New Year’s Day (1/1) sports ratings: CFP, Winter Classic and more
The College Football Playoff semifinals dominated New Year's Day, as one would expect.
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The College Football Playoff semifinals dominated New Year's Day, as one would expect.
The NCAA is standing pat with media rights for the majority of its championship events, including women's basketball.
A special Saturday edition of Monday Night Football dominated the sports ratings charts for Saturday, December 30.
The Cotton Bowl cruised to the largest sports audience of Friday, December 29.
A classic Rose Bowl delivered college football's largest audience in six years.
Previewing the ratings for the College Football Playoff semifinals, which are back on New Year's Day this season.
Over ten million viewers watched Georgia end 2023 the way it began, with a record-setting bowl blowout.
A low-scoring Cotton Bowl hit high marks in the Nielsen ratings.
The biggest social media hit of the bowl season was also the most-watched on television.
A quartet of college football bowl games topped the sports viewership charts for Wednesday, December 27.
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