Texas at Michigan delivers big ratings for FOX in Week 2
By Andrew Olson
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Texas had the college football world watching as it took care of business on the road at Michigan this past Saturday.
FOX announced Tuesday that the Texas at Michigan clash drew 9.35 million viewers.
FOX’s BIG NOON SATURDAY matchup featuring Texas’ decisive victory over Michigan scored 9.35 million viewers
Most-watched college football game this season on any network
Most-watched telecast of the day on any network pic.twitter.com/lQPvVpo1QN— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) September 10, 2024
While some fans might not find the “most-watched college football game this season on any network” significant in Week 2, the 9.35 is legitimately strong. Jason Kirk of the Shutdown Fullcast noted that the game would rank in the top 5 for 2023 regular-season games. That includes besting ESPN’s ratings for last year’s meeting between Texas and Alabama in Tuscaloosa, as Longhorn reporter Brian Davis pointed out.
Would’ve ranked fifth among last year’s regular-season games. “The 12-team playoff will make people care less about other games” was never going to be an actual thing. It’s at most a trade-off. Having said that, cfb having any type of playoff is of course haram https://t.co/HFSPAxyLfz
— Jason Kirk (read my novel) (@JasonKirk_fyi) September 10, 2024
Last season’s Texas-Alabama game drew 8.76 million viewers on ESPN. Michigan is an eyeball magnet, too. In 2023, the top three most-watched games of the season featured the Wolverines. Texas-Washington was No. 4 overall (18.77 million). https://t.co/w8utzdd1XL
— Brian Davis (@byBDavis) September 10, 2024
Texas is on ESPN in Week 3, as Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns host in-state foe UTSA at 7 p.m. ET.
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