Ratings Roundup: A Review of the 2019 NFL Regular Season; OSU-Clemson Earns Most-Watched CFP Semifinal
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Ratings roundup is a rundown of rating news from the past week and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, a network whiparound of their final NFL numbers of the regular season, Ohio State vs. Clemson becomes the most-watched semifinal of the College Football Playoff era, a look at the New Year’s Six bowl games, and more.
A wrapup of the NFL’s regular season:
- Final 2019 NFL Regular Season Viewership Metrics
- NBC Sunday Night Football Averages 20.5 Million Viewers, Best in Four Years
- NFL on CBS Delivers Viewers in 2019
- Fox Sports Records Best NFL Regular-Season Viewership Since 2016
A glance at NFL’s Week 17:
- Surprising Drop for Week 17 Games on Fox
- Sunday Night Football Ends Season With Week 17 High
- A Mixed Week 17 for NFL on CBS
A look at college football bowl season:
- OSU-Clemson Draws 21.2 Million Viewers, Most-Watched Non-New Year’s Day CFP Semifinal; Up 9% Year-Over-Year
- LSU’s 35-Point Rout Delivers Third-Smallest CFP Semifinal Audience
- Rose Bowl Generates North of 16.3 Million Viewers; Second Most-Watched Non-Semifinal New Year’s Six Game of CFP Era
- Alabama-Michigan Citrus Bowl Tops 14 million; Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl Down
- Orange Bowl Least-Watched in Years, Cotton Bowl Down As Well
Other news from around the industry:
- ESPN Tops Cable Networks in Key Demos in 2019
- Fox Deportes Scores Huge Ratings For Liga MX Final Between Monterrey and America
- Dallas Mavericks- Los Angeles Lakers Top Previous NBA Games on NFL Sundays
- Network Switch Boosts Louisville-Kentucky CBB
