FSU one of 2 teams with multiple games earning more than 6 million viewers in 2023

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No. 5 Florida State (4-0, 2-0 ACC) is ending the month of September undefeated, currently in a bye week after taking down the Clemson Tigers on the road in the Seminoles’ first win in Death Valley since 2013.

Florida State’s 31-24 overtime win over Clemson was the third-highest viewed game of a packed Week 4 slate (behind Colorado-Oregon, Ohio State-Notre Dame), earning 6.71 million viewers — a number three times the next-highest on the noon slate (Auburn-Texas A&M, 2.18 million) according to Sports Media Watch.

It was the second time this season that FSU played in a game that earned over six million viewers — the Seminoles’ 45-24 season-opening win over the now-No. 13 LSU Tigers was the second-most watched Sunday Labor Day game on record and the highest watched Sunday opener in seven years, snagging eyeballs from 9.1 million households (a number possibly affected by Disney’s now-remedied dispute with Charter Spectrum).

For reference, Florida State’s win over Boston College in week three earned 3.48 million viewers (also the highest-viewed game of the noon slot.) FSU’s win over Southern Miss was televised on the ACC Network, which the Nielsen does not measure.

Florida State is one of only two teams this season to be able to claim that benchmark, with Colorado having passed that figure each week (7.26 million, 8.73 million, 9.3 million and 10.03 million).

In 2022, Florida State was one of the most viewed teams in college football, with three different matchups in the regular season (LSU, Clemson and Florida) being amongst the top 3 watched that week and the game vs. Louisville being the most watched Friday game on ESPN in four years.

FSU’s next matchup is against the Virginia Tech Hokies on October 7, with the kickoff time recently announced as 3:30 p.m. from Doak Campbell Stadium.

Full AP Top 25 Poll: Week 4

1. Georgia Bulldogs (55)
2. Michigan Wolverines (1)
3. Texas Longhorns (2)
4. Ohio State Buckeyes (1)
5. Florida State Seminoles (3)
6. Penn State Nittany Lions
7. Washington Huskies (1)
8. USC Trojans
9. Oregon Ducks
10. Utah Utes
11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12. Alabama Crimson Tide
13. LSU Tigers
14. Oklahoma Sooners
15. North Carolina Tar Heels
16. Washington State Cougars
17. Duke Blue Devils
18. Miami Hurricanes
19. Oregon State Beavers
20. Ole Miss Rebels
21. Tennessee Volunteers
22. Florida Gators
23. Missouri Tigers
24. Kansas Jayhawks
25. Fresno State Bulldogs

Full USA Today Coaches Poll: Week 4

1. Georgia Bulldogs (61)
2. Michigan Wolverines
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (2)
4. Florida State Seminoles
5. Texas Longhorns
6. USC Trojans
7. Penn State Nittany Lions
8. Washington Huskies (1)
9. Oregon Ducks
10. Utah Utes
11. Alabama Crimson Tide
12. LSU Tigers
13. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
14. Oklahoma Sooners
15. North Carolina Tar Heels
16. Duke Blue Devils
17. Washington State Cougars
18. Miami Hurricanes
19. Tennessee Volunteers
20. Ole Miss Rebels
21. Oregon State Beavers
22. Missouri Tigers
23. Florida Gators
24. Kansas Jayhawks
25. Kansas State Wildcats