Overview
- In a largely standalone window, the telecast averaged 7.84 million viewers and surpassed Indiana–Oregon’s 5.59 million as CBS’s season high.
- Viewership declined about 17% from last year’s 9.4 million but still ranked as the rivalry’s second-largest audience since 2018.
- CBS extended its rights to air Army–Navy through 2038, and the academies have begun early discussions about potential scheduling changes if the College Football Playoff expands.
- This was Gary Danielson’s final Army–Navy on CBS before retiring after the Sun Bowl, with Charles Davis set to join Brad Nessler in the lead booth next season.
- On the field, Navy edged Army 17–16 in Baltimore for a second straight series win; Navy heads to the Liberty Bowl vs. Cincinnati on Jan. 2 and Army to the Fenway Bowl vs. UConn on Dec. 27.