The game averaged 7,606,000 viewers, the second-most-watched Week 3 game across all networks and fifth-best game of the year. The number of 7.6 million viewers is one of the five best September game audiences on ABC since the start of the 2018 season.
The matchup between the Tigers and the Nittany Lions peaked from 9:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. with 8.9 million viewers in the closing minutes of the game. This was the most-viewed Week 3 game on ABC since 2011 and the audience was up more than 100 percent ABC’s Week 3 game between Miami and Louisville.
The matchup between the Tigers and the Nittany Lions peaked from 9:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. with 8.9 million viewers in the closing minutes of the game. This was the most-viewed Week 3 game on ABC since 2011 and the audience was up more than 100 percent ABC’s Week 3 game between Miami and Louisville.