ESPN's presentation of the COLLEGE FOOTBALL Playoff Semifinals is highlighted by achieving one of cable history's highest viewerships and earning double-digit year-over-year audience growth for both games. The massive audience for the CFP Semifinals, combined with the record-setting Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Playstation Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, will result in ESPN delivering the most-watched New Year's Six ever.
Rank | Viewership | Date | Matchup | Network |
1 | 33,395,000 | 1/12/2015 | CFP National Championship (Oregon/Ohio State) | ESPN |
2 | 28,271,000 | 1/1/2015 | CFP Semifinal SUGAR BOWL (Ohio State vs. Alabama) | ESPN |
3 | 28,164,000 | 1/1/2015 | CFP Semifinal Rose Bowl (Florida State vs. Oregon) | ESPN |
4 | 27,316,000 | 1/10/2011 | BCS National Championship (Oregon vs. Auburn) | ESPN |
5 | 26,826,000 | 1/1/2018 | CFP Semifinal Rose Bowl (Georgia vs. Oklahoma) | ESPN/ESPN2 |
List excludes any sustaining telecasts
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