Penn State
Media exposure trends, television partners, and streaming footprint.
Beaver Stadium • University Park • PA
Broadcast snapshot
Since 2003, we’ve captured 346 appearances for Penn State. The charts highlight how network assignments have evolved across seasons.
Total games
346
Prime time share
18.8%
Streaming share
9.8%
Quick insights
- ABC has televised Penn State Nittany Lions 75 times, accounting for 21.7% of tracked games.
- 18.8% of appearances have landed in prime time windows, spanning 6 different broadcast partners.
- 9.8% 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.
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.
- ABC75 games21.7% of appearances28.0% prime time
- BTN54 games15.6% of appearances13.0% prime time
- ESPN49 games14.2% of appearances12.2% prime time
- ESPN233 games9.5% of appearances9.1% prime time
- FOX20 games5.8% of appearances15.0% prime time
- ESPN319 games5.5% of appearances15.8% prime time
Media platform mix
Breaks down how the team's exposure is split across television and streaming formats by season.
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.
- ABC21 games · 32.3%
- BTN7 games · 10.8%
- ESPN6 games · 9.2%
- NBC6 games · 9.2%
- Peacock4 games · 6.2%
- ESPN23 games · 4.6%
Recent season snapshot
Summarizes the latest season in the dataset so you can quickly compare its exposure mix to the longer trend.
Top networks
- CBS3 · 20.0%
- BTN2 · 13.3%
- FOX2 · 13.3%
- FS12 · 13.3%
- NBC2 · 13.3%
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.
| Season | Games | Prime time | Streaming | Top network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 26.7% | 20.0% | CBS (3) |
| 2024 | 19 | 36.8% | 21.1% | CBS (4) |
| 2023 | 14 | 21.4% | 14.3% | FOX (4) |
| 2022 | 13 | 15.4% | 0.0% | FOX (4) |
| 2021 | 14 | 28.6% | 0.0% | ABC (6) |
| 2020 | 9 | 11.1% | 0.0% | FS1 (4) |
| 2019 | 15 | 26.7% | 0.0% | ABC (6) |
| 2018 | 14 | 21.4% | 0.0% | ABC (6) |
| 2017 | 14 | 21.4% | 0.0% | ABC (5) |
| 2016 | 18 | 22.2% | 5.6% | BTN (6) |
| 2015 | 14 | 14.3% | 0.0% | ESPN (5) |
| 2014 | 17 | 17.6% | 5.9% | ESPN2 (7) |
| 2013 | 14 | 7.1% | 7.1% | BTN (6) |
| 2012 | 22 | 4.5% | 13.6% | ABC (5) |
| 2011 | 22 | 4.5% | 27.3% | ESPN (5) |
| 2010 | 27 | 33.3% | 44.4% | ESPN3 (9) |
| 2009 | 12 | 8.3% | 0.0% | ABC (7) |
| 2008 | 13 | 23.1% | 0.0% | ABC (5) |
| 2007 | 7 | 14.3% | 0.0% | ABC (3) |
| 2006 | 20 | 10.0% | 5.0% | ESGP (7) |
| 2005 | 13 | 23.1% | 0.0% | ESGP (4) |
| 2004 | 9 | 22.2% | 0.0% | ESGP (5) |
| 2003 | 11 | 9.1% | 0.0% | ABCR (5) |