ESPN and ABC’s two weeks off YouTube TV<\/a>, not a single game reached 8 million viewers, with the Florida-Georgia matchup reaching the high-water mark of 7.8 million.<\/p>\nDecision To Show Notre Dame On ABC Helps ESPN’s Ratings<\/h2>\nTexas A&M-South Carolina matchup helped ESPN win ratings battle in noon window<\/h3>\n
The decision to air Notre Dame-Pittsburgh on ABC may have been disappointing (3.96 million average), but giving ESPN the matchup of South Carolina-Texas A&M, proved to be great for the cable network.\u00a0 The Aggies’ comeback from down 30-3 at halftime at home boosted ESPN to 4.28 million average viewers, its most watched Saturday game since Week 3.\u00a0 It also gave ESPN the win in the noon window over Fox.<\/p>\n
Both Friday and Saturday night windows were also big wins for ESPN, averaging 2.56 million viewers for Clemson-Louisville and 2.50 for Florida-Ole Miss, respectively.\u00a0 Those numbers also showed a marked rebound from the blackout, though they did still fall short of the viewership numbers from just before the blackout started.\u00a0 ESPN had over 3.4 million viewers in Week 8’s Friday matchup of Louisville-Miami, which saw the Cardinals knock the Hurricanes from the ranks of the unbeaten.<\/p>\n
Finally, the return of College Gameday to YouTube TV saw its number bounce almost all the way back to pre-blackout levels, averaging 2.6 million viewers.\u00a0 Those are its highest rating since immediately before the blackout.<\/p>\n
Check Out TJ Rives And Tyler Jones On The Return Of Disney To YouTube TV<\/h2>\nListen to the Last Word On Sports Media podcast below!<\/h3>\n
Listen to “ESPN Caves To YoutubeTV, Wild College Football And NFL, Finebaum Serious About Senate And More! | LWOS Media Podcast” on Spreaker.<\/a>
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