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Media exposure trends, television partners, and streaming footprint.

SHI Stadium • Piscataway • NJ

Games Indexed
285
Prime Time Share
24%
Streaming Share
15%
Seasons Tracked
23

Broadcast snapshot

Since 2003, we’ve captured 285 appearances for Rutgers. The charts highlight how network assignments have evolved across seasons.

Total games

285

Prime time share

23.5%

Streaming share

14.7%

Quick insights

  • BTN has televised Rutgers Scarlet Knights 85 times, accounting for 29.8% of tracked games.
  • 23.5% of appearances have landed in prime time windows, spanning 6 different broadcast partners.
  • 14.7% of tracked kickoffs streamed exclusively, highlighting the shift toward digital distribution.

Network trend

Tracks which outlets carried this team over time so you can spot long-term partner shifts and season-to-season changes.

20032025

Top broadcast partners

Ranks the networks and platforms that have shown this team most often, along with how frequently those appearances landed in prime time.

  • BTN85 games
    29.8% of appearances14.1% prime time
  • ESPN334 games
    11.9% of appearances23.5% prime time
  • ESPN33 games
    11.6% of appearances54.5% prime time
  • ESGP32 games
    11.2% of appearances15.6% prime time
  • ESPN221 games
    7.4% of appearances42.9% prime time
  • ESPNU15 games
    5.3% of appearances13.3% prime time

Media platform mix

Breaks down how the team's exposure is split across television and streaming formats by season.

Stacked seasons

Kickoff windows

Shows when this team typically appears on the schedule, from early windows to night games.

Prime time landing spots

Highlights the outlets that most often carry this team when the game is scheduled in a prime time window.

  • ESPN18 games · 26.9%
  • BTN12 games · 17.9%
  • ESPN29 games · 13.4%
  • ESPN38 games · 11.9%
  • ESGP5 games · 7.5%
  • FS15 games · 7.5%

Recent season snapshot

Summarizes the latest season in the dataset so you can quickly compare its exposure mix to the longer trend.

2025 season12 games
Prime time share16.7%
Streaming share8.3%

Top networks

  • BTN6 · 50.0%
  • FOX2 · 16.7%
  • FS12 · 16.7%
  • NBC1 · 8.3%
  • Peacock1 · 8.3%

Season-by-season recap

Provides a compact annual summary of game count, prime time rate, streaming rate, and the top outlet for each season we track.

SeasonGamesPrime timeStreamingTop network
20251216.7%8.3%BTN (6)
20241315.4%7.7%FS1 (4)
2023147.1%14.3%BTN (8)
20221225.0%8.3%BTN (8)
2021130.0%0.0%BTN (10)
2020837.5%0.0%BTN (6)
2019119.1%0.0%BTN (9)
2018110.0%0.0%BTN (10)
20171020.0%0.0%BTN (8)
20161216.7%0.0%BTN (5)
20151225.0%0.0%BTN (8)
20141520.0%6.7%BTN (5)
20131338.5%30.8%ESPN (4)
20122119.0%28.6%ESPN3 (5)
20111921.1%47.4%ESPN3 (10)
20102050.0%55.0%ESPN3 (10)
20091330.8%30.8%ESPN (5)
20081315.4%15.4%ESGP (5)
2007757.1%0.0%ESPN (3)
20061442.9%0.0%ESPN (4)
2005757.1%0.0%ESGP (3)
2004616.7%0.0%ESGP (4)
2003911.1%0.0%ESGP (4)

Quick Answers

Rutgers media quick answers

Latest season

2,025

Games tracked
285
Seasons covered
23
Prime-time share
23.5%
Top outlet / window
BTN / Early Afternoon