USC/Ohio State was not the only ratings hit on Saturday.
Michigan’s narrow win over Notre Dame drew a 5.2 rating and 8.4 million viewers on ABC Saturday, up 79% and 95%, respectively, from a 2.9 and 4.3 million for regional coverage on the second weekend of the season last year.
This marks ABC’s highest-rated afternoon regular season college football telecast since a Noon ET Texas/Oklahoma drew a 5.4 rating last October.
Through 3 games, ABC is averaging a 4.3 rating and 7.1 million viewers for college football coverage, up 39% in ratings and 51% in viewers from a 3.1 and 4.7 million through 3 games last year.
