Michigan/Ohio State Game Historical Ratings

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the annual Michigan/Ohio State College Football game that takes place on one of the last 2 Saturdays of November. Data included below includes HH rating, total number of households, P18-49 rating, and total viewers. The chart currently goes back to 1978 and will be expanded further back over time as more Pocketpieces are scanned.

Michigan/Ohio State Historical Ratings
Date	Net	HH rating	HHs (millions)	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
Nov. 25, 2023	FOX	8.97	11.212	4.81	19.065
Nov. 26, 2022	FOX	8.05	9.969	4.55	17.138
Nov. 27, 2021	FOX	8.14	9.964	4.21	16.470
Nov. 30, 2019	FOX	7.14	8.616	3.13	12.501
Nov. 24, 2018	FOX	7.51	8.999	3.57	13.241
Nov. 25, 2017	FOX	6.09	7.289	2.84	10.513
Nov. 26, 2016	ABC	9.44	11.173	5.00	16.841
Nov. 28, 2015	ABC	6.44	7.491	3.23	10.830
Nov. 29, 2014	ABC	4.9	5.685	2.4	8.234
Nov. 30, 2013	ABC	5.8	6.728	2.7	9.503
Nov. 24, 2012	ABC	5.8	6.625	2.9	9.486
Nov. 26, 2011	ABC	5.1	5.803	2.6	7.958
Nov. 27, 2010	ABC	4.0	4.680	2.3	6.886
Nov. 21, 2009	ABC	4.2	4.815	2.3	6.773
Nov. 22, 2008	ABC	4.3	4.947	2.2	6.626
Nov. 17, 2007	ABC	6.0	6.725	3.4	9.461
Nov. 18, 2006	ABC	13.0	14.479	7.3	21.037
Nov. 19, 2005	*ABC	4.8	5.242	2.3	7.138
Nov. 20, 2004	*ABC	5.3	5.808	2.9	7.920
Nov. 22, 2003	ABC	6.3	6.847	3.3	9.282
Nov. 23, 2002	ABC	7.3	7.779	4.0	10.659
Nov. 24, 2001	ABC	5.4	5.678	2.6	7.376
Nov. 18, 2000	ABC	5.5	5.609	2.6	7.581
Nov. 20, 1999	ABC	5.2	5.239	2.4	6.904
Nov. 21, 1998	ABC	5.9	5.886	3.0	7.970
Nov. 22, 1997	ABC	7.8	7.677	4.6	11.306
Nov. 23, 1996	ABC	6.3	6.127	2.9	8.256
Nov. 25, 1995	*ABC	10.5	10.055	5.2	14.273
Nov. 19, 1994	ABC	6.1	5.819	2.8	7.531
Nov. 20, 1993	ABC	5.2	4.898	2.5	6.936
Nov. 21, 1992	ABC	7.3	6.796	3.6	9.461
Nov. 23, 1991	ABC	6.6	6.079	3.1	8.245
Nov. 24, 1990	ABC	6.5	6.05	3.4	8.95
Nov. 25, 1989	ABC	6.6	6.08	3.4	8.94
Nov. 19, 1988	ABC	4.5	4.07	2.2	5.64
Nov. 21, 1987	ABC	4.6	4.08	2.4	5.70
Nov. 22, 1986	CBS	9.4	8.22	4.9	11.65
Nov. 23, 1985	CBS	8.4	7.22	4.4	10.95
Nov. 17, 1984	CBS	6.4	5.43	2.9	8.08
Nov. 19, 1983	*ABC	9.4	7.88	3.6	10.05
Nov. 20, 1982	CBS	11.7	9.75	4.9	12.74
Nov. 21, 1981	*ABC	13.8	11.25	7.0	15.85
Nov. 22, 1980	*ABC	15.1	11.75	7.1	17.53
Nov. 17, 1979	ABC	12.1	9.23	7.5	15.24
Nov. 25, 1978	ABC	16.1	11.99	9.1	19.24

Source: Nielsen Media Research; NTI Pocketpieces for data 1978-1990. * indicates the game aired as part of a Regionalized window