Instead,their Disney-owned channels went darkjust minutes before kickoff due to a carriage dispute.
Georgias domination of Clemson garnered 8M on ABC, making it the most-watched Week 1 noon game on record.
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Miami at Florida came in fourth, also on ABC, with 6.7M viewers.
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Boston Colleges win over Florida State also had a solid audience with 4.4M viewers watching on ESPN.
The rest of the game saw just around 223,000 viewers tune in.
CBS primetime spot went to UCLA- Hawaii, which tallied 1.13M viewers.
NBC averaged 2.56M for its telecast of Michigans win over Fresno State.
The CW showcased the Idaho State-Oregon State game to 381,000 viewers and the Portland State-Washington State game to 223,000.