.3
T4.	Cincinnati	5.3
6.	Louisville	5.2
7.	Ft. Myers-Naples	4.8
8.	Columbus	4.7
9.	Chicago	4.6
10	Dayton	4.5

 

In addition to the five games on NBC, NBC Sports presented Notre Dame-South Florida on USA Network on Sept. 19. Including that game, NBC Sports’ 2020 Notre Dame Football season drew a TAD of 4.193 million viewers over six games, ranking as its most-watched season since the Fighting Irish’s undefeated season in 2012 (4.367 million TAD) and up 93% from last season (7 games; 2.177 million TAD).

In 2020, NBC Sports Group completed its 30^th season as the exclusive home of Notre Dame Football home games. NBC Sports Group and the University of Notre Dame began their landmark Notre Dame Football relationship in 1991 and have renewed the partnership numerous times. The current agreement runs through the 2025 season.

–NBC SPORTS–

Mike Tirico, Tony Dungy, Kathryn Tappen and Terry McAulay to Call Matchup; Jac Collinsworth to Provide Pre-Game, Halftime and Post-Game Coverage from Notre Dame Stadium

Fighting Irish Clinched Berth in ACC Championship Game and Look to Keep Momentum Towards College Football Playoff Going with Win vs. Syracuse

Notre Dame on NBC Viewership Up 133% vs. 2019 and On Pace for Best in 15 Years

New Episodes of ND on NBC Podcast with Jac Collinsworth Released Every Thursday

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 2, 2020 – NBC Sports concludes its 30^th season of Notre Dame Football coverage this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, when the undefeated No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0) host the Syracuse Orange (1-9) in their home finale from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Super Bowl-winning head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy (lead analyst) will call the game along with Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst). NBC Sports host and Notre Dame alum Jac Collinsworth will host pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage from Notre Dame Stadium.

Notre Dame and Syracuse will meet for the 10th time in their history this weekend, with the Fighting Irish holding a 6-3 advantage all-time. The schools most recently met in 2018, when No. 3 Notre Dame topped No. 12 Syracuse, 36-3, at Yankee Stadium as QB Ian Book passed for 292 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

Last week, Notre Dame – who are the No. 2 team in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings – kept their undefeated season alive with a 31-17 win over No. 19 North Carolina. Book passed for 279 yards with one touchdown, and RB Kyren Williams, who is second in the ACC with 901 rushing yards this season, rushed for 124 yards and scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving).

Notre Dame has the longest active win streak in the nation at 15 and already clinched a spot in the ACC Championship Game in their first season as a conference member. With a win this Saturday, the Irish will complete their third perfect regular season in the Brian Kelly era and move closer to securing their second College Football Playoff appearance and potentially adding to their 11 national titles.

Syracuse visits Notre Dame Stadium looking to snap a seven-game losing streak after falling to North Carolina State, 36-29, last weekend.

Through four games on NBC this season, Notre Dame matchups are averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 5.28 million viewers, up 133% vs. 2019 and on pace for the best Notre Dame on NBC season since 2005.

On the most recent episode of the ND on NBC Podcast, host Jac Collinsworth speaks with Notre Dame TE Tommy Tremble. Episodes are released every Thursday, you can find them here.

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will stream coverage of all 2020 Notre Dame home games.

This year, NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame kicked off their 30th season. NBC Sports Group and the University of Notre Dame began their landmark Notre Dame Football relationship in 1991 and have renewed the partnership numerous times. The current agreement runs through the 2025 season.

–NBC SPORTS–

Clemson-Notre Dame on Nov. 7 Ranked as Most-Watched “Notre Dame On NBC” Game in 27 Years and Most-Watched College Football Game of the Season with 10.17 Million Viewers

Notre Dame on NBC Averaging TAD of 5.27 Million Viewers Through Four Games in 2020; Best Start to Season in 15 Years

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov.  19, 2020 – Two weeks after Notre Dame’s historic upset of then-No. 1 Clemson, NBC Sports will replay the double-overtime thriller “instant classic” this Saturday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Notre Dame’s 47-40 victory in double overtime, which propelled them to No. 2 in the country, was punctuated by RB Kyren Williams’s three-yard touchdown run before the Fighting Irish stopped Clemson with two sacks on the Tigers’ final possession. Williams rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns and QB Ian Book passed for 310 yards and a touchdown and added 67 yards on the ground in the win.

The top-five clash between Notre Dame and Clemson averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 10.17 million viewers on NBC – making it the most-watched college football game of the 2020 season and the second-most watched Notre Dame on NBC game on record, based on Nielsen official national data & digital data from Adobe Analytics.

In NBC Sports’ 30-year history of broadcasting Notre Dame Football games, Clemson-Notre Dame now ranks behind only the “Game of the Century” between No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 1 Florida State in 1993 (22.02 million viewers). The Fighting Irish’s 47-40 double-overtime victory over the nation’s top-ranked team was also the most-watched ND on NBC primetime game on record.

Through four^ games on NBC this season, Notre Dame matchups are averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 5.27 million viewers, the best start to the Notre Dame season since 2005 (four games; 6.106 million P2+).

*Viewership does not include the portion of the game that was interrupted on NBC by coverage of President-elect Joe Biden’s speech.

^Does not include Notre Dame-South Florida game on Sept. 19 that was televised on USA Network.

NBC Sports’ coverage of 2020 Notre Dame Football concludes on Saturday, Dec. 5, when the Fighting Irish host the Syracuse Orange at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

REMAINING 2020 NBC NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	NETWORK
Sat., Dec. 5	2:30 p.m.	Syracuse	NBC

 

This year, NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame kicked off their 30th season. NBC Sports Group and the University of Notre Dame began their landmark Notre Dame Football relationship in 1991 and have renewed the partnership numerous times. The current agreement runs through the 2025 season.

–NBC SPORTS–

Out of Home Viewership Pushes Game to 10.17 Million Viewers; Ranking Behind Only 1993’s “Game of the Century” Among Notre Dame on NBC’s 30-Year History

Notre Dame on NBC Averaging TAD of 5.27 Million Viewers Through Four Games in 2020; Best Start to Season in 15 Years

Birmingham, Greenville-Spartanburg, Indianapolis, New Orleans and Charlotte Lead Local Market Ratings

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov.  10, 2020 – With Out of Home (OOH) viewership now included, Saturday night’s top-five clash between the No. 1 Clemson Tigers and the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished with a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 10.17 million viewers on NBC – making it the most-watched college football game of the 2020 season and the second-most watched Notre Dame on NBC game on record, based on Nielsen official national data & digital data from Adobe Analytics.

In NBC Sports’ 30-year history of broadcasting Notre Dame Football games, Clemson-Notre Dame now ranks behind only the “Game of the Century” between No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 1 Florida State in 1993 (22.02 million viewers). The Fighting Irish’s 47-40 double-overtime victory over the nation’s top-ranked team is also the most-watched ND on NBC primetime game on record.

Following are the top-five ND on NBC games:

Date	Opponent	Viewers (000)
Nov. 13, 1993	Florida State	22.02
Nov. 7, 2020	Clemson	10.17
Sept. 10, 1994	Michigan	10.10
Oct 15, 2005	USC	10.07
Nov. 20, 1993	Boston College	9.93

 

Saturday night’s game ranks as the most-watched college football game of the season, surpassing Georgia-Alabama on Oct. 17 (9.669 million P2+), and is the most-watched regular season college football game since Alabama-Auburn on Nov. 30, 2019 (11.505 million P2+).

Through four^ games on NBC this season, Notre Dame matchups are averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 5.27 million viewers, the best start to the Notre Dame season since 2005 (four games; 6.106 million P2+).

Following are the top markets for Clemson-Notre Dame on NBC:

Rank	Metered Market	HH Rating	Share
1	Birmingham, Al.	24.0	36
2	Greenville-Spartanburg	22.3	37
3	Indianapolis	12.2	22
4	New Orleans	11.9	19
5	Charlotte	10.2	19
6	Greensboro-High Point	10.1	19
7	Cincinnati	9.6	19
8	Louisville	9.1	17
9	Atlanta	9.0	18
10	Jacksonville	8.8	16

 

*Viewership does not include the portion of the game that was interrupted on NBC by coverage of President-elect Joe Biden’s speech.

^Does not include Notre Dame-South Florida game on Sept. 19 that was televised on USA Network.

NBC Sports’ coverage of 2020 Notre Dame Football concludes on Saturday, Dec. 5, when the Fighting Irish host the Syracuse Orange at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

REMAINING 2020 NBC NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	NETWORK
Sat., Dec. 5	2:30 p.m.	Syracuse	NBC

 

This year, NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame kicked off their 30th season. NBC Sports Group and the University of Notre Dame began their landmark Notre Dame Football relationship in 1991 and have renewed the partnership numerous times. The current agreement runs through the 2025 season.

–NBC SPORTS–

No. 4 Notre Dame’s Thrilling Upset of No. 1 Clemson in Primetime on Saturday on NBC Peaked at 14.2 Million Viewers in Double Overtime

Clemson-Notre Dame Averages 9.44 Million Viewers Per Fast National; Most-Watched Notre Dame on NBC Matchup Since “Bush Push” Game vs. USC in 2005

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov.  8, 2020 – NBC Sports’ coverage of Saturday night’s top-five clash between the No. 1 Clemson Tigers and the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish averaged a preliminary* Total Audience Delivery of 9.44 million viewers across NBC TV and NBC Sports Digital – making it the most-watched Notre Dame on NBC game in 15 years, according to Fast National Data released today Nielsen, and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

*Does not include Out of Home viewership, which is included in official national viewership, and will be available on Tuesday. Viewership does not include the portion of the game that was interrupted on NBC by coverage of President-elect Joe Biden’s speech.

The Fighting Irish’s thrilling double-overtime victory, 47-40, over the nation’s top-ranked team is the most-watched Notre Dame on NBC matchup since the “Bush Push” game against USC on Oct. 15, 2005 (10.1 million viewers) and is the most-watched ND on NBC primetime game on record.

Last night’s game, which peaked at 14.2 million viewers from 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET (during the second overtime), will likely rank as the most-watched college football game of the season so far when official viewership, which includes out-of-home audience, is issued on Tuesday.

Clemson-Notre Dame (7:35-8:27 p.m. ET and 8:57-11:47 p.m. ET) delivered a 5.4/12 household rating.

NBC Sports’ coverage of 2020 Notre Dame Football concludes on Saturday, Dec. 5, when the Fighting Irish host the Syracuse Orange at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

REMAINING 2020 NBC NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	NETWORK
Sat., Dec. 5	2:30 p.m.	Syracuse	NBC

 

This year, NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame kicked off their 30th season. NBC Sports Group and the University of Notre Dame began their landmark Notre Dame Football relationship in 1991 and have renewed the partnership numerous times. The current agreement runs through the 2025 season.

–NBC SPORTS–

CLEMSON-NOTRE DAME WILL MOVE TO USA NETWORK DURING NBC NEWS’ COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN’S SPEECH

 

STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 7, 2020 – Tonight’s Clemson-Notre Dame game, which is scheduled to begin at 7:35 p.m. ET on NBC, will move to USA Network when NBC News begins its coverage of President-elect Joe Biden’s speech at approximately 8 p.m. ET. Once NBC News’ coverage of the speech concludes, the game will return to NBC.

Coverage of No. 1 Clemson at No. 4 Notre Dame begins with a two-part Countdown to Kickoff from 5:30-6 p.m. ET on NBC and resumes at 7 p.m. ET on NBC with Countdown to Kickoff Presented by Salesforce.com. Kickoff is set for 7:35 p.m. ET on NBC.

Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Super Bowl-winning head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy (lead analyst) will call the game along with Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst).

NBC Sports host and Notre Dame alum Jac Collinsworth will host pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage from Notre Dame Stadium, alongside Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie (analyst). Former Notre Dame wide receiver and NBC Sports’ Corey Robinson, who played in the 2015 game between Notre Dame and Clemson, will join pre-game to offer his perspective on the matchup and programs.

–NBC SPORTS–