The UNLV v Syracuse game on FS1 had a viewership of 698K. In comparison the game against Fresno State on FS1 had 174K viewers; The game on ESPN v Kansas had 1.32 million viewers; The game verse Houston on FS1 had 172K viewers. ESPN ratings are always much higher than FS1, so the game against Kansas can not really be compared, but compared to the other FS1 games, this was a nice ratings boost for UNLV. There have been a total of 22 games listed on FS1 through this season. The UNLV v Syracuse game was the 4th highest rated game on FS1. The highest rated FS1 game was Rutgers v Nebraska 1.03 million viewers. The Washington State v Boise State game has 535 K viewers. The average number of viewers for games on FS1 was 426K per game.
From what I can read regarding Syracuse overall viewership and ACC network ratings, they averaged around 703K viewers last year without a single game outside of the ACC network prior to UNLV, and only two games listed on national networks for the remainder of the year. Last year most of there games had under 500K viewers with the exception of a couple of big games that had over a million viewers.
In comparison to other games of the day: Pittsburgh v North Carolina on ESPN2 had 645K viewers; West Virginia v Oklahoma State on ESPN2 had 634K viewers; Purdue Wisconsin on BTN had 588K viewers; USC v Minnesota on BTN had 701K viewers; Rutgers v Nebraska on FS1 had 1.03 million viewers.
It should also be noted that UNLV v Syracuse game was going up against:
Michigan State v Oregon on FOX had 2.84 million viewers
Houston v TCU on ESPN 1.51 million viewers (similar numbers to the UNLV v Kansas game also on a Friday on ESPN)
From what I can read regarding Syracuse overall viewership and ACC network ratings, they averaged around 703K viewers last year without a single game outside of the ACC network prior to UNLV, and only two games listed on national networks for the remainder of the year. Last year most of there games had under 500K viewers with the exception of a couple of big games that had over a million viewers.
In comparison to other games of the day: Pittsburgh v North Carolina on ESPN2 had 645K viewers; West Virginia v Oklahoma State on ESPN2 had 634K viewers; Purdue Wisconsin on BTN had 588K viewers; USC v Minnesota on BTN had 701K viewers; Rutgers v Nebraska on FS1 had 1.03 million viewers.
It should also be noted that UNLV v Syracuse game was going up against:
Michigan State v Oregon on FOX had 2.84 million viewers
Houston v TCU on ESPN 1.51 million viewers (similar numbers to the UNLV v Kansas game also on a Friday on ESPN)
