The blackout of Disney networks on YouTube TV may be affecting ratings for those networks.

A carriage dispute between the two companies led to ABC , ESPN and other Disney outlets going dark on YouTube TV on Oct. 31. With about 10 million subscribers, YouTube TV is among the larger multi-channel providers in the U.S., covering about 8 percent of TV homes.

Ratings for ABC’s primetime college football game on Nov. 1 fell off significantly from their season average, but that could be attributable to airing opposite game seven of the World Series as much as anything else; college football games on CBS and NBC also suffered that night. Evidence from Monday and Tuesday, however, suggests that the dispute might be pulling viewing numbers down for two of ABC’s biggest shows.

The blackout

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