TCU doing well so far, but half their ratings came off of a week 0 game. I hope they can pick up the pace and at least remain in the top 3. Remember: I’m a fan of their ACC addition.

Week 6 numbers are coming out. Hers a teaser, Louisville v FSU 2.66M outdraws Kentucky v LSU 2.22M. Bama & Georgia top the ratings with 12.24M

Sorry we could not have made it better game, costing bouf us ratings.

NC v Pitt got a 1.88M.

(10-15-2026 12:35 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Week 6 numbers are coming out. Hers a teaser, Louisville v FSU 2.66M outdraws Kentucky v LSU 2.22M. Bama & Georgia top the ratings with 12.24M

uk v lsu opposite bama v georgia & usc v penn st ...
your game was stand-alone ...
for the most part ...

PUT IN PERSPECTIVE

(10-15-2026 03:07 PM)green Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 12:35 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Week 6 numbers are coming out. Hers a teaser, Louisville v FSU 2.66M outdraws Kentucky v LSU 2.22M. Bama & Georgia top the ratings with 12.24M

uk v lsu opposite bama v georgia & usc v penn st ...
your game was stand-alone ...
for the most part ...

PUT IN PERSPECTIVE

It’s still the ACC highest rated Friday game of the season, even beating out Miami v WF & Pitt v VT.

EVEN MORE PERSPECTIVE


Go Cards!

Those week 6 numbers are slow to update for some reason.

UConn football finally achieved a Nielsen rating!

ACC Week 6 Games:
Friday
FSU @ Louisville 7:00 ESPN 2.66M

Saturday
North Carolina @ Pitt Noon ESPN 1.88M
Wake Forest @ NC State Noon CW 398k
Stanford @ Notre Dame 3:30 NBC 1.72M
Duke @ Georgia Tech 3:30 ESPN2 403k
Virginia Tech @ Cal 3:30 ACCN
Syracuse @ Virginia 7:30 ACCN

I did not know the CW broadcast on Fridays and late nights. Those are pretty solid numbers on the CW including the nPAC.

PSU vs USC has to feel like a B1G let down.

https://x.com/DNeckel19/status/2112728408274919589

SEPERATE BUT EQUAL

I don’t know if it’s just the Bill Belichik affect, but 14m is above the ACC average for a single season and they still have 5 games to go. I hope they can ride the wave of momentum into the following seasons, the ACC badly needs a 4th or 5th football brand that can carry the ratings.

(10-16-2026 09:34 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

UConn football finally achieved a Nielsen rating!

How does the UTSA game draw better than Georgia Tech. Man, we’re down.

(10-21-2026 04:23 PM)jpw67 Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 09:34 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

UConn football finally achieved a Nielsen rating!

How does the UTSA game draw better than Georgia Tech. Man, we’re down.

Georgia Tech probably think they're being smart scheduling 11 P4 games, but what they're not accounting for is that their fans start tuning out after it becomes clear they're going to have a losing season. Nobody wants to watch a loser - no matter how good their opponents are!

(10-21-2026 04:23 PM)jpw67 Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 09:34 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

UConn football finally achieved a Nielsen rating!

How does the UTSA game draw better than Georgia Tech. Man, we’re down.

Thursday on the ESPN mothership vs ESPN2 on a crowded Saturday. 403k is not terrible for it being Duke.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college...v-ratings/

Week 7 ratings are out:

FSU-UM (ESPN 7:30) = 3.55m

UNC-Duke (ESPN2 3:30) = 583k

Pitt-BC (ESPN2 12:00) = 332k

UVA-SMU (CW 12:00) = 321k

(10-23-2026 06:52 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college...v-ratings/

Week 7 ratings are out:

FSU-UM (ESPN 7:30) = 3.55m

UNC-Duke (ESPN2 3:30) = 583k

Pitt-BC (ESPN2 12:00) = 332k

UVA-SMU (CW 12:00) = 321k

FSU-UM feels low, but understandable going up against ND-BYU.

(10-23-2026 06:55 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  

(10-23-2026 06:52 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college...v-ratings/

Week 7 ratings are out:

FSU-UM (ESPN 7:30) = 3.55m

UNC-Duke (ESPN2 3:30) = 583k

Pitt-BC (ESPN2 12:00) = 332k

UVA-SMU (CW 12:00) = 321k

FSU-UM feels low, but understandable going up against ND-BYU.

The Florida State–Miami 2OT game outdrew Auburn’s upset of Georgia.

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-s...-tuning-in

(10-24-2026 11:50 AM)Gitanole Wrote:  

(10-23-2026 06:55 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  

(10-23-2026 06:52 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college...v-ratings/

Week 7 ratings are out:

FSU-UM (ESPN 7:30) = 3.55m

UNC-Duke (ESPN2 3:30) = 583k

Pitt-BC (ESPN2 12:00) = 332k

UVA-SMU (CW 12:00) = 321k

FSU-UM feels low, but understandable going up against ND-BYU.

The Florida State–Miami 2OT game outdrew Auburn’s upset of Georgia.

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-s...-tuning-in

FSU and Miami are bigger national brands than Auburn and Georgia. It is what it is.

After a long delay, the numbers are finally in. Here’s the numbers through week 8. 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 6
1 FSU 19.93M
2 Clemson 16.777M
3 Miami 14.888M
4 NC 13.94M
5 Louisville 9.644M
6 Pittsburgh 9.029M

Boston College
Wk 1 v Cincinnati 3:30 Sat FOX 1.105M
Wk 2 v Rutgers 7:30 Fri ESPN2 739k
Wk 5 v SMU 12pm Sat CW 336k
Wk 7 v Pittsburgh 12pm Sat ESPN2 332k
Total= 2.512M

California
Wk 1 v UCLA 10:30 Sat ESPN 1.089M
Wk 4 v Clemson 10:30 Fri ESPN 1.294M
Wk 7 v Wake Forest 10:30 Sat ESPN2 211k
Wk 8 v SMU 12pm Sat CW 377k
Total= 2.971M

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
Wk 5 v Miami 7:49 Sat ABC 4.631M
Wk 8 v Virginia Tech 7pm Sat ESPN 1.51M
Total= 16.777M

Duke
Wk 2 v Illinois 3:30 Sat FS1 495k
Wk 3 v Stanford 4pm Sat CW 232k
Wk 6 v Georgia Tech 3:30 Sat ESPN2 403k
Wk 7 N Carolina 3:36 Sat ESPN2 583k
Wk 8 v Virginia 7pm Fri ESPN 1.18M
Total= 2.893M

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
Wk 5 v Virginia 3:35 Sat ESPN2 674k
Wk 6 v Louisville 7pm Fri ESPN 2.658M
Wk 7 v Miami 7:05 Sat ESPN 3.552M
Total= 19.93M

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
Wk 6 v Duke 3:30 Sat ESPN2 403k
Total= 6.81M

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
Wk 6 v Florida St 7pm Fri ESPN 2.658M
Total= 9.644M

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
Wk 5 v Clemson 7:49 Sat ABC 4.631M
Wk 7 v Florida St 7:05 Sat ESPN 3.552M
Wk 8 v Pittsburgh 12pm Sat ESPN 1.837M
Total= 14.888M

North Carolina
Wk 0 v TCU 12pm Sat ESPN 4.908M
Wk 3 v Clemson 12:05 Sat ESPN 3.587M
Wk 5 v Notre Dame 12pm Sat ESPN 2.979M
Wk 6 v Pittsburgh 12pm Sat ESPN 1.883M
Wk 7 v Duke 3:36 Sat ESPN2 583k
Total= 13.94M

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
Wk 6 v Wake Forest 12pm Sat CW 398k
Wk 8 v Stanford 10:30 Fri ESPN 706k
Total= 4.728M

Pittsburgh
Wk 1 v Miami(Oh) 12:30 Sat CW 490k
Wk 2 v UCF 3:30 Sat ESPN2 859k
Wk 3 v Syracuse 7:30 Thur ESPN 1.2M
Wk 5 v Virginia Tech 6:57 Fri ESPN 2.428M
Wk 6 v N Carolina 12pm Sat ESPN 1.883M
Wk 7 v Boston College 12 Sat ESPN2 332k
Wk 8 v Miami 12pm Sat ESPN 1.837M
Total= 9.029M

SMU
Wk 1 v FSU 7:30 Mon ESPN 4.07M
Wk 3 v Louisville 3:30 Sat ESPN2 1.271M
Wk 5 v Boston College 12pm Sat CW 336k
Wk 7 v Virginia 12pm Sat CW 321k
Wk 8 v California 12pm Sat CW 377k
Total= 6.375M

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
Wk 6 v Notre Dame 3:30 Sat NBC 1.719M
Wk 8 v NC State 10:30 Fri ESPN 706k
Total= 5.512M

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

Virginia
Wk 0 v NC State 3:30 Sat ESPN 3.22M
Wk 5 v FSU 3:35 Sat ESPN2 674k
Wk 7 v SMU 12pm Sat CW 321k
Wk 8 v Duke 7pm Fri ESPN 1.18M
Total= 5.395M

Virginia Tech
Wk 2 v Old Dominion 12pm Sat CW 373k
Wk 3 v Maryland 7:35 Sat FS1 323k
Wk 5 v Pittsburgh 6:57 Fri ESPN 2.428M
Wk 8 v Clemson 7pm Sat ESPN 1.51M
Total= 4.634M

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
Wk 6 v NC State 12pm Sat CW 398k
Wk 7 v California 10:30 Sat ESPN2 211k
Total= 4.257M


*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
Wk 5 v N Carolina 12pm Sat ESPN 2.979M
Wk 6 v Stanford 3:30 Sat NBC 1.719M
Wk 7 v BYU 7:41 Sat ABC 9.157M
Total= 26.997M