ESPN and ABC Rewrite Week 1 Viewership History Books, College GameDay Shatters All …

ABC boasts best Kickoff Weekend on record with 8.6 million viewers across four games College GameDay Built by The Home Depot delivers the most-watched episode ever with 4.0 million viewers ABC drew three games with 10M+ viewers, the first time ESPN networks have reached that milestone in a single weekend Alabama-Florida State scores 10.7 million viewers, the best mid-afternoon Week 1 audience on record ESPN and ABC kicked off the college football season with record-breaking audiences, highlighted by the most watched episode in the history of College GameDay, the best Week 1 for ESPN networks on record and ABC’s strongest Kickoff Weekend performance on record. College GameDay Built by The Home Depot delivered its most watched show ever, averaging 4.0 million viewers. The show’s final 15 minutes, featuring Lee Corso’s iconic headgear pick, peaked from 11:45 – noon ET at 5.7 million viewers across ESPN and ESPNU – the highest quarter-hour peak ever for the Saturday morning program. The comprehensive peak audience for Corso’s final headgear pick across ESPN’s roadblock (ESPN/ESPNU/SEC Network/ACC Network) and FOX, along with full social media measurement, will be available Thursday. Across the full weekend, ABC averaged 8.6 million viewers across four games, marking its best Kickoff Weekend on
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