FOX's Big Noon Saturday posts big numbers for Colorado-TCU opener

The hype around Sanders is real

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Colorado's upset win over TCU scored 7.2 million viewers, according to a press release by FOX Sports.

It was the most-watched game on Saturday and highest-rated non-prime time during college football's opening week. Deion Sanders' debut came in second to LSU and Florida State's primetime contest on ABC at 9.1 million viewers.

Colorado's win over TCU scored 7,262,000 viewers Saturday on FOX:

📺 Most-watched telecast of the day on any network
🏈 Most-watched Week 1 BIG NOON SATURDAY game
💥 4th most-streamed CFB game in FOX Sports history

Catch #CoachPrime at NOON again - Sat 9/9 on FOX! pic.twitter.com/jsWEwPrMx6

— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) September 6, 2023

It was also the most-watched Big Noon Saturday feature in history and fourth most-streamed in College Football on FOX's history. That's significant considering the highly-anticipated matchup between the Buffs and Frogs beat out a handful of National Championship streaming broadcasts.

The hype around Sanders is real and his arrival to Boulder is arguably the biggest ongoing story in sports. If you love Coach Prime or hate him, you're still tuning in to see what he'll do next. It's also one of the most entertaining storylines in college football history.         

Sanders and the No. 22 Colorado Buffaloes face Nebraska this weekend at Noon on FOX. The former Big Eight rivalry is in the middle of CU's non-conference schedule with the latest edition of the Rocky Mountain Showdown with CSU coming in two weeks.