Week 2 CFB TV Ratings (no (ESPNEWS, CBSSN, ACCN and SECN) and streaming services (ESPN+ and Peacock) )

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/1nd32bi/michiganoklahoma_was_the_highestrated_game_of/

Highest-rated games of Week 2:

Reading is fundamental: "Viewership information for cable networks not measured by Nielsen (ESPNEWS, CBSSN, ACCN and SECN) and streaming services (ESPN+ and Peacock) are not included in this table."

1. Michigan-Oklahoma (ABC): 9.700M

2. Ole Miss-Kentucky (ABC): 4.800M

3. Iowa-Iowa State (FOX): 4.278M

4. San Jose State-Texas (ABC): 3.700M

5. Delaware-Colorado (FOX): 2.685M

6. Oklahoma State-Oregon (CBS): 2.320M

7. Illinois-Duke (ESPN): 2.007M

8. Grambling-Ohio State (BTN): 1.831M

9. Kansas-Missouri (ESPN2): 1.812M

10. Boston College-Michigan State (NBC): 1.643M

https://tvmediablog.substack.com/p/2025-college-football-week-2-viewership

Here are the highest rated games on ESPN2 for each week last season:

Week 14: Florida vs Florida St - 1.37m
Week 13: Temple vs UTSA - 512k
Week 12: Baylor vs West Virginia - 513k
Week 11: N Illinois vs W Michigan - 442k
Week 10: USF vs FAU - 562k
Week 9: Louisville vs Boston College - 879k
Week 8: WKU vs Sam Houston - 403k
Week 7: Coastal Carolina vs James Madison - 390k
Week 6: Pittsburgh vs North Carolina - 645k
Week 5: North Carolina vs Duke - 521k
Week 4: Kansas vs West Virginia - 1.15m
Week 3: West Virginia vs Pittsburgh - 1.15m
Week 2: California vs Auburn - 1.12m

CFB Tv Ratings thus Far-Pricing

Some commentary, Week one was probably the best ACC week EVER, it was really huge.

As I've commented constantly, the NBC and CBS B10 contracts SUCK. The B10 horrifically needs brands. This is the main reason why I've flipped 180 to the SEC if the B10 can't get FSU ND AND CLEMSON. They just don't have the brands outside the top 5 to carry tv ratings EVERY week. Ohio St playing the b10 noon game EVERY week for 6 consecutive weeks last year was not a fluke.

ESPN ratings have SKYROCKETED this year. Week 1 and week 2 games will become a staple because you can play the brands before they have a losing season, if they are bad. I predicted several years ago that bowls would become kickoff games at some point rather than post season games.