Notre Dame’s foray into primetime on NBC put up terrible numbers on Saturday night.
Opposite the World Series on FOX and Saturday Night Football on ABC, Notre Dame’s win over Washington State drew a mere 1.5 overnight rating on NBC Saturday night. There was no comparable primetime telecast last year.
To put that in perspective, Game 3 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals — which finished as the lowest rated primetime program in the history of NBC — also drew a 1.5 overnight.
The 1.5 overnight is the second-lowest of the season for a Notre Dame telecast on NBC, ahead of only a 1.3 for Nevada/Notre Dame in September.
NBC finished a distant fourth in prime time on Saturday night in total viewers and among adults 18-49.
Sources: Sports Business Daily, pifeedback.com
