Arizona State-Texas Peach Bowl sees record TV ratings

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal game played at the Peach Bowl between Arizona State and Texas saw record-breaking TV viewership.

At 17.3 million viewers, it was the most-watched bowl game with a kickoff before 3 p.m. EST ever. The game was also the second-most watched college football game this season and saw viewership peak at 23.6 million viewers.

Only Ohio State vs. Oregon at the Rose Bowl garnered more viewers at 21.3 million, with a peak of 24.3 million.

Comparatively, 7.8 million watched last season’s Peach Bowl between Ole Miss and Penn State (although it was not a playoff game).

The Fiesta Bowl between Penn State and Boise State at Glendale’s State Farm Stadium was ESPN’s least-watched College Football Playoff quarterfinal at 13.9 million viewers, with a peak of 15.9 million viewers.

The Peach Bowl was the highest-rated ASU game of the 2024 season by a large margin. The Big 12 Championship between Arizona State and Iowa State on Dec. 7 saw 6.9 million viewers.

Before the College Football Playoff quarterfinals were played, the Sun Devils had a total of nearly 14 million viewers for the rest their games during the 2024 season, the 37th most in the country.

Arizona State, along with Colorado and Kansas State, co-leads the nation with the most national broadcast games this season with 14.

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