Notre Dame’s final football game of the 2009-10 season drew strong numbers on ABC last week.
Saturday Night Football, featuring either Notre Dame/Stanford or Georgia/Georgia Tech, drew a 4.5/8 final rating and 7.2 million viewers on ABC — down 21% in ratings from a 5.7 for Oklahoma/Oklahoma St. on Thanksgiving weekend last year.
Saturday’s telecast drew an 8.8/15 in Indianapolis (Notre Dame), a 6.5/15 in the Bay Area (Stanford), and a whopping 23.6/37 in Atlanta (Georgia/Georgia Tech).
Notre Dame/Stanford ranks as the second-highest rated and second-most viewed Saturday Night Football telecast of the season on ABC, behind only regional action featuring Oklahoma/Miami on October 3.
This marks only the third time this season that a Saturday Night Football telecast has topped 7 million viewers.
Ratings/viewership for Saturday Night Football on ABC
Asterisk (*) indicates regional telecast
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 9/5/09 | Alabama/Va. Tech | ABC |
4.2
|
7.08 mil
|
| Sat., 9/19/09 | Texas Tech/Texas | ABC |
4.1
|
6.67 mil
|
| Sat., 9/26/09 | Iowa/Penn St. | ABC |
4.0
|
6.39 mil
|
| Sat., 10/3/09 | Oklahoma/Miami* | ABC |
4.8
|
7.83 mil
|
| Sat., 10/10/09 | Michigan/Iowa | ABC |
2.8
|
4.58 mil
|
| Sat., 10/24/09 | Texas/Missouri | ABC |
3.4
|
5.59 mil
|
| Sat., 10/31/09 | USC/Oregon* | ABC |
4.2
|
6.83 mil
|
| Sat., 11/7/09 | Connecticut/Cincinnati* | ABC |
3.6
|
5.99 mil
|
| Sat., 11/14/09 | Notre Dame/Pittsburgh* | ABC |
3.7
|
5.97 mil
|
| Sat., 11/21/09 | Oregon/Arizona* | ABC |
3.8
|
6.09 mil
|
| Sat., 11/28/09 | Notre Dame/Stanford* | ABC |
4.5
|
7.18 mil
|
