The Army-Navy game Saturday was watched by an unprecedented number of viewers.
The Midshipmen pulled off the upset in Landover, Maryland, 31-13, to increase their all-time series lead, 63-55-7, and end a two-game losing streak to the Black Knights.
For the first time since 2020, Donald Trump attended the game, this time as president-elect.
President Biden has not attended the rivalry game since being elected, but he did take in the contest in 2011 and 2012.
Trump took in the game with Vice President-elect JD Vance, Elon Musk, Pete Hegseth, Daniel Penny and others from a luxury suite. And it may be fair to say that many tuned in to get a glimpse of the soon-to-be 47th president.
The game drew an average of 9.4 million viewers, the most since at least 1990. Its previous high was 8.45 million in 1992, and this year's figure is a 31% increase over last year's audience of 7.2 million.
It's undoubtedly the most-watched Army-Navy game since CBS took over airing rights in 1996. In fact, it was the most-watched game on CBS this year, behind only the BigTen title game.CBS Sports only showed Donald Trump for four seconds at the Army-Navy game. Taylor Swift gets at least 10x this screen time every game. pic.twitter.com/ezDF6Ql2hO
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 17, 2024
It now ranks as the 11th most-watched college football game this season, ranking ahead of three conference championship games, including the Big 12, and is the most-watched game that did not involve the Big Ten or SEC.
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