The Celebration Bowl’s continued rise received one other enhance with the discharge of the tv rankings for the NCAA’s Soccer Championship Division postseason video games.
The 2023 Celebration Bowl featured Florida A&M defeating Howard 30-26 to win its first HBCU nationwide title since 1999, drew 1.51 million viewers on ABC, the second most amongst FCS postseason contests. Solely South Dakota State’s 23-12 quarterfinal win over Villanova ranked larger with 1.85 million viewers on ESPN. The viewership was spectacular, contemplating it was the lowest-rated Celebration Bowl so far.
Most-Considered #FCS Postseason Video games From 2023-24 Season (TV Rankings):
1. Nova at SDSU (1.85M; ESPN)2. Celebration Bowl (1.51M; ABC)3. NDSU at SD (1.09M; ABC)4. FCS Nationwide Championship (1.04M; ABC)5. NDSU at Montana (790K; ESPN2)6. Furman at Montana (679K; ESPN2)
— Zach McKinnell (@zachmckinnell) January 9, 2024
The Jackrabbits’ 23-3 win over Montana within the FCS championship recreation (1.04 million) drew almost half 1,000,000 fewer viewers than the Celebration Bowl. The Celebration Bowl was additionally 400,000 forward of North Dakota State vs. South Dakota (ABC) and nearly double greater than Montana’s playoff video games towards North Dakota State (790,000 on ESPN2) and Furman (679,000 on ESPN2).
