Football viewership

[Scott Malkinson]

HIGHLY CONCENTRATED CFB VIEWERSHIP: ����
2016-23 Total Nielsen-Rated Viewers

Check this out, gang:
50% of football viewership comes from just 18 teams

In updating TV data to add in this year, I continue to be amazed by how heavily concentrated viewers are among so few brands pic.twitter.com/F5P1zG8ZlM

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) January 24, 2024

G-5 TEAMS ON MAJOR CHANNELS:
2016-23: ESPN + OTA Networks

A key problem for G-5 schools is that even if they play great + fun football, most people don't see it because they're not on the main TV channels. The OTA networks and main ESPN drive viewership, and we don't see enough… pic.twitter.com/2U6CKUg6oN

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) January 24, 2024

CFB VIEWERS BY CHANNEL + DAY
Last Two Seasons

Football viewership is largely determined by channel!

As new network contracts come into play, teams and confs on major channels will continue to see huge viewership numbers, and teams on more extraneous cable channels won't.… pic.twitter.com/916W2jgQiQ

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) January 24, 2024

[Turbine]

Gotta get on CBS FOX ESPN.

Here is the plan to cover all bases.

Cajuns Be Streaming
For Our Xyst
Extraordinary Sports Phans Now.

ps #justbeingstupid

[MountainDew]

So the teams that have every game televised on one of the major networks have more views than everyone else. Who woulda thunk it?

[CrazyCajun]

Perfect, let those 18 break off and compete with the nfl and everyone else can get back to collge football.

[CajunVic]

Perfect, let those 18 break off and compete with the nfl and everyone else can get back to collge football.

This would just create a NEW 18 at the top of the food chain.

[ZoomZoom]

Anyone noticed Oregon State and Washington State now banished to the G5?

[R1Letterman]

Makes you wonder is it really dependent on the team, or is it the time slot/day and network related.

I.e. if you sub team there must be some amount of viewership that may have viewed regardless yet the particular team now gets the credit

[R1Letterman]

So the teams that have every game televised on one of the major networks have more views than everyone else. Who woulda thunk it?

And all the teams given those "free" slots dont have to have their fans pay extra $ monthly for these subscriptions to woke inferior products and can turn around and donate those monies back to the programs

[Bankruptcyman]

The links do not show any MAC teams and only WKU and Jax State from CUSA. Does this mean all other teams from those conferences have negligible TV appearances on the main networks? Also App State shows 2 more appearances on major networks than UL. I think this were the out of conference games App State played against North Carolina and Texas A & M. Another reason to play a P4 team out of conference. As said in the article: "important for them[G5] to play teams that can get them bigger stages with bigger audiences."

[CajunNation]

Anyone noticed Oregon State and Washington State now banished to the G5?

Also, did anyone notice what they chose as our emblem. That should be on the helmets.

Our branding hierarchy is wrong. It should be 1) Louisiana 2) FDL 3) Ragin' Cajuns

It's common practice to put your most important branding elements on your helmets We can't fit Louisiana, so the FDL goes up there. Louisiana stays where it is.

This is the battle we should be having with Martin Hall. Not some silly fight over a mascot.

[fanof71]

Makes you wonder is it really dependent on the team, or is it the time slot/day and network related.

I.e. if you sub team there must be some amount of viewership that may have viewed regardless yet the particular team now gets the credit

???