This year's Miami at Florida State game drew a sterling television rating of 5.89. With over 8.4 million viewers, this game is ESPN's second most-viewed regular season college football game ever with only the 2006 FSU-Miami game ranking higher.

According to Wikipedia, here are the top 10 network primetime telecasts since 2000 in the United States:
1.  Super Bowl XLIII - Steelers vs. Cardinals - 98.7 million viewers
2.  Super Bowl XLII - Patriots vs. Giants - 97.5 million viewers
3.  Super Bowl XLI - Colts vs. Bears - 93.2 million viewers
4.  Super Bowl XL - Steelers vs. Seahawks - 90.7 million viewers
5.  Super Bowl XXXVIII - Patriots vs. Panthers - 88.4 million viewers
6.  Super Bowl XXXIX - Patriots vs. Eagles - 86.1 million viewers
7.  Super Bowl XXXVII  - Buccaneers vs. Raiders - 88.6 million viewers
8.  Super Bowl XXXIV - Rams vs. Titans - 88.5 million viewers
9.  Super Bowl XXXVI - Patriots vs. Rams - 86.8 million viewers
10.  Super Bowl XXXV - Ravens vs. Giants - 84.3 million viewers