Final season, the Colorado Buffaloes faced off against their in-state rival in the middle of the day and garnered a viewership of 898,000. Even so, this year’s matchup, the Rocky Mountain Showdown, saw a substantial boost in viewership, with ten occasions as lots of people today watching, albeit in the middle of the evening. According to ESPN, the game peaked at 11.1 million viewers as the Buffaloes secured a double-overtime victory against the Colorado State Rams with eight.two million viewers nonetheless tuned in at two:15 a.m. Eastern time when the game ended. This game has not only set records as the most-streamed normal-season game ever but also as the fifth-most watched college football game in ESPN’s history.

In Colorado, eight.two million people today stayed up previous midnight to watch the thrilling match, surpassing the viewership of the subsequent highest-watched game of the weekend by more than 1 million. The game’s viewership peaked amongst 11 and 11:15 p.m. Eastern time with 11.095 million viewers. This boost in viewership can be attributed to the hype surrounding the game, as GameDay, Massive Noon, and the complete ESPN enterprise had been present in Boulder for the occasion. Numerous people today across the nation joked about rushing property to watch a CSU Rams football game for the 1st time in their lives.

Seeking ahead, the upcoming game for the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field may perhaps be one particular of the most substantial in the program’s history. Right after facing the No. ten Oregon Ducks, the No. 19 Buffs will host the No. five USC Trojans in a extremely anticipated matchup amongst two prospective Heisman candidates and leading quarterback prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft. There are rumors that this game will also be featured on Massive Noon Kickoff, additional highlighting its significance. Colorado’s 1st two games this season, each aired on Fox’s Massive Noon slot, garnered about eight million viewers every.

In an era exactly where tv plays a pivotal function in college football, normally driving conference realignment choices, the CU Buffs have managed to capture national interest, creating them one particular of the most substantial elements of Television outdoors of the NFL.