Georgia football's game against Georgia Tech this past Friday may have been one of the most exciting games in all of college football this season. Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs came back from a 17-point halftime deficit, and even trailed by 14 late in the game before winning 44-42 in eight overtimes.
Whenever Georgia and Georgia Tech play each other, it always seems to grab a lot of attention. Whether it be from these two fanbases, fans from the SEC and ACC or other fans throughout the country, many people love to tune in to watch one of the greatest rivalries in college football.
That sentiment is especially true when Georgia and Georgia Tech play on a Friday night when there are less games they are competing with for eyeballs as well. But to take it one step further, it is even easier to get a lot people watching their game when it’s as intense and epic as this game was.
Knowing how wild the game was, it really should not be a surprise to find out that this game set a viewership record for this entire rivalry's history.
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Georgia vs. Georgia Tech set viewership record during wild 8OT game
Georgia’s game against Georgia Tech had an average of 8.5 million viewers on Friday night. The game also peaked at 11.5 million viewers during overtime as well.
These numbers are more than good enough to make this game the most viewed in this rivalry’s history. On top of that, Georgia Tech also stated that this is the most watched ACC game since week one of 2023.
So this just goes to show how big of a draw Georgia is on a national scale. Yes the game being on a Friday and having eight overtimes helped, but even that wouldn’t matter unless a team like Georgia was playing in the game.
It will be interesting to see how many viewers tune in for Georgia’s game against Texas in the SEC Championship game this weekend, becuase there’s a great chance that it shatters this total.