The brand new-look School Soccer Playoff had a mean of 16.9 million viewers tune into the quarterfinals on ESPN platforms, a 59 p.c leap from the ten.6 million who watched the first-round video games.
In its first 12 months with a 12-team subject, the CFP has generated loads of buzz. Essentially the most-watched quarterfinal was the Rose Bowl, eighth-seeded Ohio State’s 41-21 drubbing of No. 1 seed Oregon, which averaged 21.1 million viewers.
Nonetheless, final 12 months’s Rose Bowl — which was a semifinal recreation because of the four-team subject underneath the CFP’s earlier format — had a bigger viewers. A mean of 27.2 million viewers watched Michigan, the No. 1 seed, edge Alabama, the No. 4 seed, 27-20 in extra time.
On this season’s Peach Bowl, fifth-seeded Texas outlasted fourth-seeded Arizona State for a 39-31 victory in double extra time whereas drawing a mean of 17.3 million viewers. The Sugar Bowl introduced in a mean of 15.8 million viewers, even after it needed to be postponed from Wednesday to Thursday due to a home terrorist assault in New Orleans that killed 14 individuals.
No. 7 seed Notre Dame beat No. 2 seed Georgia 23-10 within the Sugar Bowl.
Sixth-seeded Penn State’s 31-14 win over No. 3 seed Boise State within the Fiesta Bowl was the least-watched quarterfinal, with a mean of 13.8 million viewers.
–Area Degree Media