College GameDay in Eugene does massive viewership numbers in Week 13

Take a bow, Eugene.

For the second time in the 2025 season, the Oregon Ducks' appearance on ESPN College GameDay did especially well in terms of viewership. The Week 7 edition, taking place before the Ducks' matchup with then No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers, ranked as the fourth most-watched regular-season episode in the show's vast history.

But with GameDay coming back to Eugene for Week 13 prior to Oregon's 42-27 victory over the No. 15 USC Trojans, that previous number was topped.

Now, the Ducks' Week 13 appearance is the fourth most-watched regular-season episode ever, taking the place of it's Week 7 edition. The official numbers released by ESPN state that there were 2.7 million viewers throughout the entire show, with 3.5 million viewers tuning into the final hour. The full show peak was at a massive 3.8 million viewers.

It's hard to argue with the fact that the crew of Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban and Pat McAfee are going to do well wherever they're set across the country.

But add in the popularity that former Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, who appeared as the show's guest picker, and the energy that Duck fans and Eugene as a whole bring to the table, and you've got a show that will remain entrenched in the rankings of the most-watched episodes in GameDay history.

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