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Penn State-Minnesota Watched By ABC’s Largest Noon Audience In Three Seasons

Penn State football’s week 11 loss to Minnesota was the most-watched noon kickoff on ABC in three seasons, according to a release from ESPN.

Approximately 6,736,000 viewers tuned into the Gophers’ 31-26 victory over James Franklin’s program, which is the highest total since Ohio State and Michigan’s top-five meeting drew more than 17 million viewers to ABC’s noon time-slot in 2016.

The game’s audience peaked at 8,749,000 viewers in the fourth quarter as Penn State made a late comeback bid at TCF Bank Stadium. The overall audience of Saturday’s contest is the ninth-highest of the season among all networks so far this season.

Minneapolis was, understandably, the top local market for the game with a 19.5 rating. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were the second- and fourth-highest rated local markets with ratings of 12.8 and 8.7, respectively. Columbus’ rating of 9.2 was the third-highest in the country for the game.

Last weekend’s game topped Penn State’s White Out victory over Michigan, which was the most-watched game on ESPN’s family of networks during week eight. An average of 6,658,000 viewers tuned into the Nittany Lions’ 28-21 triumph at Beaver Stadium.

Saturday’s game was the latest in what’s been a strong game for ABC’s noon time-slot. The network’s noon-kickoff ratings are up 12% on a year-to-year basis, and ESPN’s game coverage is up 8% year-to-year so far this season.

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In the most upsetting turn of events, Mikey graduated from Penn State with a digital & print journalism degree in the spring of 2020. He covered Penn State football and served as an editor for Onward State from 2018 until his graduation. Mikey is from Bedminster, New Jersey, so naturally, he spends lots of time yelling about all the best things his home state has to offer. Mikey also loves to play golf, but he sucks at it because golf is really hard. If you, for some reason, feel compelled to see what Mikey has to say on the internet, follow him on Twitter @Mikey_Mandarino. You can also get in touch with Mikey via his big-boy email address: [email protected]

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