There was little at stake, but the USC/Notre Dame rivalry pulled in a solid number on NBC.
The USC/Notre Dame college football game drew a 2.9 overnight rating on NBC Saturday night, up 26% from North Carolina/Notre Dame in the afternoon last year (2.3), up 16% from USC/Notre Dame in primetime two years ago (2.5), and the highest of the season for Notre Dame on NBC (five telecasts).
The 2.9 easily tops last year’s Notre Dame/USC game on FOX (1.5) and ranks as the highest overnight for the rivalry in three years — since their 2012 matchup on ABC, which saw Notre Dame clinch an appearance in the national championship game (10.