Though everybody knew that week one's matchup between Texas and Ohio State would be incredibly jaw-dropping, nobody expected it to be record-setting from a viewership aspect.
A record-setting 18 million people watched the Texas vs. Ohio State game, which set a new bar for the most watched week one college football game in the history of the sport. That's absolutely insane.
If we're getting technical about it, the viewership peaked at around 18.6 million between 3:00pm-3:15pm on Saturday.
With 18 million viewers, Texas vs Ohio State was the most watched week one college football game in history. @OnTexasFootball
— Blake Munroe (@BlakeMunroeOTF) September 3, 2025
To give some comparisons, here are the other most-watched games of week one in 2025:
Notre Dame at Miami - 10.8 million
Alabama at Florida State - 10.7 million
LSU at Clemson - 10.4 million
TCU at North Carolina - 6.1 million
Virginia Tech at South Carolina - 5.4 million
Georgia Tech at Colorado - 3.7 million
Nebraska vs. Cincinnati - 3.3 million
Auburn at Baylor - 2.8 million
New Mexico at Michigan - 2.1 million