FOX announces huge ratings for Michigan-Wisconsin game
This past weekend’s game between Michigan and Wisconsin was the most-watched game on any network in the 12 p.m. ET window, with more than 4.3 million viewers tuning in.
That’s an increase of over 1 million viewers the same week of the 2019 season, when 3 million viewers were tuned in to watch Oklahoma and Texas Tech.
The 2021 college football season has been a good one so far for FOX, as the network is experiencing some of the largest audiences the sport has seen in recent years.
Here’s more info from FOX:
📈 @CFBonFOX is up +32% to-date over 2019 🎉@UMichFootball’s win over @BadgerFootball:
✔️More than 4.3 million viewers on FOX
✔️Day’s most-watched game in noon window
✔️Streaming up +153% over comparable game in 2019 pic.twitter.com/fKkPECbu2B— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) October 5, 2021
While the competition on the field helps, with teams performing better in general, Big Noon Saturday was seen by more than a million viewers this week, up 47% over the show’s performance during Week 5 of the 2019 season.
The digital side of the story is making a difference as well, with the network’s streaming services seeing an average minute audience jump by 150% versus the same time period in 2019, FOX announced.
FOX’s 12 p.m. ET game this week will be Ohio State-Maryland.