Ohio State—Wisconsin Earns 5.6 Overnight, Highest Rated Saturday Sporting Event Across All Networks

Put Ohio State on television, and the ratings will come. This much is known.

But we got another chapter of proof Saturday night in Madison when the No. 2 Buckeyes topped the No. 8 Badgers in overtime. It was the highest rated sporting event across all networks—even outdrawing Game 1 of the National League Championship series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.

ABCs Ohio State at Wisconsin thriller earned a 5.6 overnight rating, the highest overnight among all sporting events across all networks.

— Jerry Emig (@BuckeyeNotes) October 16, 2016

Ohio State at Wisconsin: Peaked with a 7.3 overnight (11:45 p.m.-midnight ET) when the Buckeyes and Badgers were in overtime pic.twitter.com/o77ANSwltm

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 16, 2016

Ohio State at Wisconsin: 38,695,000 mins streamed, a top 5 regular season CFB game ever & up 341% year over year (Penn State at Ohio State) pic.twitter.com/CGyPUIgSsH

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 16, 2016

ABC has televised the three highest overnights of the 2016 college football season: pic.twitter.com/Hw19ZujVGZ

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 16, 2016

Great news for ABC, especially considering it will broadcast Penn State's attempt to whiteout Ohio State this Saturday in Happy Valley at 8 p.m. ET.