Colorado's upset win over No. 17 TCU drew insane TV numbers, per release
Colorado shocked the college football world Saturday when the Buffaloes not only went toe to toe with No. 17 TCU, but went and beat them, 45-42.
It really did not feel like a fluke either. The Buffaloes saw incredible games from Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter and freshman Dylan Edwards among other members of Coach Prime’s Colorado squad.
On Wednesday, FOX PR revealed that the Buffs’ upset win over the Horned Frogs was the most-watched game of the day across all networks. It was also the 4th most-streamed FOX Sports game in history.
A total of 7.26 million viewers tuned in.
Colorado’s win over TCU scored 7,262,000 viewers Saturday on FOX:
📺 Most-watched telecast of the day on any network
🏈 Most-watched Week 1 BIG NOON SATURDAY game
💥 4th most-streamed CFB game in FOX Sports historyCatch #CoachPrime at NOON again – Sat 9/9 on FOX! pic.twitter.com/jsWEwPrMx6
— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) September 6, 2023
Colorado faces another interesting name this week, once against on Big Noon Saturday. The buffs take on Nebraska, which could not get out of its own way in a Week 1 loss to Minnesota, 13-10.
Let’s see if Colorado can improve to 2-0.