ESPN/ABC Week 2 College Football Ratings Nuggets -- Four Highest-Rated Games Across All Networks
ESPN/ABC continued the momentum of college football's opening week by televising the four highest-rated games - across all networks -- on Saturday, based on overnights. ABC Saturday Night Football featuring No. 7 Oregon at No. 5 Michigan State (8 p.m. ET) led the way, achieving a 5.0 overnight rating, followed by No. 9 Notre Dame at Virginia's 3.9 overnight (3:30 p.m. on ABC) and Oregon State at Michigan's 3.2 (Noon on ABC).
No. 19 Oklahoma at No. 23 Tennessee (2.6 overnight) was ESPN's highest-rated game of the day and college football's fourth highest-game overall - across all networks. The Sooners' overtime victory was up 271% to the comparable window in 2014 (Week 2: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt)
The top markets for Oregon at Michigan State are as follows:
Rank Rating Market
1 20.8 Detroit
2 18.2 Portland
3 15.2 Columbus
4 10.8 Dayton
5 8.4 Cleveland
6 6.6 Richmond
7 6.4 Birmingham
8 6.0 Atlanta
9 5.9 Indianapolis
10 5.8 Denver and Salt Lake
Final numbers will be available during the week
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