Michigan- Ohio State Draws Audience Record For Rivalry Game – Deadline Skip to main content November 30, 2023 10:33am Michigan fought its way to a victory over Ohio State on Saturday and, in the process, blew the rest of the season out of the water. The rivalry game between the No. 2 and No. 3 teams averaged more than 19M viewers on Fox, marking the largest audience for their matchup since 2006 (when the teams were No. 1 and No. 2). That game holds the audience record with 21M viewers on ABC. While this game always manages decent viewership, it’s likely this is its peak for a while, given the increased interest in Michigan this season due to head coach Jim Harbaugh’s suspension over an illegal scouting scandal. In second place, by a wide margin, was the Alabama-Auburn Iron Bowl with 9M viewers. That’s still quite a large audience, considering the…
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