Ohio State Played in Four of the Top Seven Most Watched Games of 2017

By D.J. Byrnes on December 8, 2017 at 12:30 pm
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It's no secret. Ohio State brings the ratings, no matter the opponent. This season was no different, as the Buckeyes played in four of the top seven most watched games of 2017.

The most watched game of Ohio State's season was its most recent, with nearly 13 million people tuning in to watch J.T. Barrett hold off the Wisconsin Badgers and their No. 1 defense.

The least watched of the top seven was Ohio State's lopsided loss to Oklahoma in Week 2, which piqued the interest of 8 million viewers.

FOX, the Big Ten's expanded partner in 2017, broadcast the Buckeyes' three most-watched games against Wisconsin, Michigan and Penn State. The Oklahoma game was broadcast by ABC.

TOP RATED 2017 GAMES
WEEK RATING TV VIEWERS TV+ONLINE GAME CONFERENCE DAY/TIME NETWORK
13 7.60 13,657,000   ALABAMA at AUBURN SEC Nov. 25, 3:30 CBS
14 8.00 13,466,000   GEORGIA at AUBURN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP Dec. 2, 4:00 CBS
14 7.30 12,918,000   OHIO STATE vs. WISCONSIN B1G CHAMPIONSHIP Dec. 2, 8:15 FOX
1 6.90 12,335,000 12,557,000 ALABAMA vs. FLORIDA STATE NEUTRAL Sept. 2, 8:00 ABC
13 6.10 10,507,000   OHIO STATE at MICHIGAN BIG TEN Nov. 25, Noon FOX
9 5.75 9,868,000 9,972,000 PENN STATE at OHIO STATE BIG TEN Oct. 28, 3:30 FOX
2 4.60 8,081,000 8,255,000 OKLAHOMA at OHIO STATE NEUTRAL Sept. 9, 7:30 ABC
1 4.90 7,650,000 7,805,000 MICHIGAN vs. FLORIDA NEUTRAL Sept. 2, 3:30 ABC

For comparison's sake, the ACC championship between Clemson and Miami drew a 3.2, with 5.4 million viewers.

[H/T: Sports Media Watch]

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