CFB TV Viewership numbers

[Thiefery]

A realignment whiz came up with this and I wanted to share it here. These are for the nationally televised games (ABC,FOX, CBS, ESPN,ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, FS2, CBSSports, NBC) not any tier 3 games.

2018-19 College Football Season's Nationally Ranked Games' Viewership Information:

1. SEC Total Viewers in Millions: 428.276
2. Big 10 Total Viewers in Millions: 348.378
3. Big 12 Total Viewers in Millions: 239.762
4. ACC Total Viewers in Millions: 233.157
5. PAC12 Total Viewers in Millions: 181.811

Average Viewers Per Member for the Conferences

1. SEC Average Viewers per School: 30.591M
2. Big 10 Average Viewers per School: 24.884M
3. Big 12 Average Viewers per School: 23.976M
4. ACC Average Viewers per School: 16.654M
5. PAC 12 Average Viewers per School: 15,151M

The Following Will Give by Conference the National Ranking of the School and It's Total Viewership in Millions for All Ranked Games:

SEC

1. Alabama 114.364
5. Georgia 63.410
9. Louisiana State 49.793
12. Auburn 34.278
13. Florida 30.654
16. Texas A&M 27.081
20. Mississippi State 22.718
29. Kentucky 17.038
35. Missouri 15.103
37. Tennessee 14.725
39. Mississippi 13.518
42. South Carolina 11.626
57. Vanderbilt 7.948
60. Arkansas 6.010

Big 10

2. Ohio State 86.97
7. Michigan 54.946
11. Penn State 37.297
14. Northwestern 27.360
17. Michigan State 26.427
18. Wisconsin 23.788
24. Iowa 20.686
27. Nebraska 18.456
32. Purdue 15.903
40. Maryland 12.830
45. Indiana 10.837
58. Minnesota 7.386
63. Rutgers 3.038
65. Illinois 2.454

Big 12

4. Oklahoma 65.147
8. Texas 50,710
15. West Virginia 27.186
22. Texas Christian 21.532
23. Oklahoma State 21.026
34. Iowa State 15.394
38. Texas Tech 13.760
44. Baylor 11.080
56. Kansas State 8.041
61. Kansas 5.889

ACC

3. Clemson 74.633
19. Florida State 22.979
25. Miami 20.019
26. Virginia Tech 19.422
31. Syracuse 16.552
33. Pittsburgh 15.928
48. Louisville 10.049
49. N.C. State 9.959
51. Boston College 9.458
53. Georgia Tech 8.468
54. Virginia 8.332
55. Wake Forest 8.121
59. Duke 6.727
64. North Carolina 2.610

6. Notre Dame* 61.159

PAC12

10. Washington 42.313
21. Southern Cal 21.723
28. Washington State 18.226
30. Oregon 17.035
36. Stanford 14.738
41. U.C.L.A. 12.317
42. Utah 11.188
46. Arizona State 10.480
47. Colorado 10.364
50. Arizona 9.56
52. California 9.017
62. Oregon State 4.850

 

[Thiefery]

Also.. since realignment, this shows what the new schools avg, and what the conference lost with schools leaving to other conferences.

SEC Average Viewers per School: 30.591M
Texas A&M 27.081
Missouri 15.103
Average of New Members: 21.092M

Big 10 Average Viewers per School: 24.884M
Nebraska 18.456
Maryland 12.830
Rutgers 3.038
Average of New Members: 11.441M

Big 12 Average Viewers per School: 23.976M
West Virginia 27.186
Texas Christian 21.532
Average of New Members: 24.359M
Average of Departed Members: 17.751M

ACC Average Viewers per School: 16.654M
Syracuse 16.552
Pittsburgh 15.928
Louisville 10.049
Average of New Members: 14.176M
Departed Member: 12.830M

PAC 12 Average Viewers per School: 15.151M
Utah 11.188
Colorado 10.364
Average of New Members: 10.776M

 

[Wild Turkey]

A lot of people like to watch Michigan lose.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

Shocker on how poor the ACC and PAC 12 are
The Big 12 does great for their small footprint

ACC has the largest population footprint

State Populations total per conference

ACC 100,600,000 (Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Kentucky) did not include Indiana

SEC 100,200,000 (Florida, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, South Carolina, Louisiana, ALabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi)

B1G 87,200,000 (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, Indiana, Maryland, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska)

PAC 12 68,700,000 (California, Arizona, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Oregon)

Big 12 41,000,000 (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, West Virginia)

Even though the ACC has the largest population footprint, and would not be impacted if one state left the conference, their numbers are horrendous from what @Thiefery posted.

ACC 80,000,000 if they lost New York
B1G 74,000,000 if they lost Pennsylvania
SEC 71,000,000 if they lost Texas

The ACC, SEC, and B1G would not be adversely affected if they lost their largest populated state.

If the schools of California left the PAC 12, the PAC 12 would be fine because no one watches anyway. the footprint would be 28,700,000 without California

If State of Texas ever left the Big 12, the Big 12 is dead. The footprint would be 12,000,000 without Texas

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Not sure why the numbers for the 2018 season are being used, when 2019 are available. I believe Oregon had about 49 million viewers for 2019. (For comparison's sake, Texas had about 37M)

 

[cwalke3408]

Shocker on how poor the ACC and PAC 12 are
The Big 12 does great for their small footprint

ACC has the largest population footprint

State Populations total per conference

ACC 100,600,000 (Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Kentucky) did not include Indiana

SEC 100,200,000 (Florida, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, South Carolina, Louisiana, ALabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi)

B1G 87,200,000 (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, Indiana, Maryland, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska)

PAC 12 68,700,000 (California, Arizona, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Oregon)

Big 12 41,000,000 (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, West Virginia)

Even though the ACC has the largest population footprint, and would not be impacted if one state left the conference, their numbers are horrendous from what @Thiefery posted.

ACC 80,000,000 if they lost New York
B1G 74,000,000 if they lost Pennsylvania
SEC 71,000,000 if they lost Texas

The ACC, SEC, and B1G would not be adversely affected if they lost their largest populated state.

If the schools of California left the PAC 12, the PAC 12 would be fine because no one watches anyway. the footprint would be 28,700,000 without California

If State of Texas ever left the Big 12, the Big 12 is dead. The footprint would be 12,000,000 without Texas

California and the NE area are just better in other sports. I can see why a lot of fans in those areas would put CFB on the backburner