- ESPN networks achieve best two-week start for college football since 2009 (3.2M viewers)
- ABC off to strongest two-week start for the sport since 2006 (7.5M viewers)
- GameDay averaged 2.6M viewers – up 22 percent from 2024’s Week 2 episode, peaking at 3.7M for the full show
- Michigan/Oklahoma (9.7M viewers) is ABC’s most-viewed Week 2 game since 2006
- Through Week 2, ESPN networks boast eight of the top 10 most-watched games and 63 percent of minutes watched
| Rank | Network | Matchup | Window | P2+ Viewers |
| 1. | ABC | Michigan/Oklahoma | Primetime | 9.7 million |
| 2. | ABC | Ole Miss/Kentucky | Mid-Afternoon | 4.8 million |
| 4. | ABC | San Jose St/Texas | Noon | 3.7 million |
| 7. | ESPN | Illinois/Duke | Noon | 2.2 million |
| 9. | ESPN2 | Kansas/Missouri | Mid-Afternoon | 1.8 million* |
*Most-watched ESPN2 game since 2022
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Media Contacts:
Amanda Brooks, College Football – Amanda.D.Brooks@espn.com
Julie McKay, College GameDay – Julie.McKay@espn.com