Ohio State-Oregon Big Ten Saturday Night Thriller on NBC and Peacock is Most-Watched Primetime Big Ten Conference Game Since 2008
Audience Peaked at 13.4 Million Viewers for Game’s Final Minutes
October 15, 2024
Ohio State-Oregon Big Ten Saturday Night Thriller
Oregon’s thrilling 32-31 victory over Ohio State in a matchup of top-three teams on Big Ten Saturday Night drew the largest primetime audience for a regular season Big Ten conference football game since 2008, with an average of 10.2 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports Digital, according to live plus same day custom fast nationals from Nielsen and digital data from Adobe Analytics.
NBC Sports’ audience peaked at 13.4 million viewers in the game’s final minutes (10:45-11 p.m. ET).
In a game that featured seven lead changes, Dillon Gabriel led Oregon with 341 passing yards, two touchdown throws and one scoring run, as the then-No. 3 Ducks scored the game-winning points with 1:47 left in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Will Howard passed for 326 yards and two touchdowns with another TD rushing for then-No. 2 Ohio State.
Ohio State-Oregon is the most-watched primetime regular-season matchup between Big Ten teams since Oct. 25, 2008 (Penn State-Ohio State, 10.4 million viewers on ABC). Oregon is now ranked No. 2 and Ohio State No. 4. Penn State is ranked #3 giving the Big Ten three of the top four teams in nation.
This weekend’s Big Ten Saturday Night matchup features the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Michigan State Spartans (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock). Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports’ 2024 Big Ten and Notre Dame Football Games and How To Watch:
| Sat., Oct. 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Iowa vs. Michigan State | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Nov. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State vs. Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Nov. 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia vs. Notre Dame | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Nov. 23 | 7 p.m. | Army vs. Notre Dame (at Yankee Stadium) | NBC, Peacock |
| Friday, Nov. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Nebraska vs. Iowa | NBC, Peacock |
NBC Sports’ Big Ten Football package features Big Ten Saturday Night on NBC and Peacock – marking Big Ten Football’s first dedicated weekly primetime game on a national broadcast network.
Peacock will simulstream all of NBC Sports’ college football games and studio shows airing on the NBC broadcast network this season, including Big Ten Saturday Night and Notre Dame Football home games.
Peacock’s expansive programming features live coverage of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Premier League, U.S. Women’s and Men’s National Teams soccer matches (in Spanish), Sunday Night Football, Big Ten football and basketball, Notre Dame Football, NASCAR, NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.
