LSU Media History
Media exposure trends, television partners, and streaming footprint.
Tiger Stadium (LA) • Baton Rouge • LA
Media context
LSU broadcast footprint
Broadcast data helps explain how often LSU 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 341 games since 2003. Prime-time and streaming shares show how the team's audience profile changes over time.
Broadcast snapshot
Since 2003, we’ve captured 341 appearances for LSU. The charts highlight how network assignments have evolved across seasons.
Total games
341
Prime time share
66.6%
Streaming share
12.0%
Quick insights
- ESPN has televised LSU Tigers 86 times, accounting for 25.2% of tracked games.
- 66.6% of appearances have landed in prime time windows, spanning 6 different broadcast partners.
- 12.0% 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.
- ESPN86 games25.2% of appearances75.6% prime time
- CBS64 games18.8% of appearances20.3% prime time
- ABC29 games8.5% of appearances58.6% prime time
- ESPNRM28 games8.2% of appearances64.3% prime time
- SECN25 games7.3% of appearances80.0% prime time
- ESGP21 games6.2% of appearances81.0% 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.
- ESPN65 games · 28.6%
- SECN20 games · 8.8%
- ESPNRM18 games · 7.9%
- ABC17 games · 7.5%
- ESGP17 games · 7.5%
- ESPN216 games · 7.0%
Recent season snapshot
Summarizes the latest season in the dataset so you can quickly compare its exposure mix to the longer trend.
Top networks
- ABC2 · 100.0%
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 | 2 | 100.0% | 0.0% | ABC (2) |
| 2025 | 14 | 71.4% | 14.3% | ABC (7) |
| 2024 | 20 | 65.0% | 40.0% | ABC (7) |
| 2023 | 14 | 64.3% | 14.3% | ESPN (6) |
| 2022 | 15 | 60.0% | 13.3% | ESPN (7) |
| 2021 | 17 | 76.5% | 11.8% | ESPN (6) |
| 2020 | 12 | 58.3% | 0.0% | ESPN (4) |
| 2019 | 20 | 55.0% | 0.0% | ESPN (6) |
| 2018 | 18 | 66.7% | 0.0% | ESPNRM (5) |
| 2017 | 16 | 62.5% | 0.0% | ESPN (5) |
| 2016 | 16 | 62.5% | 6.3% | ESPN (4) |
| 2015 | 15 | 73.3% | 0.0% | ESPN (5) |
| 2014 | 18 | 88.9% | 11.1% | ESPN (6) |
| 2013 | 17 | 70.6% | 23.5% | CBS (5) |
| 2012 | 19 | 68.4% | 26.3% | ESPN (6) |
| 2011 | 21 | 66.7% | 28.6% | CBS (6) |
| 2010 | 18 | 72.2% | 27.8% | CBS (5) |
| 2009 | 14 | 57.1% | 14.3% | CBS (4) |
| 2008 | 13 | 61.5% | 0.0% | CBS (5) |
| 2007 | 3 | 66.7% | 0.0% | ESPN (3) |
| 2006 | 11 | 54.5% | 0.0% | ESGP (4) |
| 2005 | 9 | 55.6% | 0.0% | CBS (3) |
| 2004 | 8 | 75.0% | 0.0% | ESGP (3) |
| 2003 | 11 | 63.6% | 0.0% | CBS (4) |
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