KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — While it wasn't the result that Tennessee fans wanted, the Tennessee-Georgia game garnered a massive audience that peaked at nearly 16 million people.

ESPN revealed that the thrilling overtime clash on ABC averaged 12.6 million viewers and peaked at 15.9 million.

The broadcast was ABC's best 3:30 ET regular season game since 2006 and the network's fourth most-watched regular season game over the last decade.

ABC signed a 10-year media rights deal with the Southeastern conference in 2020 that began this season and will run through the 2033-34 season. The opening weeks of this season have been ABC's best three-week start ever with an average of 7.8 million viewers.

The Vols came agonizingly close to its first win over Georgia since 2016 in the 44-41 overtime los

See Full Page