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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
The SEC Championship rematch game between Auburn and Georgia was the highest-rated college football game to date during the 2017 season.
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP on CBS is Highest-Rated College Football Game of 2017 Season pic.twitter.com/nC7O2cUqxq
— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) December 3, 2017
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.
