Ratings: SEC on CBS, “Big Noon,” Notre Dame
Alabama attracted its smallest CBS audience in two years.
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Alabama attracted its smallest CBS audience in two years.
FOX "Big Noon Saturday" scored its largest audience yet.
The SEC on CBS still took top honors in its first week of the season.
The return of the SEC on CBS topped the week three college football overnights.
ABC's Saturday Night Football got off to a much better start than last year.
College football's national championship added 1.3 million in out-of-home viewership.
The most lopsided chapter of the Clemson-Alabama rivalry was the least-watched national championship in seven years.
Much like Warriors-Cavaliers last June, Clemson-Alabama is starting to wear on the television ratings.
A pair of blowouts sank the College Football Playoff semifinals.
With neither game in doubt, overnight ratings for the College Football Playoff fell to New Year's Eve levels.
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