Notre Dame football sees strong starts and high viewership

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team has started the 2026 season with strong performances, including a 42-13 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers and a 52-0 shutout against the Rice Owls. The team's defense has recorded six turnovers this season without committing any themselves.

Television viewership for the Notre Dame game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, known as the “Shamrock Series,” averaged 8.1 million viewers across NBC and Peacock. This marks the third-most-watched Notre Dame football game on NBC since 2005, with viewership peaking at 9.7 million during the second quarter.

In other athletic news, the Notre Dame women's soccer team remains undefeated with a 3-0-5 record following a 2-1 win over Clemson, while the volleyball team has fallen to a 1-4 record after a loss to Northern Kentucky.