Miami's win versus Notre Dame was the second-watched CFB game of Week 1

[Trinton Breeze]

According to the weekly viewership report, 10.8 million people tuned in to watch Miami’s 27–24 win over Notre Dame on Sunday, with a peak audience of 11.8 million. The matchup went down as the second-most-watched Sunday college football game ever.



For comparison, Miami’s season opener last year against Florida drew 6.6 million viewers on ABC.

This weekend, the Hurricanes return to action against Bethune-Cookman in a game that will stream exclusively on ESPN+...

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[scrantoncane]

Someone remind me how this impacts the ACC rev share

 

[MovingZen]

So 47 million viewers tuned in to watch acc games? Looks like Miami out did every $ec team except texas. hmmm

 

[GojiraCane]

Tell me again why the SEC or Big Ten wouldn’t want to add Miami to their respective conferences?

 

[hurricaneman]

Tell me again why the SEC or Big Ten wouldn’t want to add Miami to their respective conferences?

What holds Miami back from being a ratings monster, more than anything, is the schedule they play in the ACC. There are too many weak opponents, from a market perspective.

This year's schedule is going to show us what Miami's TV share looks like when given a higher octane schedule against bigger market teams. And even this season wouldn't compare to a BIG10 or SEC slate.

 

[SCarolina Ibis]

You guys should already know the talking points. Nobody wants to watch an ACC. The numbers were inflated.

Fans didn't want to watch Miami. They wanted to watch Notre Dame.
Fans didn't want to watch FSU. They wanted to watch Alabama.
Fans didn't want to watch Clemson. They wanted to watch LSU.
Fans didn't want to watch UNC. They wanted to watch Belichick.
Fans didn't want to watch VT. They wanted to watch SC.
Fans didn't want to watch GT. They wanted to watch Dieon.

 

[CANEMC]

 

[Canesince02]

Ohio State -Texas was extremely boring to watch. Felt like i was watching a colts game

 

[pacusmc]