2021 Pac-12 Championship Game Pulls In Impressive TV Ratings
Dec 7, 2021, 4:31 PM
Wide receiver Britain Covey #18 of the Utah Utes holds a rose in his teeth as he celebrates the team's 38-10 victory over the Oregon Ducks to win the Pac-12 Conference championship game at Allegiant Stadium on December 3, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – The 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game between Utah and Oregon pulled in great television ratings on Friday, December 3.
Utah beat Oregon in 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game 38-10 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ESPN PR released the ratings from the game and the title game was the second most-viewed Pac-12 Championship Game in the past five years.
🏈 @Utah_Football's historic victory over @oregonfootball in the #Pac12FCG delivered an audience of 4.2M viewers Friday night on @ABCNetwork, the @pac12's 2nd most-viewed title game in the past five years pic.twitter.com/mlTDGcLHNr
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) December 7, 2021
The game in Las Vegas had their audience peaked with five million viewers. It was the most viewed telecast of the day among people 18-49 years old. The ABC broadcast was the most-viewed network in primetime among all key male and adult demographics.
For the second time in three weeks, Utah dominated the Ducks, outscoring them 76-17 in those two matchups. The Utes won their first ever Pac-12 Championship and will be playing in their first Rose Bowl in school history.
Utah played Oregon on ABC in their regular season clash on Saturday, November 20 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. That broadcast was the most-viewed Pac-12 regular season game since 2014. ABC won the night in primetime among all networks. The Utah/Oregon regular season game averaged 4.5 million viewers and peaked at 4.8 million.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for KSLSports.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.
