​The ​Alliance of American Football debuted on Saturday as intrigued football fans from across the nation tuned in to watch the new league. The opening weekend was successful after the first few games drew ​excellent television ratings.





The AAF smart phone application also made big noise, topping the app charts for the sports genre on both the Apple Store and Android's Google Play.

Hell of a night last night for ⁦@TheAAF⁩. Here’s the top sports apps right now in the Apple store. #1 in Google Play for Android as well. Need to work out some issues with app, but on-field play was surprising last night. pic.twitter.com/Gxka16C9pt — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 10, 2019

The app's success is great news for the AAF as it shows there's serious interest in the league and fans are trying to soak up as much information as possible.





Despite the big download numbers, users have complained that it's buggy. Hopefully the AAF will fix the problems with the app because the fans are going to want as much info and highlights as possible.

Welcome to the AAF ... where this is a legal hit 



(via @TheAAF) pic.twitter.com/DpNGFgHC18 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 10, 2019

The AAF on CBS was said to have had better ratings than the NBA game between the Rockets and Thunder on Saturday, which could be due to the ​crazy hits and egregious play-calling.





Hopefully the AAF can build off of what was an exceptional debut for the league and become a mainstay for football fans across the country. As of now there are only eight teams in the league, so if they can maintain success, an expansion could eventually be in the works.