The Ratings are in: The NFL Deebo'd the NCAA playoffs on Saturday; NFL with Double the rating

[2legit]

A pair of Saturday NFL games drew a larger viewing audience than college football for the rollout of the sport's 12-team playoff.

The playoff game between SMU and Penn State averaged 6.4 million viewers on TNT networks, compared with the Texans-Chiefs game on NBC, which averaged 15.5 million viewers.

Later, Clemson-Texas drew 8.6 million viewers on TNT, compared with 15.4 million for Steelers-Ravens on Fox.

ESPN, ABC and others aired the other two college games: Indiana-Notre Dame (13.4 million) on Friday night and Tennessee-Ohio State (14.3 million) on Saturday night. There were no competing NFL games.

The overall average of 10.6 million viewers was higher than all but four college games this season.

CFP viewership topped by Saturday NFL games

College football's 12-team playoff rollout was spoiled by the NFL, with the Texans-Chiefs getting 15.5 million viewers while the SMU-Penn State game averaged 6.4 million. The Steelers-Ravens game drew 15.4 million viewers to Clemson-Texas' 8.6 million.

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Roger Goddell said he don't care about your Playoffs. All of the December Saturday's belong to him just like Christmas, MLK Day, and soon Labor Day belong to him.

 

[jdubnyce]

@Roger Goodell outchea bullying billion dollar associations

 

[smitty22]

Goodell hoe ass wanted no parts of Ohio State. Why he ain’t put a game on in primetime?

 

[Silkk]

Goodell hoe ass wanted no parts of Ohio State. Why he ain’t put a game on in primetime?

He was expecting yall to be in yall usual 9AM slot

 

[frush11]

@Roger Goodell outchea bullying billion dollar associations

And its the Associations thats supplies the NFL all off its players.

I know pro teams outside off America are so envious off the pro system in this country

 

[Roid Jones]

 

[smitty22]

He was expecting yall to be in yall usual 9AM slot

Check this out he deeboing the NBA eight now on a Wednesday holiday. He know we play on New Years on a Wednesday i avi bet you he don’t pull up on OSU like he doing the nba

 

[Silkk]

Check this out he deeboing the NBA eight now on a Wednesday holiday. He know we play on New Years on a Wednesday i avi bet you he don’t pull up on OSU like he doing the nba

The schedule been out for a year

 

[concise]

ESPN's College Football Playoff coverage makes for a miserable, negative experience

ESPN spent the first weekend of the College Football Playoff bashing underdogs, criticizing fans, and living in the negative.

awfulannouncing.com

ESPN even having this as a story sure is interesting after they spent the whole weekend bashing Indiana and the 2 ACC teams just for existing.

 

[smitty22]

The schedule been out for a year

They flex games all the time . OSU runs football

 

[Tribal Outkast]

I mean these fools had games on TNT and TBS and shyt.. and they were bad. Also nfl was on network. Not shocking at all.

 

[SchoolboyC]

ESPN's College Football Playoff coverage makes for a miserable, negative experience

ESPN spent the first weekend of the College Football Playoff bashing underdogs, criticizing fans, and living in the negative.

awfulannouncing.com

ESPN even having this as a story sure is interesting after they spent the whole weekend bashing Indiana and the 2 ACC teams just for existing.

Losing the ratings battle is proof for them there weren’t enough SEC teams in it

 

[Saint1]

No one trying to watch SMU

Even casuals watch NFL

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

How is this impressive? NFL was on broadcast TV. It's not comparable to cable...

 

[Samori Toure]

Why would people watch the fake pros rather than the real pros.