ESPN CFB posts strong viewership numbers following packed Week 2 slate

ESPN and ABC aired 2 of the 3 most watched games from Week 2’s packed slate of college football, only behind FOX’s coverage of Alabama-Texas.

Coverage for ESPN is up 24% over 2021 for Week 2. And exciting games will do that. Tennessee vs. Pitt was the second most watched game of the week across all networks. BYU vs. Baylor, which started late on the east coast, was the most watched night game since Texas at Cal in 2016.

College football is even doing well on Friday. Louisville and UCF put together an exciting appetizer and was ESPN’s most-viewed Friday game since 2013.

Week 2 of @ESPNCFB was ⬆️

? ABC/ESPN aired 2 of the top 3 most-watched games of the week: #TENNvsPITT & #UKvsFLA
? #BAYvsBYU | ESPN’s best late-night game since ’16
? #LOUvsUCF | ESPN2’s most-viewed Friday game in nearly a decade pic.twitter.com/Mzz9FUPfiW

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 13, 2022

And we haven’t even hit the bulk of conference play yet.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.