Update: the game drew 16.647 million viewers on ABC the most on ABC for a regular season game since Michigan and Ohio State played in 2006 when they were ranked #1 & #2 respectively and the game averaged 21.037 million. More detail via ESPN.
Original post:
Ohio State’s win over Michigan in double overtime drew a 10.4 overnight rating, easily the best of the season (the next best was Notre Dame-Texas on September 4 with a 7.0 overnight rating).
The game averaged 279,000 viewers via streaming, also making it the most-streamed college football game ever.
Top local markets via ESPN:
|
Rank |
Market |
Local Rating |
|
1 |
Columbus |
43.6 |
|
2 |
Dayton |
36.8 |
|
3 |
Detroit |
30.8 |
|
4 |
Cleveland |
30.1 |
|
5 |
Cincinnati |
20.5 |
|
6 |
Ft. Myers |
16.9 |
|
7 |
Birmingham |
16.7 |
|
8 |
Oklahoma City |
14.1 |
|
9 |
Knoxville |
13.2 |
|
West Palm Beach |
13.2 |
Top college football overnights of the season via ESPN:
|
Rank |
Overnight |
Game |
Date |
Network |
Time (ET) |
|
1 |
10.4 |
Michigan at Ohio State |
Saturday, Nov. 26 |
ABC |
Noon |
|
2 |
7.0 |
Notre Dame at Texas |
Sunday, Sept. 4 |
ABC |
7:30 p.m. |
|
3 |
6.0 |
Louisville at Clemson |
Saturday, Oct. 1 |
ABC |
8 p.m. |
|
|
6.0 |
Alabama at LSU |
Saturday, Nov. 5 |
CBS |
8 p.m. |
|
5 |
5.6 |
Ohio State at Wisconsin |
Saturday, Oct. 15 |
ABC |
8 p.m. |
|
6 |
5.4 |
Alabama at Ole Miss |
Saturday, Sept. 17 |
CBS |
3:30 p.m. |
|
|
5.4 |
Texas A&M at Alabama |
Saturday, Oct. 22 |
CBS |
3:30 p.m. |
|
8 |
5.3 |
Ole Miss vs. Florida State |
Monday, Sept. 5 |
ESPN |
8 p.m. |
|
9 |
4.9 |
USC vs. Alabama |
Saturday, Sept. 3 |
ABC |
8 p.m. |
|
|
4.9 |
LSU vs. Wisconsin |
Saturday, Sept. 3 |
ABC |
3:30 p.m. |