Tag: Viewership

Notre Dame football: Hilarious TV viewership tweet

Yeah, everyone was tuned in to see THEM!

I have combined with Wayne Gretzky to score 894 career goals in the NHL.

I have combined with Emmitt Smith to rush for 18,355 yards in an NFL uniform.

And along with LeBron James, I have combined to score 38,652 points in NBA games.

I say that to point out the social media post that Duke football put out when viewership numbers for last weekend’s thrilling contest with Notre Dame were released.  Obviously a primetime game going down to the wire was going to attract eye balls and it did exactly that.

Take a look at the numbers below that are included in the Duke tweet.

Whatever makes you feel better, I guess.

2024 Rose Bowl between Alabama and Michigan shatters TV viewership record

2024 CFP Rose Bowl semi-final shatters viewership records as Alabama loses in OT

Despite a very unfortunate loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl, we must appreciate what an incredible run Nick Saban and the Tide had this year. With two new coordinators and replacing the No. 1 overall pick from the 2023 NFL Draft, winning a national championship was never going to be an easy task. However, the fact of the matter is the team could have quit after ugly Week 2 and 3 performances against Texas and USF, but the team never gave up and just continued to fight all year long.

Alabama battled back from adversity in the early parts of the season, gave us an all-time moment against Auburn, knocked off Georgia to prevent a three-peat and became champions of the SEC again – all things considered, that’s a successful season. It is obviously frustrating that the Tide lost, but they more than proved they deserved a spot in the Playoffs. The offense had the ball up four with a chance to make it a two score game in the fourth quarter and the defense had Michigan in a late 4th and 2 and neither sides of the ball were able to put the game away.

With Alabama and Michigan being the two winningest programs’ in college football history and the Rose Bowl being the oldest and most historic site, it is no surprise to see how popular the semi-final game was. The Rose Bowl averaged 27.2 million viewers which makes it the most-viewed non-NFL sporting event since 2018. Whether you love or hate the Tide, people tune in to watch them, and with the country rejoicing after every Alabama loss, it is still clear who the premier program in the sport is.

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Chiefs’ Week 16 loss to Raiders drew more than 29-million viewers

It seems the whole country was tuned in to watch the Chiefs’ Week 16 loss to the Raiders on Christmas day.

It seems that the whole country watched the Kansas City Chiefs lose to the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas day, and after viewership metrics for the matchup were announced this week, the sheer size of the holiday audience was astounding.

According to the CBS Sports PR Twitter account, more than 29 million viewers tuned in to watch Kansas City collapse against Las Vegas at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 16.

This constituted the largest audience for a Christmas game since 1989, a factoid that should be of particular note to the Swiftie community.

At one point during the game, more than 37 million viewers were watching the Chiefs get manhandled by the Raiders, which may account for the utter shellacking that Kansas City took on social media after the game.

While one game rarely comes to define a team’s season, the Chiefs’ loss to Las Vegas may prove to be the moment that many fans across the country remember when looking back at Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVII defense campaign, even if only because it was so widely watched.

America did not have much interest in Wisconsin vs Northwestern last Saturday

America did not have much interest in Wisconsin vs Northwestern last Saturday

Wisconsin fell 24-10 to Northwestern on Saturday to continue what has been a forgettable football season.

And by forgettable, I mean it would be nice to forget. In reality, this season will either spark an incredible comeback by Luke Fickell and his staff, or signal the end of an era that never really got off the ground. It will be a hard one to forget completely.

But the Badgers’ loss to Northwestern could file as one of those games we never look back upon. Wisconsin was dominated in all facets by a team that was projected to win 2-3 games this season.

It was also a game America didn’t show much interest in, understandably. Action Network’s Brett McMurphy posted the latest viewership numbers of the games this weekend and Wisconsin vs Northwestern fell at No. 19 with 612,000 viewers.

The game fell below Iowa vs Rutgers, the game with the lowest total in college football history (and still went under).

Seahawks vs. Patriots 2015 Super Bowl still most-viewed TV show ever

Despite impressive viewership numbers for Super Bowl LVII, the SB XLIX between the Seahawks and Patriots still holds the all-time record.

Super Bowl LVII pitting the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday was definitely a fun watch to end the season but the big game didn’t draw enough viewership to break the all-time record.

According to FOXSports, relying on numbers from Nielsen Media Research Fast National data and Adobe Analytics, the matchup garnered the best Super Bowl audience in six years and ranks as the most-watched Super Bowl since 2017 and the third-most watched television show ever with 113M average viewers.

While those numbers are impressive, they don’t hold a candle to the 2015 Super Bowl featuring the Seahawks and Patriots on NBC, which drew the biggest numbers ever recorded for a TV show at 114,442,000 viewers. The No. 2 slot also features New England – Super Bowl 51 in 2017.

The final Nielsen data from Sunday is expected to be released on Tuesday.

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Jaguars vs. Chiefs drew massive 34.1 million viewing audience

NBC says the Jaguars’ playoff game against the Chiefs was a big ratings success.

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ 27-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was a big hit among television audiences, according to NBC.

The network said Monday that an average of 34.1 million people tuned in for the game, more than any Saturday afternoon Divisional Game in eight years. It was just a hair behind the 34.1 million total that tuned in for a 2015 game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens.

“What an exciting way to cap our coverage of the 2022 NFL season, with star quarterbacks in a one-score game for a berth in the AFC Championship Game,” NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua said in a press release. “We thank our best-in-class team for their creative effort and tireless work throughout the season, and look forward to watching the culmination of an exciting postseason.”

The game was also the most streamed game on Peacock with the exception of Super Bowls.

The Jaguars haven’t played a primetime game on a Sunday or Monday night since the 2011 season. With Trevor Lawrence leading an ascending team, Jacksonville is evidently able to draw a large audience. It’d be a surprise if the team didn’t find itself in at least one primetime showcase in 2023.

Alabama-Arkansas was the most watched Week 5 CFB game

Alabama-Arkansas was the most viewed Week 5 game!

The highly anticipated top 20 showdown between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Arkansas Razorbacks lived up to the billing this past Saturday as it was the most watched game of the weekend, by a landslide. The CBS telecast amassed 5.8 million viewers, over one million more views than second-placed North Carolina State-Clemson on ABC which pulled in 4.7 million viewers.

The Tide came racing out to a 28-0 lead before Bryce Young left the game with an injury to his throwing shoulder. After the injury, the Hogs went on a 23-point run to cut the Alabama lead to 28-23. With no Young, this could have been a very dangerous spot for Alabama, but Jalen Milroe and Jahmyr Gibbs stepped up big time to guide the Tide out of Fayetteville with a 49-26 victory.

Alabama will likely put up massive viewership numbers again this week as they will be on the 7:00 CT CBS slot. Furthermore, the showdown with the Texas A&M Aggies has been brewing all season long and the people want to see how Coach Saban responds on the field to some of the things Jimbo Fisher said about him.

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With Tiger Woods back in Masters, viewership soars for first round on ESPN

ESPN says it had the most viewers since 2018 for its first-round TV coverage of the Masters Tournament.

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Call it the Tiger Effect, or just call it Masters excitement: ESPN reported viewership of Thursday’s first-round averaged 2.8 million viewers, a 21-percent increase over 2021’s opening-day viewership and the largest television audience of the first round since 2018.

ESPN said that its nearly five-hour Thursday telecast peaked at 3.6 million viewers between 4:15 and 4:29 p.m. ET as Woods played the final hole of his first competitive round since a car crash in 2021 left him with severe leg injuries.

Last year’s average viewership of the first round was 2.3 million.

ESPN+ also drew plenty of viewers, with ESPN saying the online livestream drew a record audience for golf but not providing figures in a media release announcing the news. Most of Woods’ round was played before the live television window began, so the livestream (which was also available at Masters.com) was the only option to catch the action.

ESPN’s “SportsCenter at the Masters” that ran from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. also saw a large increase in viewers, up 149 percent over 2021’s first round and 120 percent over 2019. Showing a selection of live shots from Augusta National, the program averaged 801,000 viewers, including an average of 1.2 million between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. ET as Woods played the back nine.

ESPN concluded its TV coverage for 2022 with Friday’s second round. CBS takes over with network TV coverage for the 67th consecutive year.

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Chiefs vs. Browns Week 1 game was NFL’s most-watched Sunday telecast

The Week 1 tilt between the #Chiefs and #Browns posted some very impressive viewership numbers.

The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off the 2021 NFL season on Sunday afternoon, with a dramatic comeback win over the Cleveland Browns.

Patrick Mahomes and the gang have proven time and time again to be must-watch television. Sunday was yet another reminder of that point, with some eye-popping numbers coming in from CBS Sports.

Browns beat writer Nate Ulrich for the Akron Beacon Journal shared some information from CBS Sports on the broadcast. The numbers reflect that fans were enthralled by the Week 1 matchup between the Chiefs and Browns.

Check it out:

The Chiefs-Browns game was the NFL’s most-watched Sunday telecast regardless of network, averaging a whopping 19.539 million viewers. Per CBS that makes this game the second-most-watched Week 1 game window since 1998 and the most-watched opening weekend game window since 2015. That’s a pretty impressive feat for both teams and should appease TV executives who have either the Browns or Chiefs scheduled for matchups as the season goes on.

There is plenty of excitement surrounding these two teams. Expectations for the Cleveland Browns are higher than ever before, especially after the additions they made during the offseason. The Chiefs have a bounty of excitement and intrigue after two consecutive Super Bowl appearances. A lot of it comes from a newly-rebuilt offensive line for star QB Patrick Mahomes.

The Chiefs will have a shot at consecutive benchmark weeks in terms of broadcast viewership as they’re set to face the Baltimore Ravens on “Sunday Night Football” in Week 2.

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Must-see TV: All 3 Saints games played rank within NFL’s top-10 viewership

The New Orleans Saints have been must-watch television during the 2020 season, owing as much to fan loyalty as the twilight of Drew Brees.

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The New Orleans Saints have played three games so far, and all three of them rank among the most-watched NFL broadcasts of the 2020 season — including the No. 1 spot, when Drew Brees led his team to victory over Tom Brady and the upstart Tampa Bay Buccaneers in front of 26.3 million viewers.

Unfortunately, the Saints weren’t able to stay in the win column for either of their following contests. They lost back-to-back games against the Las Vegas Raiders on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” (ranked No. 10 in viewership, with 16.0 million tuning in) before returning to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, where they were upset on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” by the visiting Green Bay Packers (clocking in at No. 6, owing to a crowd of 17.8 million).

Each of the top 15 spots in broadcast programs are occupied by NFL games, per numbers reported by the league, and viewership remains higher than years past — especially when the Saints are playing. There isn’t a TV market in America hungering for football more than New Orleans, due as much to loyalty to the Saints as the many great players from the area (the best of whom are competing in our Homegrown Legends Tournament; vote for New Orleans to beat the Los Angeles Rams in Round 3).

Maybe the numbers will take a dip for the Saints if they can’t get back to their winning ways. But the intrigue of a maybe-final season for Drew Brees and the weight of Super Bowl expectations has created a gravity well that should continue to drag attention to the black and gold.

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