LSU-Clemson CFP title game up one percent from last year’s title game, but fourth-lowest title game over the past decade
ESPN's initial MegaCast audience this year was 25,588,000 viewers, 308,000 ahead of last year's.
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Some Ohio State fans claimed ESPN wanted Clemson, which drew 40 percent fewer viewers on average, over their school
Ohio State averaged 5.43 million viewers per game this year (for games where we have viewership data), while Clemson averaged 3.25 million. So the idea of an ESPN conspiracy to favor Clemson over Ohio State feels particularly stupid.
What could an eight-team college football playoff add in rights fees and viewers?
Adding four quarterfinal games annually might be very lucrative indeed for college football.