IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Shamrock Series delivers poor TV rating” – Irish 247

Satellite Dish File Photo

ND’s 44-6 victory over Army on Saturday … broadcast in the 3:30 p.m. ET time slot, earned a 1.0 overnight rating, according to SportsMediaWatch.com. That’s lower than last year’s Shamrock Series game (1.3) on NBCSN that ended in a sloppy 19-16 ND win over Boston College and aired on [cable’s] NBCSN in primetime. Two late November games broadcast on NBC

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Noon kickoff for Notre Dame’s visit to N.C. State” – Raleigh News & Observer

North Carolina State Wolf Mascot in Costume

The Raleigh News & Observer reports on ABC’s decision to have Notre Dame’s game at North Carolina State kick off at 12 noon, for national broadcast on ABC itself (rather than, for example, ABC Sports’ cable affiliate, ESPN). N.C. State’s home game with Notre Dame on Saturday will kick off at noon and be televised nationally on ABC …. Predictably,

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