Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans
Nielsen average audience: 3,890,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.
- Aired
- 2021-11-27 Saturday
- Networks
- ABC
- Away
- Michigan State
- Home
- Penn State
3,890,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-10-22
Published figures
JSONNielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
3,890,000
… but its 2.0 rating and 3.89 million viewers on ABC Saturday comfortably topped last year's December meeting between the teams (1.6, 2.54M).Sports Media Watch, verbatim
3,893,000
Figure transcribed from the publisher's chart image; no source text to quote
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
College Football 2021 season
Week 13 of 15 · 60th of 361 published College Football figures in the 2021 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 20:39 UTC
Prior-season windows
2020-11-28 · ABC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
4,090,000
2020-11-28 · ABC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
3,000,000
2020-11-28 · ABC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
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3 windows sit the same distance from 52 weeks earlier; the site does not pick one, so no percent is computed.
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ABC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ABC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.
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