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Notre Dame

Media exposure trends, television partners, and streaming footprint.

Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame • IN

Games Indexed
320
Prime Time Share
40%
Streaming Share
11%
Seasons Tracked
23

Broadcast snapshot

Since 2003, we’ve captured 320 appearances for Notre Dame. The charts highlight how network assignments have evolved across seasons.

Total games

320

Prime time share

40.3%

Streaming share

10.6%

Quick insights

  • NBC has televised Notre Dame Fighting Irish 132 times, accounting for 41.3% of tracked games.
  • 40.3% of appearances have landed in prime time windows, spanning 6 different broadcast partners.
  • 10.6% 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.

  • NBC132 games
    41.3% of appearances25.8% prime time
  • ABC67 games
    20.9% of appearances56.7% prime time
  • ESPN33 games
    10.3% of appearances51.5% prime time
  • Peacock21 games
    6.6% of appearances38.1% prime time
  • CBS13 games
    4.1% of appearances23.1% prime time
  • ESPNRM10 games
    3.1% of appearances20.0% 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.

  • ABC38 games · 29.5%
  • NBC34 games · 26.4%
  • ESPN17 games · 13.2%
  • Peacock8 games · 6.2%
  • ESPN37 games · 5.4%
  • FOX5 games · 3.9%

Recent season snapshot

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

2025 season20 games
Prime time share40.0%
Streaming share40.0%

Top networks

  • Peacock7 · 35.0%
  • NBC6 · 30.0%
  • ABC3 · 15.0%
  • ESPN2 · 10.0%
  • ACC Network1 · 5.0%

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
20252040.0%40.0%Peacock (7)
20242133.3%28.6%NBC (6)
20231442.9%14.3%NBC (6)
20222040.0%35.0%NBC (7)
20211450.0%7.1%NBC (6)
20201315.4%0.0%ABC (5)
20191435.7%0.0%NBC (7)
20181553.3%0.0%NBC (7)
20171435.7%0.0%NBC (6)
20161428.6%7.1%NBC (7)
20151442.9%0.0%NBC (6)
20141637.5%6.3%NBC (7)
20131450.0%7.1%NBC (7)
20121560.0%6.7%NBC (7)
20111850.0%16.7%NBC (7)
20101850.0%16.7%NBC (8)
20091241.7%0.0%NBC (7)
20081330.8%0.0%NBC (6)
2007520.0%0.0%ABC (2)
20061435.7%0.0%NBC (7)
20051127.3%0.0%ABC (5)
2004666.7%0.0%ESPN (2)
2003520.0%0.0%ABCR (4)

Quick Answers

Notre Dame media quick answers

Latest season

2,025

Games tracked
320
Seasons covered
23
Prime-time share
40.3%
Top outlet / window
NBC / Prime Time