Thirty-seven years in, and College GameDay is still spinning the block with new records. Since kickstarting in ’87, the show has been a record machine. But the 2025 season rewrote the record book in multiple lanes, which feels extra sweet after GameDay had to catch side-eye from its own squad- Nick Saban and Pat McAfee.

“The ’25 @CollegeGameDay reg. season was one for the record books!” tweeted ESPN PR on December 9. “🏈 Most-watched season on record 🏈 Finished w/2.7M avg. viewers, up 22% YoY 🏈 Top 9 most-watched reg. season shows EVER 🏈 Demo gains YoY: women (+34%) & P2-17 (+39%) 🏈 Week 15: 2.3M viewers at @SEC Champ.”

According to ESPN , College GameDay is having itself a moment-2.7 million viewers on average, a 22% boost from a year ago. The SEC Championship hit in Atlanta r

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