Florida State and Oklahoma provided huge TV ratings on Thursday night.

According to Sports Media Watch, the Cheez-It Bowl drew an average 5.4 million viewers on ESPN. This number is the largest of the 2022 bowl season thus far and the largest for the Cheez-It Bowl since 2013 (when it was known as the Tangerine Bowl).

The FSU-OU matchup saw a 10% increase from the 2021 edition of the bowl which featured Clemson and Iowa State (4.90M), per the report.

Florida State and Oklahoma are 2 of the more storied programs in college football, so the huge ratings do not come as a surprise. However, the Cheez-It Bowl is not the only bowl with increased ratings.

The Pinstripe Bowl and Alamo Bowl also played on Thursday, joined the Cheez-It Bowl in seeing improved ratings compared to last season.

The Cheez-It Bowl featured 2 storied schools, but it was also a riveting game. The Seminoles trailed 17-11 at the half before mounting a comeback in the 2nd half. The Seminoles scored the lone points of the 3rd quarter and then outscored the Sooners 17-15 in the 4th. The Seminoles walked out of Orlando with a 35-32 victory.