13.9 million tuned in for Big Ten football championship game on Fox
12/9/2013
More than 13.9 million Fox viewers made Ohio State’s 34-24 loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten championship game the most-watched college football game of the season.
The Big Ten’s return to the national spotlight delivered monster TV ratings Saturday night.
More than 13.9 million Fox viewers made Ohio State’s 34-24 loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten championship game the most-watched college football game of the season. The audience surpassed the previous high for Nov. 30 Iron Bowl between Auburn and Alabama (13.8 million) and marked Fox’s highest-rated Saturday night broadcast since an NFL playoff game last January.
Wisconsin’s rout of Nebraska in last year’s Big Ten title game drew 5.1 million viewers.