Colorado's victory vs. Nebraska sets FOX Sports ratings record
Colorado continues to be a ratings goldmine during the program’s first season under head coach Deion Sanders.
FOX Sports confirmed that Colorado’s 36-14 victory vs. Nebraska was viewed by an audience of 8.73 million people. This counts as the most-watched Pac-12 contest ever on FOX, as well ranking No. 10 all time for a regular season game on the channel.
Colorado-Nebraska was also the 2nd-highest streamed college football game in the history of FOX Sports.
Colorado’s win over Nebraska scored 8.73 million viewers Saturday on FOX.
🏈 Best Pac-12 regular season game ever on FOX
💥 10th most-watched regular season CFB game ever on FOX
👀 FOX Sports’ second most-streamed CFB game in history pic.twitter.com/ncSUqQrY9d— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) September 12, 2023
After winning just 1 game last season, Colorado is off to a 2-0 start and has vaulted to No. 18 in the AP poll.
The spotlight will continue to shine on the program as ESPN’s College GameDay and FOX Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff will both provide pregame coverage from Boulder for the Week 3 contest vs. Colorado State.
This will be GameDay’s first trip to Colorado since 1996.
Stellar Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has completed 69 of his 89 passes for 903 yards, 6 touchdowns and no interceptions. 2-way star Travis Hunter has 14 receptions for 192 yards while also recording 7 tackles, 2 pass deflections, and an interception.
Colorado vs. Colorado State is slated for a 10 p.m. EST kickoff and will be televised on ESPN.