FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL ON NBC BY THE NUMBERS
Stamford, Conn. – August 26, 2015 – NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame will kick off the 25th season of one of the most successful partnerships in sports, when the Fighting Irish host the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, September 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Listed below are some facts and figures about NBC’s coverage of Notre Dame Football home games during the last 24 years.
1st | Notre Dame on NBC game played on Sept. 7, 1991 (Fighting Irish 49 – Indiana Hoosiers 27). |
2 | Production trucks used to produce home games in 2015. |
3 | Home games airing in primetime on NBC and NBCSN in 2015. |
6 | NBC Sports Group platforms covering Notre Dame Football (NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports Live Extra, CSNChicago, CSNChicago.com). |
7 | Cameras used to cover first game in 1991. |
16.0 | Household rating for highest rated Notre Dame game on NBC (11/13/92-Florida State). |
24 | Cameras used to cover games in 2015. |
25th | Season for Notre Dame Football on NBC (2015). |
29 | Members of Notre Dame on NBC production staff. |
32 | Total hours of NBC Sports Group’s coverage in 2015. |
43 | Microphones used to cover games in 2015. |
105 | Crew members working for NBC on game days. |
149 | Notre Dame home games broadcast by NBC during the last 24 years. |
521 | Approximate number of hours of NBC Sports Group’s live game coverage of Notre Dame Football during the last 24 years. |
1991 | Year Notre Dame becomes the first Division 1A team to have all home games broadcast exclusively on one network (NBC). |
8,642 | Flights NBC Sports Group staff have made to South Bend, Ind. to cover games during the last 24 years |
11,250 | Feet of fiber optic cable used to produce games in 2015. |
12,963 | Approximate number of hotel room nights for crew and staff in South Bend, Ind., during the last 24 years. |
4.16 Million | Average viewership for Notre Dame broadcasts on NBC (1991-2014/ P2+). |
–NBC SPORTS GROUP–