---
"title": "Nationally televised MEAC/SWAC Challenge game draws near 1 million viewers on ABC"
"description": "The annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge, which featured teams that recently played for the HBCU national championship, was the second-most watch game during Week 0 of the college football season. Per Sports Media Watch, Jackson State’s 37-7 win over South Carolina State drew an average of 922,000 viewers and a 0.57 TV rating on ABC. Only Notre […]"
"date": "2023-08-29"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2023/08/29/nationally-televised-meac-swac-challenge-game-draws-near-1-million-viewers-on-abc/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "Jackson State"
  - "South Carolina State"
---

# Nationally televised MEAC/SWAC Challenge game draws near 1 million viewers on ABC

The annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge, which featured teams that recently played for the HBCU national championship, was the second-most watch game during Week 0 of the college football season. Per Sports Media Watch, Jackson State’s 37-7 win over South Carolina State drew an average of 922,000 viewers and a 0.57 TV rating on ABC. Only Notre Dame vs. Navy — played on NBC earlier in the day — received a higher TV rating.

> According to Sports Media Watch, Saturday’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge between Jackson State & SC State had 922,000 viewers according to the Nielsen ratings. Only Notre Dame vs Navy had more viewers. [\#HBCU](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBCU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@TheYardHBCU](https://twitter.com/TheYardHBCU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@HBCUSports1](https://twitter.com/HBCUSports1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@InsideHBCUFball](https://twitter.com/InsideHBCUFball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@hbculegends](https://twitter.com/hbculegends?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/R1rkuuDELO](https://t.co/R1rkuuDELO)
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> — Mo Carter (@MoCarterFOX54) [August 29, 2023](https://twitter.com/MoCarterFOX54/status/1696554963151782292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

For comparison, last season’s Alabama State-Howard game — televised on ESPN — drew 485,000 viewers and a 0.26 TV rating. Ranking a distant third for Saturday games was the UMass-New Mexico State game on ESPN, which drew 582,000 viewers.