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Ole Miss-Miami was the second least watched CFP semifinal ever
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:28 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:28 am
could actually be the lowest
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The Fiesta Bowl was a classic on the field and a dud — relatively speaking — in the ratings.
Last Thursday’s Miami-Mississippi College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl averaged 15.8 million viewers across the ESPN family of networks, topping only Clemson-Oklahoma on New Year’s Eve 2015 (15.7M) as the least-watched semifinal of the CFP era. Given the changes in Nielsen methodology over that span — Nielsen did not even begin tracking out-of-home viewing in its estimates until 2020 — it is almost certain that this year’s audience would trail the 2015 figure all things being equal.
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Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:28 am to Roaad
People hate the Hurricanes.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:30 am to Roaad
Pete Golding shite the bed. Lane wouldn’t have.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:32 am to Roaad
well people missed a hell of a game.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:33 am to Roaad
Playing a semi-final.game on a Thursday night is stupid. All the playoffs games should be Friday and Saturday games.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:37 am to Roaad
You’re telling me Pete Goldings defense getting ran through like shite through a screen door isn’t must see TV?
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:42 am to OleVaught14
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Playing a semi-final.game on a Thursday night is stupid. All the playoffs games should be Friday and Saturday games.
You think the ratings were bad just see how they’d be trying to compete with an NFL playoff game.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:50 am to vidtiger23
quote:Yep. Niners-Eagles drew 41 million viewers & Bills-Jags almost 33 million.
You think the ratings were bad just see how they’d be trying to compete with an NFL playoff game.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:50 am to Roaad
Ole Miss Traveled really well. All 60,000 members of their fanbase were in the stadium.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:57 am to Gifman
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Pete Golding shite the bed. Lane wouldn’t have.
Lane would’ve lost to UGA. No way he lets the kicker kick 55 yard FG.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:57 am to OleVaught14
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Playing a semi-final.game on a Thursday night is stupid. All the playoffs games should be Friday and Saturday games.
It’s unbelievably stupid. Amazing that no one in charge of CFB seems to give a shite about the product. Shortsighted.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 7:58 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:59 am to Roaad
Crazy because it was the only playoff game I watched in entirety
Was a very entertaining game.
Was a very entertaining game.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 8:01 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:04 am to DeathByTossDive225
quote:You put Purdue-Wisconsin MBB or some other sacrificial lamb up against the NFL. Not the CFP ESPN paid all that money for in rights & promo. That would be suicidal business.
It’s unbelievably stupid. Amazing that no one in charge of CFB seems to give a shite about the product. Shortsighted.
That said, if the CFB season didn’t last so long, they could go back to their usual slots.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:09 am to Roaad
Ole Miss vs Miami was the best game of the playoffs.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:10 am to BevoBucks
Someone beat me to it but Thursday-Friday Semifinals were a dumb idea.
We happened to be home randomly for the Thursday night game but were at a HS basketball game Friday and what little I got to watch was on my phone.
That's bad scheduling by the CFP or whoever made that call.
We happened to be home randomly for the Thursday night game but were at a HS basketball game Friday and what little I got to watch was on my phone.
That's bad scheduling by the CFP or whoever made that call.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:18 am to ElDawgHawg
quote:Thursday/Friday prime time was the best option available. Guess they could have scheduled them for 11 AM on Sat & Sunday, but even then, NFL pregame coverage would’ve cost them massive viewership.
That's bad scheduling by the CFP or whoever made that call.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:20 am to Roaad
Who would have thunk putting a playoff game on mid-week would bring in fewer viewers? I blame that on the networks and playoff committee.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:29 am to Roaad
It’s Ole Miss. The largest media market in the state of Mississippi, Jackson, ranks 99th largest in the country and therefore isn’t a metered market.
Miami is a relatively small private school that has a mostly disengaged alumni when it comes to athletics.
Pair these two up to play on a work night in January and it’s not exactly a recipe for success.
Miami is a relatively small private school that has a mostly disengaged alumni when it comes to athletics.
Pair these two up to play on a work night in January and it’s not exactly a recipe for success.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 8:30 am
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:30 am to lowhound
quote:Should they have scheduled it for 2:30 on Saturday and drawn 2 million viewers instead?
Who would have thunk putting a playoff game on mid-week would bring in fewer viewers?
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:37 am to sorantable
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People hate the Hurricanes.
Which actually increases ratings. Unless you're playing Ole Mundane.
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