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ALI V. FRAZIER

Hopefully Duke starts getting the viewers later in the season when people start to realize they are legit.

The numbers are in for week 4. Using the highest ratings between the Viewership & the Adobe + Nielsen Viewership numbers. Using the same site from last season. For a reminder, ACCN or SECN games are not rated & will not appear. BTN are rated. These are just Nielsen rated games.

https://tvmediablog.substack.com/p/2026-...viewership

ACC Top 5
1 FSU 13.046M
2 Clemson 10.636M
3 NC 8.495M
4 Louisville 6.986M
5 GT 6.407M

Boston College
Wk 1 v Cincinnati 3:30 Sat FOX 1.105M
Wk 2 v Rutgers 7:30 Fri ESPN2 739k
Total= 1.844M

California
Wk 1 v UCLA 10:30 Sat ESPN 1.089M
Wk 4 v Clemson 10:30 Fri ESPN 1.294M
Total= 2.383M

Clemson
Wk 1 v LSU 7:30 Sat ABC 5.755M
Wk 3 v NC 12:05 Sat ESPN 3.587M
Wk 4 v Cal 10:30 Fri ESPN 1.294M
Total= 10.636M

Duke
Wk 2 v Illinois 3:30 Sat FS1 495k
Wk 3 v Stanford 4pm Sat CW 232k
Total= 727k

Florida State
Wk 0 v NM State 7pm Sat CW 1.962M
Wk 1 v SMU 7:30 Mon ESPN 4.07M
Wk 3 v Alabama 5:13 Sat ABC 7.014M
Total= 13.046M

Georgia Tech
Wk 1 v Colorado 8pm Thur ESPN 3.734M
Wk 2 v Tennessee 7pm Sat ESPN 1.796M
Wk 4 v Stanford 10:30 Sat ESPN 877k
Total= 6.407M

Louisville
Wk 1 v Ole Miss 7:30 Sun ABC 4.695M
Wk 3 v SMU 3:30 Sat ESPN2 1.271M
Wk 4 v WF 12pm Sat ESPN 1.02M
Total= 6.986M

Miami
Wk 1 v Stanford 9pm Fri ESPN 1.978M
Wk 3 v WF 7:30 Fri ESPN 2.345M
Wk 4 v CMU 6:34 Sat CW 545k
Total= 4.868M

North Carolina
Wk 0 v TCU 12pm Sat ESPN 4.908M
Wk 3 v Clemson 12:05 Sat ESPN 3.587M
Total= 8.495M

NC State
Wk 0 v Virginia 3:30 Sat ESPN 3.22M
Wk 2 v Richmond 7pm Fri ESPNU 162k
Wk 4 v App State 7:30 Sat ESPNU 242k
Total= 3.624M

Pittsburgh
Wk 1 v Miami(Oh) 12:30 Sat CW 490k
Wk 2 v UCF 3:30 Sat ESPN2 859k
Wk v Syracuse 7:30 Thur ESPN 1.2M
Total= 2.549M

SMU
Wk 1 v FSU 7:30 Mon ESPN 4.07M
Wk 3 v Louisville 3:30 Sat ESPN2 1.271M
Total= 5.341M

Stanford
Wk 1 v Miami 9pm Fri ESPN 1.978M
Wk 3 v Duke 4pm Sat CW 232k
Wk 4 v GT 10:30 Sat ESPN 877k
Total= 3.087M

Syracuse
Wk 3 v Pitt 7:30 Thur ESPN 1.2M

Virginia
Wk 0 v NC State 3:30 Sat ESPN 3.22M

Virginia Tech
Wk 2 v Old Dominion 12pm Sat CW 373k
Wk 3 v Maryland 7:35 Sat FS1 323k
Total= 696k

Wake Forest
Wk 2 v Purdue 12pm Sat FS1 283k
Wk 3 v Miami 7:30 Fri ESPN 2.345M
Wk 4 v Louisville 12pm Sat ESPN 1.02M
Total= 3.628M


*Let’s include the Irish this year as well.

Notre Dame
Wk 1 v Wisconsin 7:30 Sun NBC 8.104M
Wk 2 v Rice 3:30 Sat NBC+Peacock 1.8M
Wk 3 v Michigan St 7:36 Sat NBC 3.238M
Total= 13.142M

I think I've seen enough evidence to conclude that FS1 games suck for exposure. Better to play a G team on the CW than a low tier B1G team on FS1.

(10-01-2026 08:28 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  I think I've seen enough evidence to conclude that FS1 games suck for exposure. Better to play a G team on the CW than a low tier B1G team on FS1.

FS1 & TNT both. I wonder how they compare to the ACCN? I’ll try & get the B12 updated this weekend.

(10-01-2026 08:40 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(10-01-2026 08:28 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  I think I've seen enough evidence to conclude that FS1 games suck for exposure. Better to play a G team on the CW than a low tier B1G team on FS1.

FS1 & TNT both. I wonder how they compare to the ACCN? I’ll try & get the B12 updated this weekend.

The numbers I've seen for ACCN are... low. At least the CW has potential upside. Lots of people just don't have a subscription to the ACCN (or FS1, SECN, BTN, etc.).

Quote:The ACC Network (ACCN) is not rated by Nielsen because ESPN explicitly chooses not to subscribe to Nielsen measurement for its conference-specific networks.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE

Oh, and I should point out that FSU’s ratings are near the same as ND’s with both teams having 3 rated games. If FSU is not totally bad, this could be an interesting ratings race.

(10-02-2026 09:34 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  Oh, and I should point out that FSU’s ratings are near the same as ND’s with both teams having 3 rated games. If FSU is not totally bad, this could be an interesting ratings race.

it's not where you start ...
but where you finish ...

SHOOT YOUR WAD

(10-02-2026 10:05 AM)green Wrote:  

(10-02-2026 09:34 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  Oh, and I should point out that FSU’s ratings are near the same as ND’s with both teams having 3 rated games. If FSU is not totally bad, this could be an interesting ratings race.

it's not where you start ...
but where you finish ...

SHOOT YOUR WAD

Im sure that by the end of the season Miami will have the top tv ratings in the league.

(10-02-2026 10:24 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(10-02-2026 10:05 AM)green Wrote:  

(10-02-2026 09:34 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  Oh, and I should point out that FSU’s ratings are near the same as ND’s with both teams having 3 rated games. If FSU is not totally bad, this could be an interesting ratings race.

it's not where you start ...
but where you finish ...

SHOOT YOUR WAD

Im sure that by the end of the season Miami will have the top tv ratings in the league.

I would also add that Virginia Tech will NOT end up 2nd from the bottom, either.

I did some calculations from the 2025 season, it would be fun to compare each week of 2026 to 2025, hopefully I did not screw it up:

ACC vs OOC games - 93.518 total ratings / 32 rated games = 2.922 avg.

ACC vs ACC games - 68.812 total ratings / 45 rated games = 1.529 avg.

If I remember correctly, last year (2025) was an ACC high mark for ratings. If this year (2026) get's close, it would be a good year. I predict by season's end that the ACC will fall short of the OOC games, but best their ratings for ACC vs ACC games.

Getting on a 3 letter network is the key to higher ratings. ESPN comes in next.

ACC Week 5 Games:
Friday
Pitt @ VT 7:00 ESPN
This game should well in the ratings. Good time slot & network while having two 4-0 teams battling it out.

Saturday
Notre Dame @ NC Noon ESPN
This will get high ratings as well because of ND. Network may hold it back a touch.

BC @ SMU Noon CW
Has a shot to break 1M but has stiff competition. (See above)

Stanford @ WF Noon ACCN
Not rated

Syracuse @ UConn Noon CBSSN
I believe this is now a rated network, let’s see what kind of numbers the Husky draw.

Louisville & NC State 3:30 ACCN
Not rated

Cal @ UNLV 3:30 CBSSN
Expect a low rating due to network

Virginia @ FSU 3:30 ESPN2
FSU has been drawing really well, how will being on the deuce affect it

Miami @ Clemson 7:30 ABC
Ratings bonanza! Has it all. Brand v brand on a 3 letter network. Could propel Miami into the top 5 in the ACC & probably knock Louisville out. ACC GOY potential

Overall should be a strong bounce back week for ACC ratings. Can’t wait to tune in. Good luck to everyone.

ACC Top 5
1 FSU 13.046M
2 Clemson 10.636M
3 NC 8.495M
4 Louisville 6.986M
5 GT 6.407M

B12 Top 5
1 Colorado 5.363M
2 TCU 5.218M
3 Baylor 4.968M
4 Houston 4.794M
5 Texas Tech 4.753M

So if you're on the ACCN, you just take a zero for those rankings? What if 8 or 9 of you're games were on ACCN?

(10-03-2026 02:36 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  So if you're on the ACCN, you just take a zero for those rankings? What if 8 or 9 of you're games were on ACCN?

These are just Nielsen rated networks. The ACCN & SECN are not rated so those numbers are not reported. You could say that this gives the B12 a slight advantage when comparing to the ACC because all of their networks are rated and yet the ACC still has higher overall numbers.

(10-03-2026 12:10 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  ACC Top 5
1 FSU 13.046M
2 Clemson 10.636M
3 NC 8.495M
4 Louisville 6.986M
5 GT 6.407M

B12 Top 5
1 Colorado 5.363M
2 TCU 5.218M
3 Baylor 4.968M
4 Houston 4.794M
5 Texas Tech 4.753M

So in a presumed new ACC or Big 12, the 4th and 5th team in the ACC would lead the way in tv ratings from the group. Absolutely crucial to get on the 3 letter networks and 4 letter main network for the ratings...

ACC Games Over 3M
Wk 3 FSU v Alabama 5:13 Sat ABC 7.014M
Wk 1 Clemson v LSU 7:30 Sat ABC 5.755M
Wk 0 NC v TCU 12pm Sat ESPN 4.908M
Wk 1 UofL v Ole Miss 7:30 Sun ABC 4.695M
Wk 1 FSU v SMU 7:30 Mon ESPN 4.07M
Wk 1 GT v Col 8pm Thur ESPN 3.734M
Wk 3 Clem v NC 12:05 Sat ESPN 3.587M
Wk 0 NC St v Virginia 3:30 Sat ESPN 3.22M

SEC Top 5
1 Texas 26.046M
2 LSU 24.944M
3 Ole Miss 24.157M
4 Alabama 21M
5 Texas A&M 17.752M

ACC Top 5
1 FSU 13.046M
2 Clemson 10.636M
3 NC 8.495M
4 Louisville 6.986M
5 GT 6.407M

B12 Top 5
1 Colorado 5.363M
2 TCU 5.218M
3 Baylor 4.968M
4 Houston 4.794M
5 Texas Tech 4.753M

The ACC could utilize the Cali twins a little better by not starting the games at 12:00ET, that's a bit early for most adults in the PTZ. This would be the perfect reason to host a late afternoon or evening game when they travel to the Atlantic Coast which most fans prefer anyway. I get it, ESPN controls much of the start times, but the ACC ought to insist on this reasonable concession, it's costing them viewership numbers.