Georgia beating Clemson 10-3 Saturday night put up some huge TV ratings.
According to a release from ESPN, the duel between Dabo Swinney and Kirby Smart averaged just under eight million viewers on ABC in the early data. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Saturday’s @ABCNetwork 🏈 tripleheader 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃:
– Georgia/Clemson on track to become the 2nd-most-viewed Kickoff Saturday game on 𝐚𝐧𝐲 network in 15 years
– #UGAvsCLEM, #ALAvsMIA, #OUvsTULN combined for ABC’s best Kickoff Saturday tripleheader since 2017 pic.twitter.com/p4xc1uqfTS
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 5, 2021
Because it was a live sporting event, the final numbers will be higher than the early data.
View this post on Instagram
For comparison, the 7.998 million average is better than the early numbers fans saw in the NBA playoffs and the Finals. In fact, the only NBA Finals game that beat the matchup between the Tigers and Bulldogs was game six when the Bucks won the title.
The ratings for the other five games were all behind what Clemson and Georgia put up. It just goes to show that people care more about college football than they do the NBA, and it’s not even close.
View this post on Instagram
You know America is rolling again when college football is putting up monster TV ratings. That’s a sign that the country is headed in a great direction.
Not only are we rolling, but college football is crushing the NBA. You just love to see it!
View this post on Instagram
Hopefully, we see more and more games get monster ratings throughout the season. I can’t wait to see what waits for us the rest of the season!