SMU and Penn State averaged 6.4 million viewers while the Texans-Chiefs averaged 15.5 million viewers.
Clemson-Texas drew 8.6 million viewers while 15.4 million people watched Steelers-Ravens.
CFB did quite well when not against the NFL Indiana-Notre Dame (13.4 million) on Friday night and Tennessee-Ohio State (14.3 million) on Saturday night both achieved great numbers.
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The NFL killed the CFB playoff head to head
Replies to: "The NFL killed the CFB playoff head to head"
- The NFL killed the CFB playoff head to head - AlbanyIRISH - 9:08pm 12/25/24
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- The games NFL went against were not on standard streaming options. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:00pm 12/26/24
- Odd that Ohio State outdrew us [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 8:08am 12/26/24
- Of course, look at who we played and then who O$U played. - Rocketman84 - 2:00am 12/27/24
- Ohio is the 7th largest state - NDNEIL - 3:02pm 12/26/24
- Tennessee and Ohio have other things going on, with several Big 4 teams. Bama on the other hand... [NT] - Turkish - 5:32pm 12/26/24
- It was a Saturday Night Game, and one of the Opponents wasn't Indiana - Turkish - 8:55am 12/26/24
- Indeed. The SEC eyes vs the Indiana eyes. Also, a better theoretical game expected. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:02pm 12/26/24
- Got it! - WoodstockIrish - 11:52am 12/26/24
- Facts work for me, Mr. Woodstock. Facts. Ohio State had outdrawn ND almost 2-1 for years* [LINK]
- Turkish - 1:16pm 12/26/24
- Just surprised - WoodstockIrish - 5:03pm 12/26/24
- Facts work for me, Mr. Woodstock. Facts. Ohio State had outdrawn ND almost 2-1 for years* [LINK]
- Turkish - 1:16pm 12/26/24
- Excellent! [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:33am 12/26/24
- Don't think it helped the CFP were on TNT/TBS versus the traditional network channels. [NT]
- Quest4twelve - 10:11pm 12/25/24
- As I mentioned in a thread below, CFB took notice of ratings in 1st round. - ELP - 11:20am 12/26/24
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