The TV ratings proved views were interested. Each of the four games averaged 10.6 million viewers. That’s more than the four the non-CFP New Year’s bowls after the 2023 season averaged (8.14 million), and also topped the average for this year’s four major conference championship games (10 million).

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.

Here's a complete schedule of the College Football Playoff, including kickoff times and TV channel information.

The "Grandaddy of Them All" will showcase a rematch from one of the better games in all of college football this season. Oregon and Ohio State met up in Autzen Stadium back in October, with the Ducks narrowly escaping with a 32-31 victory.

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,

Saturdays for college football and Sundays for NFL football. But the latest ratings report suggests that the NFL is more than capable of beating college football on its own day. On Saturday, NBC broadcast the midday matchup between the Houston