I compiled TV viewership from Medium.com from 2015-2023 (skipping 2020 Covid year). Here is the data for the Power 4/5 schools. Clemson checks in at number 11 and FSU at number 13. I would say Clemson and FSU will be getting BIG paydays soon if you know what I mean. The only way the ACC keeps these two in conference is to start paying them Top 15 type money. It is pretty simple math to take the avg viewers over the last 8 years. We have the data and distribute the money out appropriately to the teams bringing in the dollars. That is the only way they could keep us. We will finally be getting paid what we SHOULD be getting paid. Not to mention since most of the ACC teams don't have very many viewers, imagine when Clemson is playing AL, LSU, TN, GA, etc. or Ohio St., Michigan, Penn ST, USC etc. on a regular basis. Our viewership will sky rocket up to near the top of each conference. Even the lower viewership teams in their conferences are considerably better than the ACC bottom 2/3rds. Just some fun numbers to look at in the off season. Any way you cut it, Clemson and FSU bring top 15 money. That puts us in a GREAT position. We are better additions then USC, Washington, Oregon and UCLA from a veiwership standpoint. We also have both won national championships during the playoff era.
Team
2015-2023 TV Viewership average
Ohio St
5.32 Million
Alabama
5.035 Million
Michigan
4.29 Million
Georgia
3.58 Million
ND
3.46 Million
LSU
3.01 Milion
Penn St
2.87 Million
Auburn
2.84 Million
Oklahoma
2.76 Million
Texas
2.53 Million
Clemson
2.42 Million
Florida
2.4 Million
FSU
2.25 Million
TN
2.19 Million
Michigan St
2.16 Million
Wisconsin
2.1 Million
USC
1.99 Million
TX AM
1.88 Million
Nebraska
1.78 Million
Oregon
1.69 Million
Ole Miss
1.67 Million
Oklahoma St
1.58 Million
Iowa
1.57 Mllion
TCU
1.5 Million
Arkansas
1.45 Million
Washington
1.43 Million
Miami
1.31 Million
UCLA
1.28 Million
Indiana
1.18 Million
Stanford
1.17 Million
MS ST.
1.168 Mllion
West Virginia
1.15 Million
Louisville
1.08 Million
Baylor
1.07 Million
Utah
996K
South Carolina
977K
Minnesota
964K
Maryland
956K
Virginia Tech
932K
Texas Tech
879K
Iowa State
873K
BYU
834K
Northwestern
831K
UNC
824K
Purdue
787K
Kansas ST
761K
Mizzou
743K
Kentucky
736K
Pitt
722K
NC ST
698K
Syracuse
654K
California
647K
Illinois
646K
Georgia Tech
642K
Arizona State
641K
Cincinatti
563K
Houston
562K
Virginia
559K
UCF
546K
Colorado
538K
Kansas
530K
Arizona
510K
Duke
444K
Wake Forest
438K
Rutgers
427K
BC
390K
Vandy
347K
SMU
230K
Here is a nice chart I made with the rankings over the last 8 measured TV years.
