More people watched Ohio State beat Michigan than any other game during the 2025 college football regular season.
18.4 million viewers tuned in for the Buckeyes’ 27-9 win over the Wolverines, surpassing Ohio State’s season-opening win over Texas – which drew 16.6 million viewers – for the most-watched college football game this season.
All eyes were on The Game
Ohio State’s win over Michigan tallied 18.4M viewers on FOX. The most-watched regular-season college football game on ANY network this season. pic.twitter.com/ze63D0A1PJ
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) December 4, 2025
Ohio State’s 2025 win over Michigan drew 6.1 million more viewers than Michigan’s 2024 win over Ohio State, both of which were televised by FOX.
It was the most-watched regular-season college football game in two years. Michigan’s 2023 win over Ohio State drew 19.1 million viewers.
Only five other games in college football this season have drawn more than 10 million viewers, with three of those games coming in Week 1. The most-watched game not involving Ohio State this year was Georgia’s Week 3 overtime win over Tennessee, which drew 12.6 million viewers on ABC.