For the second week in a row to start its 2020 season, Ohio State’s game drew the week’s biggest TV ratings in college football.
6.534 million people tuned in to watch the Buckeyes’ 38-25 win over Penn State on Saturday, making it the second-most-watched college football game this season.
The primetime showdown was the most-watched game of the year to date on ABC.
One weekend earlier, Ohio State’s 52-17 noon game win over Nebraska drew 6.18 million viewers, making it FOX’s most-watched game of the season and the third-most-watched college football game on any network this season.
The only game on any network to draw higher ratings this year was Alabama’s primetime win over Georgia on Oct. 17, which drew a whopping 9.61 million viewers on CBS.
Saturday night’s Ohio State-Penn State game drew a 36.8 local-market rating in Columbus, a 24.5 rating in Cleveland, a 22.0 rating in Dayton and an 11.1 rating in Cincinnati.
