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SEC Championship: The highest-rated college football game of 2017 season

December 2, 2017 Atlanta: Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Roquan Smith (3), head coach Kirby Smart, and Georgia teammates celebrate after defeating the Auburn Tigers 28-7 during the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, December 2, 2017, in Atlanta. Hyosub Shin / hshin@ajc.com

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December 2, 2017 Atlanta: Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Roquan Smith (3), head coach Kirby Smart, and Georgia teammates celebrate after defeating the Auburn Tigers 28-7 during the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, December 2, 2017, in Atlanta. Hyosub Shin / hshin@ajc.com
By Maghen Moore
Dec 3, 2017

The SEC Championship rematch game between Auburn and Georgia was the highest-rated college football game to date during the 2017 season.

The championship was also CBS’s highest-rated game since the 2013 SEC Championship Game.

The top five rated markets were Birmingham, Atlanta, Knoxville, Greenville-Spartanburg, and Jacksonville.

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