ESPN’s college football coverage delivered strong audiences in Week 11, highlighted by a solid College GameDay Built by The Home Depot performance from Lubbock and continued network growth across ABC and ESPN networks.
College GameDay Highlights
- College GameDay Built by The Home Depot from Texas Tech averaged 2.2 million viewers, up 7 percent from Week 11 in 2024 (LSU) and topping the competition by 78 percent.
- The final hour averaged 2.8 million viewers, beating the competition by 74 percent.
- The Pat McAfee Show’s X feed drew 1.2 million unique viewers, while 54 million minutes were streamed on the ESPN App – a new record for the season.
- Season-to-date, College GameDay is averaging 2.7 million viewers, up 24 percent year-over-year, on pace for its most-watched season ever.
ESPN College Football Spotlights
- ESPN networks aired three of the top five most-watched games of Week 11, including the top game of the week for the 10th straight week.
- LSU-Alabama (7.5M viewers) was the most-watched game of the week, followed by Texas A&M-Missouri (4.9M) and BYU-Texas Tech (4.0M) among the top five.
- ESPN networks are averaging 2.1 million viewers, their highest mark through 11 weeks since 2011, up 16 percent year-over-year. ESPN networks own 23 of the top 26 games this season and more than 60 percent of total game minutes watched.
- ABC (6.8M avg. viewers) is pacing for its best audience on record through 11 weeks, up 19 percent year-over-year. The network has aired 11 of the top 12 games this season to date and has more minutes watched than all other broadcast networks combined.
Please note: All viewership provided by Nielsen Big Data + Panel measurement. Records date back to 1996.
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