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ESPN and the SEC on ABC were the big winners this week in college football viewership. After tallying the Nielsen numbers and the Adobe Streaming numbers, the SEC tripleheader on ABC each won their respective timeslots versus other college football games in those windows.
The game of the week was the battle between the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers and the No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs which was in the primetime slot. Georgia won the game 31-17 after Tennessee failed to score at all in the second half. The game drew an average of 10 million viewers to ABC. It peaked at 11.4 million viewers.
The Florida Gators upset win over the No. 22 LSU Tigers won the afternoon slot. The game, which was tied at 10 at halftime and eventually went to Florida by the score of 27-16, drew an average audience of 6 million viewers. The game peaked at 7.7 million.
The first SEC on ABC game of the day also won its timeslot. The game saw the No. 3 Texas Longhorns knock off the Arkansas Razorbacks 20-10. That game was seen by an average of 4.6 million viewers and peaked at 5.7 million.
This coming weekend will see the No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels at the Florida Gators in the early window. The 3:30 pm E.T. window belongs to the Kentucky Wildcats taking on the No. 3 Texas Longhorns. Later, the evening SEC on ABC game will have the No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide playing at SEC newcomers the Oklahoma Sooners. ESPN will also have an evening SEC game which will feature the No. 15 Texas A&M Aggies taking on the Auburn Tigers.
