Biggest US college football audience of the season

The NCAA football showdown on Saturday between traditional rivals Ohio State and Michigan, both rated near the top of the national rankings, was by far the most watched game of the college football season in the USA.

The match-up attracted 16,926,000 viewers in total live audience, counting both TV and streaming coverage.

The broadcast on ABC peaked at over 20 million viewers. The game, won by home team Ohio State 30-27 in overtime, was ESPN’s most-streamed regular season college football content ever. It was also the first to top one million unique viewers.