LSU’s thrilling 26-21 win over Auburn last Saturday was not only the most watched college football game of the week, but it also ranked as the third-highest rated event on cable television last week according to the Nielsen Ratings.The LSU-Auburn game was watched by 5.6 million viewers, which trailed only the Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles (18.6 million viewers) and The Closer (7.6 million viewers) on TNT. The LSU-Auburn contest rated higher last week than such cable television shows as Hannity & Colmes (4.6) on Fox News, Burn Notice (4.7) on USA, and WWE Raw (4.2) on USA.The only other college football game ranked among the top 15 on cable television last week was the Thursday night ESPN contest between Colorado and West Virginia, which registered 4.0 million viewers.This week, LSU returns to action at home, hosting Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium at 6:30 p.m. in a game that will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
LSU-Auburn most watched college football game last week
September 23, 2008