Indiana University Athletics
Indiana-Michigan Earns College Football’s Highest Rated Game of the Week
10/15/2017 3:30:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Saturday's Indiana-Michigan contest (noon ET, ABC) earned 2.9 overnight, the highest-rated game of the week across all networks in college football.
Additionally, the 2.9 ties as the best rating for a noon ET game of the season, also across all networks.
This comes after the Indiana-Ohio State football season opener (Aug. 31) delivered a record-setting overnight rating and streaming audience as ESPN's MegaCast earned a 3.6 overnight and a streaming audience of 201,000 viewers in the average minute.
The impressive overnight and streaming audience easily became ESPN's best for a kickoff weekend Thursday game, shattering the previous overnight record by 44% and streaming record by 109%. The streaming audience also became a top three regular season-audience ever for ESPN.
Additionally, more than 1,399,000 streamed a portion of the game, watching a total of 47,097,000 minutes.
ESPN's MegaCast presentation was up 200% and 280% in overnight rating and streaming, respectively, from last year's opening Thursday night game.
Indianapolis earned an 11.6 rating, the market's highest ever rating for an IU football game on ESPN.
Tickets for Indiana's two remaining home games are available by clicking here, by phone at 1-866-IUSPORTS or in person at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Ticket Office. The Hoosiers will welcome Wisconsin (Nov. 4) and Rutgers (Nov. 18).
Additionally, the 2.9 ties as the best rating for a noon ET game of the season, also across all networks.
This comes after the Indiana-Ohio State football season opener (Aug. 31) delivered a record-setting overnight rating and streaming audience as ESPN's MegaCast earned a 3.6 overnight and a streaming audience of 201,000 viewers in the average minute.
The impressive overnight and streaming audience easily became ESPN's best for a kickoff weekend Thursday game, shattering the previous overnight record by 44% and streaming record by 109%. The streaming audience also became a top three regular season-audience ever for ESPN.
Additionally, more than 1,399,000 streamed a portion of the game, watching a total of 47,097,000 minutes.
ESPN's MegaCast presentation was up 200% and 280% in overnight rating and streaming, respectively, from last year's opening Thursday night game.
Indianapolis earned an 11.6 rating, the market's highest ever rating for an IU football game on ESPN.
Tickets for Indiana's two remaining home games are available by clicking here, by phone at 1-866-IUSPORTS or in person at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Ticket Office. The Hoosiers will welcome Wisconsin (Nov. 4) and Rutgers (Nov. 18).
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