The return of college football satiated fans’ never-ending hunger for the sport, and the ratings reflect that reality.
Following a five-day Labor Day weekend marathon of games, ESPN publicly announced some of its viewership numbers Wednesday, with the network’s ABC games being featured primarily.
And as the schedule progressed, so did the ratings.
Colorado and Georgia Tech’s Thursday night thriller got things started with 3.7 million viewers, Alabama’s afternoon drubbing of East Carolina topped that at 3.8 million before the nail-biting finish between Auburn and Baylor reached 4.2 million.
But of course, Lane Kiffin and LSU’s dominant victory over Clemson led the way with 5.8 million, as the public clearly can’t stay away from watching what the well-documented head coach does next.
A winning start to the '26-'27 @ESPNCFB season Saturday’s top game: @ClemsonFB–@LSUfootball | 5.8M @AflacKickoff: @BUFootball–@AuburnFootball | 4.2M Top Noon game: @ECUPiratesFB–@AlabamaFTBL | 3.8M Top weekday game: @CUBuffsFootball–@GeorgiaTechFB | 3.7M pic.twitter.com/OI2Zb17H7S
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 9, 2026And those numbers occurred during a generally light slate of top-tier games.
Week 2 presents a much more loaded schedule of Power 4 teams going head-to-head, with Arizona State @ Texas A&M (noon ET), Alabama @ Kentucky (3:30 p.m. ET) and Ohio State @ Texas (7:30 p.m. ET) occupying ABC’s allotted time slots.
Given the fact that three SEC venues and four ranked teams are featured among those matchups, ESPN’s Week 1 ratings may be getting a run for their money.
LSU, Auburn, Alabama deliver strong ratings for ESPN, ABC in Week 1 Saturday Down South.
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