TV Ratings: Ohio State, PSU Score For ABC

Penn State's dramatic 27-26 loss at the hands of Ohio State on Saturday night is the highest-rated game of the college football season, ESPN announced on Sunday.

The 6.1 rating, which spiked to 8.2 during the final quarter, is among the best numbers ABC/ESPN has ever recorded dating back to 2004, a release said, and it also called the broadcast rating number the best since Kickoff Weekend in 2017.

The overnight rating is a metric designed to track how many people with television sets nationwide are tuned in to a particular program.

According to ESPN, Columbus had the largest overnight rating followed by Dayton, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. The highest-rated Pennsylvania market was Pittsburgh.  Nine markets hit double-digits for the game, including top ten Philadelphia (10.6).

Meanwhile, Tim Allen’s sitcom, “Last Man Standing,” starring the comedian as the openly conservative Mike Baxter, started its seventh season on a new network — Fox — with very strong ratings. Indeed, it was the top-rated show of Friday night.

The show scored a 1.8 rating among adults 18-49, along with 8.01 million viewers, The Hollywood Reporter wrote; the sitcom’s final season on ABC in 2016-17 averaged a 1.2 and 6.41 million viewers in same-day ratings.

Despite “Last Man Standing” having a right-leaning lead, Allen pointed out to Fox News that the only goal of the series is delivering enjoyable family content, alongside the edgy and memorable moments the show is known for.