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Nebraska Football vs. Colorado Sets Viewership Record for NBC's 'Big Ten Saturday Night'

The matchup between the Huskers and the Buffaloes drew an average of 6.3 millions viewers

Austin Jacobsen

Sep 7, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda (13) returns a punt against Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Colton Hood (3) during the third quarter at Memorial Stadium.
Sep 7, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda (13) returns a punt against Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Colton Hood (3) during the third quarter at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
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The eyes of the nation continue to seek out Nebraska football.

NBC Sports released data Monday from the network's Week Two broadcast of the Saturday night game between Nebraska and the Colorado Buffaloes. Per NBC, an average of 6.3 millions viewers were recorded during the Huskers' 28-10 victory over CU.

It was Nebraska's second broadcast on NBC in prime time, having been featured last season against Wisconsin. In that matchup, 2.45 million viewers watched the Huskers fall to the Badgers in mid-November.

The Nebraska-Colorado contest is the most-watched broadcast to date for the network's
Big Ten Saturday Night series, which made its debut last season. It beat out the October 2023 contest between Ohio State and Wisconsin, which garnered 4.87 million viewers.

Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Dante Dowdell (23) jumps over the pile for a first down
Sep 7, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Dante Dowdell (23) jumps over the pile for a first down against the Colorado Buffaloes during the second quarter at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

The Huskers will appear on NBC again for their annual Black Friday contest with Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. Nebraska and the Hawkeyes will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CST, matching the same evening start time as the Colorado matchup.

Other television viewership numbers had not been released Monday night. The Week Two slate featured a monstrous top 10 matchup between Texas and Michigan and a key night-cap contest featuring Boise State and Oregon, though the latter was streamed only on Peacock.

The Huskers will have another national over-the-air broadcast on Friday, Sept. 20, hosting Illinois at Memorial Stadium on FOX. Television designations have not yet been assigned to the Purdue, Rutgers, Indiana, Ohio State, UCLA, USC and Wisconsin contests. Nebraska welcomes Northern Iowa on Saturday to Lincoln for another night contest, kicking off at 6:30 p.m. CDT on the Big Ten Network.

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Austin Jacobsen

AUSTIN JACOBSEN

Austin Jacobsen is a radio broadcaster and former Sports Director in Central Nebraska. He has seen the Cornhusker state from all corners; growing up in the Panhandle, completing his college degree in Kearney, working in the rural Sandhills, and now residing in Omaha. Austin is a statewide, regional, and national radio award winner and can usually be found at a high school football field on Friday nights and tuning in to the Huskers wherever they travel. If he is not on the road, Austin enjoys movie dates with his girlfriend and their dog, Ava.

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