- Saturday’s Nevada/Notre Dame game drew a 1.3/3 final rating on NBC, down 44% from a 2.3/5 for San Diego St./Notre Dame last year, and down 46% from a 2.4/6 for Georgia Tech/Notre Dame in ’07. The 1.3 rating is the lowest for a Notre Dame telecast since Duke/Notre Dame drew a 1.2/3 in ’07.
- ESPN averaged a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.6 million viewers for its Opening Week college football coverage, up 28% and 34%, respectively, from a 1.8 and 2.7 million last year. Meanwhile, ESPN2 averaged a 0.8 rating and 1.14 million viewers for its Opening Week coverage, up 14% in ratings and 8% in viewers from a 0.7 and 1.05 million last year (ESPN).
- The season premiere of ESPN’s College Gameday drew a 1.5 U.S. rating and 2.1 million viewers on ESPN Saturday morning, up 25% in ratings and viewership from a 1.2 and 1.7 million for last year’s show. (ESPN)
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