Plenty of eyeballs were locked in to see Ohio State's surprising achievement on Sunday.
The Buckeyes' 73-69 upset victory over No. 2 Purdue attracted an average viewership of 1.732 million, the most of any college basketball game broadcast for the public's consumption on Feb. 18.
Top college hoops viewership on Sunday (2/18):
Purdue-Ohio State on CBS: 1.732M
Georgia-South Carolina (W) on ABC: 962K
Northwestern-Indiana on FS1: 492K
Seton Hall-St. John's on FS1: 405K
FAU-USF on ESPN: 401K
Virginia Tech-Louisville (W) on ESPN: 374K
Memphis-SMU on ESPN: 353K — Sym (@symmering) February 21, 2024Ohio State and Purdue pulled in nearly double the observers of the next-closest game, with the women's basketball showdown between undefeated No.