The victories continue. Saturday's Army vs. Navy game broke previous viewership records, with President-elect Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, Daniel Penny and Pete Hegseth among others in attendance.
The annual contest drew 9.4 million viewers, the highest audience ever for an annual rivalry game, according to CBS. sports business journal.
The previous record of 8.45 million people watching one of America's great sports competitions had stood since 1992.
Mr. Trump arrived at Northwest Stadium just before kickoff and was warmly welcomed by the crowd, who cheered as Mr. Vance and Mr. Musk, whom Mr. Trump nominated to lead his proposed Department of Government Efficiency, appeared on the scoreboard video screen. has risen.
When the president opened his mouth to say, “Thank you,” the crowd erupted into chants of “USA, USA!” Trump and his entourage watched the game from a suite at Northwest Stadium.
See and hear: Trump troops own the Army and Navy game and are met with crowd chants of USA! united states of america!
The Midshipmen pulled off a 31-13 upset in Landover, Maryland, extending their all-time series lead to 63-55-7 and ending their losing streak against the Black Knights at two, Fox Sports reported. report.
Trump, a regular, was happy to host friends in his suite, but President Joe Biden, whose absence has so far been more notable than his presence, declined to attend in person.
This is arguably the most-watched Army-Navy game since CBS took over the broadcast rights in 1996. In fact, the game was the most-watched game on CBS this year, second only to the Big Ten title game, Fox Sports continues.
The game finished with 9.4 million viewers, ranking just outside the 10 most-watched games of the season. SEC games on ABC.
