Georgia-Texas highlights record viewership for SEC on ABC

Georgia fans react during the closing minutes of Georgia’s 30-15 win against Texas at Darrel K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Saturday, October 19, 2024, in Austin, Tx. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Georgia fans react during the closing minutes of Georgia’s 30-15 win against Texas at Darrel K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Saturday, October 19, 2024, in Austin, Tx. (Jason Getz / AJC)

It was one heck of a Saturday for the SEC on ABC.

The Georgia-Texas and Alabama-Tennessee doubleheader drew record TV viewers.

The network announced Monday that for the first time since 1996 a single network aired two regular-season college football games on the same day that each had more than 10 million viewers.

The Georgia at Texas game had an average of 12.9 million viewers, with a peak of 14.1 million viewers. It was ESPN platform’s best regular-season college football game since 2016.

The Alabama at Tennessee game had an average of 10.7 million viewers, with a peak of 14.7 million viewers. The network said the game was the second most-watched Alabama-Tennessee game on record.