Sacramento State Media History
Media exposure trends, television partners, and streaming footprint.
- Games Indexed
- 58
- Prime Time Share
- 60%
- Avg TV Audience
- 104,500
- Top Audience
- 140,000
Media contextSacramento State broadcast footprintRead context
Broadcast data helps explain how often Sacramento State games reached national, cable, conference-network, and streaming audiences. Use this page to connect media exposure with season context and kickoff windows.
The current dataset captures 58 games since 2012. Prime-time and streaming shares show how the team's audience profile changes over time.
TV audience
Sacramento State viewership profile
Rated-game audience rows show how often Sacramento State delivered national TV reach, which opponents lifted the number, and where the top games landed. Scope counts stay visible so rankings are read with the sample size attached.
Best outlet
ESPN2
140,000 average across 1 tracked games.
TV draw rank
#211
of 228 in All rated games
Avg viewers
104,500
Top audience
140,000
Brand lift
-565,258.772
vs opponent baseline 669,758.772, excluding direct head-to-head games
Rated games
2
| Top rated games | Viewers | Outlet |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State at Sacramento State2023 | 140,000 | ESPN2 |
| Sacramento State at San José State2024 | 69,000 | truTV |
Top audience opponents
- Montana State140,000 avg
- San José State69,000 avg
Broadcast snapshot
Since 2012, we’ve captured 58 appearances for Sacramento State. The charts highlight how network assignments have evolved across seasons.
Total games
58
Prime time share
60.3%
Streaming share
82.8%
Quick insights
- ESPN+ has televised Sacramento State 44 times, accounting for 75.9% of tracked games.
- 60.3% of appearances have landed in prime time windows, spanning 6 different broadcast partners.
- 82.8% of tracked kickoffs streamed exclusively, highlighting the shift toward digital distribution.
Network trend
Tracks which outlets carried this team over time so you can spot long-term partner shifts and season-to-season changes.
Top broadcast partners
Ranks the networks and platforms that have shown this team most often, along with how frequently those appearances landed in prime time.
- ESPN+44 games75.9% of appearances54.5% prime time
- PAC124 games6.9% of appearances50.0% prime time
- ESPN23 games5.2% of appearances100.0% prime time
- ESPN33 games5.2% of appearances100.0% prime time
- CBSSN1 games1.7% of appearances100.0% prime time
- ESPN1 games1.7% of appearances100.0% prime time
Media platform mix
Breaks down how the team's exposure is split across television and streaming formats by season.
Kickoff windows
Shows when this team typically appears on the schedule, from early windows to night games.
Prime time landing spots
Highlights the outlets that most often carry this team when the game is scheduled in a prime time window.
- ESPN+24 games · 68.6%
- ESPN23 games · 8.6%
- ESPN33 games · 8.6%
- PAC122 games · 5.7%
- CBSSN1 games · 2.9%
- ESPN1 games · 2.9%
Recent season snapshot
Summarizes the latest season in the dataset so you can quickly compare its exposure mix to the longer trend.
Top networks
- ESPN+2 · 33.3%
- CBSSN1 · 16.7%
- ESPN1 · 16.7%
- ESPN21 · 16.7%
- MW+1 · 16.7%
Season-by-season recap
Provides a compact annual summary of game count, prime time rate, streaming rate, and the top outlet for each season we track.
| Season | Games | Prime time | Streaming | Top network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 66.7% | 50.0% | ESPN+ (2) |
| 2024 | 11 | 54.5% | 90.9% | ESPN+ (10) |
| 2023 | 11 | 45.5% | 90.9% | ESPN+ (10) |
| 2022 | 12 | 66.7% | 91.7% | ESPN+ (11) |
| 2021 | 11 | 63.6% | 100.0% | ESPN+ (11) |
| 2019 | 2 | 100.0% | 50.0% | ESPN3 (1) |
| 2017 | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | ESPN3 (1) |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | PAC12 (1) |
| 2014 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | PAC12 (1) |
| 2013 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | PAC12 (1) |
| 2012 | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | ESPN3 (1) |
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