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Ohio State-Texas Sets Week 2 Ratings Record with 14 Million Viewers, but Down From Last Year
The game drew 14 million viewers on ABC, making it the most-watched regular-season primetime college football matchup since 2012.
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Ohio State-Texas sets Week 2 ratings record with 14 million viewers, but down from last year
Week 2 of the 2026 college football season featured two high-profile SEC-Big Ten matchups, with Ohio State-Texas setting records for ESPN. On Saturday, Texas’s improbable comeback win over Ohio State averaged 14.0 million viewers on ABC, peaking at 16.4 million, according to ESPN PR. That is the most-watched regular-season college football game on ESPN networks…
Ohio State-Texas hits viewership highs on ABC
The following article "Ohio State-Texas hits viewership highs on ABC" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. For a second-straight year, Ohio State and Texas met in front of an unusually large TV crowd. Visit Sports Media Watch for more sports media news and information.
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