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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

162 telecasts with figures · 195 published claims
162
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-23

Top events · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
2026-10-17 · ABC
9,160,000
College Football
2
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
2026-10-03 · ESPN · Disney+
2,980,000
College Football
3
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2026-10-10 · NBC
1,720,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Ohio State
CFP National Championship · 2025-01-20
22,100,000
4 telecasts
2
Alabama
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2021-01-01
18,890,000
1 telecast
3
Penn State
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2025-01-09
17,800,000
1 telecast
4
Georgia
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs · 2025-01-02
15,800,000
3 telecasts
5
Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2024-12-20
13,400,000
1 telecast

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
CFP National Championship · 2025-01-20
22,100,000
18 telecasts
2
ABC
Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2024-12-20
13,400,000
43 telecasts
3
NBC
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2020-11-07
10,067,000
83 telecasts
4
CBS
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs · 2019-09-21
9,290,000
6 telecasts
5
FOX
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal · 2015-11-28
7,319,000
7 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2018-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LSU Tigers
2017-11-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal5,263,000
2017-11-18Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,203,000
2017-11-11Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes6,727,000
2017-11-04Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,903,000
2017-10-28NC State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,625,000
2017-10-21USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,988,000
2017-10-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels2,505,000
2017-09-30Miami (OH) RedHawks at Notre Dame Fighting Irish798,000
2017-09-23Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan State Spartans3,456,000
2017-09-16Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles1,779,000
2017-09-09Georgia Bulldogs at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,088,000
2017-09-02Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,580,000
2016-11-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans5,695,000
2016-11-19Virginia Tech Hokies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,449,000
2016-11-12Army Black Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,515,000
2016-11-05Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,420,000
2016-10-29Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,634,000
2016-10-15Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,870,000
2016-10-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack3,720,000
2016-10-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange2,104,000
2016-09-24Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,627,000
2016-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,987,000
2016-09-10Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,451,000
2016-09-04Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas Longhorns10,945,000
2016-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes9,759,000
2015-11-28Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal7,319,000
2015-11-21Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,986,000
2015-11-14Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,942,000
2015-11-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,844,000
2015-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Temple Owls5,977,000
2015-10-17USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,958,000
2015-10-10Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,639,000
2015-10-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers7,647,000
2015-09-26Massachusetts Minutemen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,964,000
2015-09-19Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,700,000
2015-09-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers5,744,000
2015-09-05Texas Longhorns at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,060,000
2014-12-30Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LSU Tigers5,320,000
2014-11-29Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans2,000,000
2014-11-22Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,090,000
2014-11-15Northwestern Wildcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,960,000
2014-11-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Arizona State Sun Devils4,670,000
2014-11-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen3,890,000
2014-10-18Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles13,250,000
2014-10-11North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,190,000
2014-10-04Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,400,000
2014-09-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange4,050,000
2014-09-13Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,130,000
2014-09-06Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,630,000
2013-12-28Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,840,000
2013-11-30Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal3,330,000
2013-11-23BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,290,000
2013-11-09Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,030,000
2013-11-02Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,560,000
2013-10-19USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,460,000
2013-10-05Arizona State Sun Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,680,000
2013-09-28Oklahoma Sooners at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,890,000
2013-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,790,000
2013-09-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers4,790,000
2013-09-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines8,650,000
2013-08-31Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,500,000