OSU-Texas on ABC posts record regular-season college football audience
TL;DR
Ohio State’s 24-23 win over Texas averaged 13.99 million viewers on ABC, the largest regular-season college football audience on ESPN networks since 2016, with a peak of 16.4 million; Nielsen notes ongoing measurement changes—out-of-home viewing, Big Data integration and co-viewing adjustments—and that Week 2 was unusually top-heavy with three games over 7 million viewers.
- Ohio State-Texas hits viewership highs on ABC Sports Media Watch
- ESPN says Texas' win over Ohio State was its most-watched regular-season game in a decade Yahoo Sports
- Ryan Day deserves blame for Ohio State's collapse, but not for trusting his defense CBS Sports
- Heisman Watch: How Texas’s Dramatic Comeback Shakes Up Race After Week 2 Sports Illustrated
- Sarkisian says Ohio State should be rewarded for playing Texas ESPN
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