ABC Scores Best College Football Opening Weekend With 8.6 Million Viewers Across 4 Games

ABC scored its best college football opening weekend on record with an average 8.6 million viewers tuning in across four games. Of the four games, three drew in over 10 million viewers, marking the first time ESPN networks have reached that milestone in a single weekend. The Sunday matchup between Notre Dame and Miami drew 10.8 million viewers and peaked with 11.8 million viewers - also marking ABC's second-best Sunday Opener on record - while Saturday's Alabama-Florida State game averaged 10.7 million viewers and the LSU and Clemson game scored 10.4 million viewers, according to . . .