{
  "id": 9217451,
  "title": "College Football TV Ratings: Tracking the most-watched games of the 2026 season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/college-football-tv-ratings-tracking-the-most-watched-games-of-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T22:54:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-tv-ratings-tracking-035125339.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "College football's most-watched games of the 2026 season are in full swing according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel data compiled weekly by On3. The top five games so far include Ohio State's thrilling comeback over Texas, LSU's victory over Ole Miss, Oklahoma's upset against Michigan, Wisconsin's close game at Notre Dame, and Alabama's win over Kentucky. These highly anticipated matchups have attracted millions of viewers on various networks, with Ohio State vs. Texas leading the way with 14.0 million viewers.",
  "summary": "Last year, college football saw its TV ratings surge and looked to keep the trend going in 2026. On3 is tracking the most-watched games of the season, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel data compiled weekly. Through the first two weeks, Texas’ thrilling comeback win over Ohio State emerged as the top game of […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}