As I have always stated, the ACC misses the boat consistently that FSU is THE TV ratings draw for the ACC.
https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2019/12/acc-cg-tv-viewership-2012-19.html
Here are the TV ratings for this year's FBS conference championship games:
SEC- 13.7- Million 12/7, 4 pm CBS
B1G- 13.55 Million 12/7, 8 pm FOX
XII- 8.7 Million 12/7, Noon ABC
Pac- 5.86 Million 12/6, 8 pm ABC
ACC- 3.97 Million 12/7, 7:30 pm ABC
AAC- 2.88 Million 12/7, 3:30 pm ABC
SBC- 726K 12/7, Noon ESPN
MWC- 550K 12/7, 4 pm ESPN
MAC- 358K 12/7, Noon ESPN2
The ACC CG fell all the way to 5th, nearly 2 million viewers below the Pac-12. Totally unacceptable! What gives, ACC? Well, this is the culmination of a downward trend which began in 2015 (perhaps not coincidentally when Clemson took over the Atlantic division from Florida State?)
Here are the viewership numbers for the last 8 ACC Championship Games:
| Year | Atlantic | Coastal | Viewers(M) | |
| 2012 | #13 Florida St | Ga Tech* | 1.97 | ==== |
| 2013 | #1 Florida St | #20 Duke | 5.7 | ============ |
| 2014 | #2 Florida St | #12 Ga Tech | 10.1 | ==================== |
| 2015 | #1 Clemson | #8 N Carolina | 7.9 | ================ |
| 2016 | #3 Clemson | #19 Va Tech | 5.34 | ========== |
| 2017 | #1 Clemson | #7 Miami | 5.43 | =========== |
| 2018 | #2 Clemson | Pitt | 4.24 | ======== |
| 2019 | #3 Clemson | #22 Virginia | 3.97 | ======== |
The drop from 2014 to 2015 (and the fact that it didn't come all the way back in 2017) should tell you all you need to know about the relative draw of FSU, Clemson and Miami...
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