Overview

• The broadcast marks the Heisman's first network TV airing since NBC in 1993 after 31 consecutive years on ESPN.
• The one-hour telecast will run at 7 p.m. ET between an FCS quarterfinal and the LA Bowl as part of a full day of college football on ABC.
• ESPN will program a college basketball slate that night, including Indiana–Kentucky and Arizona–Alabama, with additional games across the afternoon and evening.
• ABC’s second Saturday in December had typically featured the NBA but the league’s new deal places NBA Cup knockout games exclusively on Amazon, opening the window.
• Heisman TV audiences have fluctuated in recent years, peaking near six million in 2009, dipping to about 1.6 million in 2022, and rebounding to roughly 2.5 million last year.