Saturday evening’s Heisman Trophy presentation to Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza drew the most important tv viewers for the occasion since 2012.
The present averaged 4.3 million viewers on ABC, the best quantity since 2012 when 4.9 million watched Texas A&M signal-caller Johnny Manziel turn into the primary freshman to win the distinguished award.
It was the primary time the viewers topped 4 million since 2013 (4.18 million) and the primary to even exceed 3 million since 2015 (3.06 million), based on Nielsen.
Saturday’s viewers peaked at 5.8 million, a 69% improve from the earlier 12 months on ESPN (2.52 million).
ESPN aired the Heisman Trophy presentation from 1994-2024. The final time it was introduced on broadcast TV earlier than Saturday was in 1993 on NBC.
Mendoza has guided the unbeaten Hoosiers (13-0) to the No. 1 seed within the Faculty Soccer Playoff. He has handed for two,980 yards with an NCAA-best 33 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
–Subject Degree Media
