Published Sep 24, 2024
Tennessee-Oklahoma primetime clash draws massive viewership
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Noah Taylor  •  VolReport
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Tennessee continues to be must-see TV.

The Vols' top 15 road tilt at Oklahoma last Saturday night on ABC drew 6.3 million viewers, ESPN announced Tuesday.

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The matchup, which Tennessee won 25-15, was the top primetime game of week 4 of the college football season and the No. 2 overall most-watched game on Saturday. Viewership peaked at 7.5 million viewers, according to the network.

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There were a plethora of intriguing storylines leading up to the game, including the return of Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, who won a national championship as a quarterback at Oklahoma in 2000. It was also the first SEC game for the Sooners since joining the league and the Vols' first true road game.

The Vols (4-0, 1-0 SEC), now No. 5 in the latest AP Top 25 poll, get a week off before going back on the road for another primetime bout at Arkansas (3-1, 1-0).

Tennessee will play the Razorbacks at Reynolds-Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. ET or 7:30 p.m. with the game airing on either ESPN or ABC. The kickoff time and TV designation will likely be deiced after Arkansas plays Texas A&M on Saturday.

It will mark the third time in five games that Tennessee has played in primetime on ESPN or ABC.

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