760,000 people are watching

Football, North America's number one sport, outshines baseball, hockey, and basketball in market share, making it the absolute ruler.

Not only are the NFL's professional games dominant, but the NCAA's college competitions also boast unparalleled supremacy, causing envy among other professional leagues.

Numbers don't lie—

"Crimson Tide Storm VS Trojans" this season's opening game not only set new records for in-person attendance, but ABC's TV viewership numbers also easily surpassed twenty million.

It was 2016, and with the rise of online streaming, social media, and varied entertainment options, television ratings across all categories—including dramas, sports, and talk shows—were in decline. Ten million viewers had already become a significant threshold.

Yet, in such circumstances, the NCAA's 2016 season opener still attracted over twenty million viewers, blowing away all other shows.

Result!