North Dakota State Media History
Media exposure trends, television partners, and streaming footprint.
- Games Indexed
- 188
- Prime Time Share
- 16%
- Avg TV Audience
- 1.34M
- Top Audience
- 4.76M
Media contextNorth Dakota State broadcast footprintRead context
Broadcast data helps explain how often North Dakota 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 188 games since 2011. Prime-time and streaming shares show how the team's audience profile changes over time.
TV audience
North Dakota State viewership profile
Rated-game audience rows show how often North Dakota 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
ESPN
2.57M average across 4 tracked games.
TV draw rank
#68
of 228 in All rated games
Avg viewers
1.34M
Top audience
4.76M
Brand lift
438,101.847
vs opponent baseline 900,948.153, excluding direct head-to-head games
Rated games
20
| Top rated games | Viewers | Outlet |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State at Colorado2024 | 4.76M | ESPN |
| James Madison at North Dakota State2019 | 2.69M | ABC |
| South Dakota State at North Dakota State2016 | 1.98M | ESPN |
| Colgate at North Dakota State2018 | 1.81M | ESPN |
| Illinois State at North Dakota State2019 | 1.74M | ESPN |
Top audience opponents
- Colorado4.76M avg
- Colgate1.81M avg
- James Madison1.76M avg
- Illinois State1.74M avg
- Montana State1.32M avg
Broadcast snapshot
Since 2011, we’ve captured 188 appearances for North Dakota State. The charts highlight how network assignments have evolved across seasons.
Total games
188
Prime time share
16.0%
Streaming share
73.4%
Quick insights
- ESPN+ has televised North Dakota State Bison 81 times, accounting for 43.1% of tracked games.
- 16.0% of appearances have landed in prime time windows, spanning 6 different broadcast partners.
- 73.4% 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+81 games43.1% of appearances4.9% prime time
- ESPN355 games29.3% of appearances9.1% prime time
- ESPN220 games10.6% of appearances50.0% prime time
- ESPN12 games6.4% of appearances33.3% prime time
- The CW Network5 games2.7% of appearances40.0% prime time
- ABC4 games2.1% of appearances0.0% 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.
- ESPN210 games · 33.3%
- ESPN35 games · 16.7%
- ESPN4 games · 13.3%
- ESPN+4 games · 13.3%
- FS13 games · 10.0%
- The CW Network2 games · 6.7%
Recent season snapshot
Summarizes the latest season in the dataset so you can quickly compare its exposure mix to the longer trend.
Top networks
- The CW Network5 · 41.7%
- CBSSN3 · 25.0%
- ESPN1 · 8.3%
- ESPN Unlmtd1 · 8.3%
- FS11 · 8.3%
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 | 12 | 41.7% | 16.7% | The CW Network (5) |
| 2024 | 17 | 23.5% | 76.5% | ESPN+ (13) |
| 2023 | 16 | 0.0% | 87.5% | ESPN+ (14) |
| 2022 | 17 | 29.4% | 76.5% | ESPN+ (13) |
| 2021 | 14 | 7.1% | 78.6% | ESPN+ (11) |
| 2020 | 10 | 0.0% | 90.0% | ESPN+ (8) |
| 2019 | 15 | 0.0% | 80.0% | ESPN+ (11) |
| 2018 | 15 | 13.3% | 80.0% | ESPN+ (11) |
| 2017 | 15 | 13.3% | 80.0% | ESPN3 (12) |
| 2016 | 14 | 28.6% | 71.4% | ESPN3 (10) |
| 2015 | 15 | 13.3% | 73.3% | ESPN3 (11) |
| 2014 | 13 | 7.7% | 61.5% | ESPN3 (8) |
| 2013 | 9 | 22.2% | 66.7% | ESPN3 (6) |
| 2012 | 5 | 20.0% | 100.0% | ESPN3 (5) |
| 2011 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | BTN (1) |
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