FAYETTEVILLE — ESPN2 registered its largest audience for a regular-season college basketball game in more than three years Tuesday night when Arkansas defeated No. 1 Auburn.
According to ESPN’s public relations department, the audience for the game peaked at 1.96 million viewers in overtime. The Razorbacks won the game 80-76.
Arkansas fans stormed the court as the final buzzer sounded, resulting in a made-for-TV celebration that was replayed on highlight shows into the following day. The Razorbacks were fined $250,000 by the SEC office for the fans coming onto the floor.
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ESPN2 averaged 999,000 viewers each time the audience size was measured, according to figures posted at ShowBuzzDaily.com. It was the second-most-watched college basketball game of the night, just behind the average of 1.03 million for Illinois-Purdue on ESPN.
According to ESPN PR, it was the most-watched game on ESPN2 since December 2018.