Ratings Reference

USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Nielsen average audience: 2,870,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2021-10-23 Saturday
Networks
NBC
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USC
2,870,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-10-22

Published figures

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Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
2,870,000
NBC pulled a 1.6 and 2.87 million for USC-Notre Dame, down 15% and 9% respectively from the last time the teams met in 2019 (1.9, 3.16M). Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
2,868,000
Figure transcribed from the publisher's chart image; no source text to quote
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

College Football 2021 season

Week 8 of 15 · 94th of 361 published College Football figures in the 2021 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-31 00:03 UTC

Prior-season comparable

3,120,000
2020-10-17 · NBC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
−8.0% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on NBC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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