NC State-Notre Dame is not on cable TV. How to watch the Week 7 matchup
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- Peacock access requires Premium or Premium+ subscriptions; some partner bundles include the service.
- Lack of linear broadcast may lower Wolfpack viewership and affect ACC payouts.
- Wolfpack enter as 23.5-point underdog with 7.7% upset chance; kickoff Saturday 3:30 ET
N.C. State’s game at Notre Dame, one of the team’s biggest games of the season, will not air on linear television this weekend.
The Wolfpack heads to South Bend, Indiana, to take on the No. 16-ranked Fighting Irish, but the game will air on Peacock. Peacock is NBC Universal’s exclusive streaming service.
N.C. State has not beaten a ranked opponent since Nov. 25, 2022, when the Wolfpack upset then-No. 18 North Carolina, 30-27, in double overtime at Kenan Stadium. The Pack is listed as a 23.5-point underdog, and was given a 7.7% chance of winning by ESPN analytics.
“When you’re playing a team that everyone says you can’t beat, there’s something to that internally,” Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren said Thursday. “As a competitor, one of my favorite things to do is prove people wrong, you know. I think that’s something that I’ve lived by my whole life. It’s something that our team carries with them, but we also know it’s something you have to earn on the road.”
With the new television metric aspect to the ACC’s member payments, this is another game that could have an impact on N.C. State’s viewership, following its two consecutive appearances on the CW.
The Wolfpack’s game against Virginia in Week 2 drew an average of 695,000 viewers, according to Nielsen ratings data. It was aired on ESPN2. The team’s Week 3 matchup at Wake Forest was broadcast on ESPN on Thursday, Sept. 11. It finished shy of 1.2 million viewers on average.
ESPN2 carried N.C. State-Duke in Week 4 and averaged 663,000 viewers.
There have been a handful of games this season that were streamed on Peacock and broke the Top 10 in viewership, but those were accompanied by a broadcast on NBC and often featured Big Ten teams, which have agreements with NBC, CBS and Fox.
Kickoff time + TV channel for the Wolfpack’s Week 7 game
The Wolfpack and Fighting Irish will play at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday at Notre Dame stadium in South Bend, Indiana. It will not have a linear TV viewing option.
Viewing options for the NC State-Notre Dame game
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Peacock Premium is included for Instacart+ subscribers and Spectrum TV customers may have free access to the streaming service.
Wolfpack vs. Fighting Irish game and TV info
Teams: N.C. State Wolfpack (4-2) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-2)
Where: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
Time: 3:30 p.m.
TV: N/A
Stream: Peacock.
Series history: The series is split 2-2, with the Fighting Irish winning the last two contests. One of N.C. State’s biggest program wins came against Notre Dame, when the team won the Gator Bowl following the 2002 regular season led by then-quarterback Phillip Rivers.
