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[01/13/15 - 06:45 AM]
College Football Playoff National Championship: ESPN's Highest Overnight Rating Ever
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, January 12.

[via press release from ESPN]

College Football Playoff National Championship: ESPN's Highest Overnight Rating Ever

Oregon-Ohio State Delivers 18.5 Metered Market Rating

Monday night's inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T (8:30 p.m. - midnight ET) -- Ohio State's 42-20 victory over Oregon at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - generated a 18.5 overnight rating, the highest metered market ever for ESPN according to Nielsen. Last night's National Championship game was a 21% increase over the 2014 BCS National Championship on ESPN (Florida State vs. Auburn, 15.3). Also, the final game of the new College Football Playoff format surpassed the 16.1 overnight rating for the 2011 BCS National Championship (Auburn vs. Oregon) which held the previous best in cable history.

The Oregon-Ohio State game rating peaked from 9:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. with a 20.5 metered market rating.

In the primary home markets of the two schools, the telecast delivered a 51.2 in Columbus, the No. 1 overall market, and a 37.6 in Portland, Ore., good for fourth overall. The top 10 metered markets (in addition to those of the competing teams) are the following: Columbus, Dayton (43.8), Cleveland (41.3), Portland, Birmingham (36.1), Cincinnati (26.5), Jacksonville (25.7), Knoxville (25.5), Greenville (24.1) and Atlanta (23.0).

Additionally, the National Championship set overnight post season college football records in 22 different markets in the following cities: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Ft. Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

College Football Playoff "Megacast"

In addition to the traditional telecast, ESPN offered more than 12 ways to watch last night's championship game through the "CFP Megacast." ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNEWS combined to average an 18.9 metered market average, up 20% (15.7) from the 2014 BCS Megascast.

Final ratings and additional details on the "CFP MegaCast" will be made available this afternoon.

College Football Playoff National Championship on ESPN Delivers Largest Audience in Cable History; ESPN Streaming Record for non-World Cup Programming

· Oregon vs. Ohio State Garners More Than 33 Million Viewers on ESPN

· Debut of College Football Playoff Format Produces Top 3 Programs in Cable History

· Megacast Draws 34 million Viewers across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes and ESPNEWS

· ESPN now has Televised Top 20 Programs in Cable History; Four of Top 9 in Last Two Weeks

ESPN's Monday night telecast of the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T -- Ohio State's 42-20 victory over Oregon at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - averaged 33,395,00 viewers and an 18.2 US household rating, according to Nielsen, delivering both the largest audience and highest rating in cable television history.

The National Championship game surpassed both College Football Playoff Semifinals from Jan. 1: the Allstate Sugar Bowl (28,271,000 viewers) and The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual (28,164,000 viewers), establishing the new most-watched cable program. In all, the first three games of the new College Football Playoff format (the beginning of ESPN's 12-year agreement) are now the Top 3 most-viewed programs in cable history. Together, the CFB Playoff Semifinals and National Championship combined to average 29,812,000 viewers and a 16.0 US household rating. Additionally, ESPN has now televised the Top 20 programs in cable history. (chart below)

The College Football Playoff National Championship generated a 31 percent increase in viewership and a 26 percent increase in rating over the 2014 BCS National Championship: Auburn vs. Florida State (25,572,000 viewers & 14.4 rating). Additionally, the Buckeyes' victory resulted in a 22 percent increase in audience and 19 percent gain in rating over the 2011 BCS Championship featuring Oregon vs. Auburn (27,316,000 viewers and 15.3 rating) which had ranked as the most-watched and highest-rated program in cable history before the new College Football Playoff debuted.

In the primary home markets of the two schools, the telecast delivered a 51.2 in Columbus, the No. 1 overall market, and a 37.6 in Portland, fourth overall. The top 10 metered markets (in addition to those of the competing teams) are the following: Columbus, Dayton (43.8), Cleveland (41.3), Portland, Birmingham (36.1), Cincinnati (26.5), Jacksonville (25.7), Knoxville (25.5), Greenville (24.1) and Atlanta (23.0).

In all, the National Championship set overnight post season college football records in 22 metered markets: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Ft. Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

The simulcast of ESPN's main telecast of the College Football Playoff National Championship on WatchESPN attracted 1,161,000 unique viewers, 82,000,000 minutes viewed and average minute audience of 366,000. The usage represents an increase of 110 percent (553,000 unique viewers), 144 percent (33,600,000 minutes viewed), and 128 percent (160,000 average audience), respectively, over the 2014 BCS National Championship.

The CFP National Championship now stands as the best college football game ever on WatchESPN based on unique viewers, minutes viewed, and an average minute audience surpassing this year's Sugar Bowl (912,000 unique viewers, 58.7 million minutes viewed, and an average minute audience of 256,000). It also ranks as the best non-World Cup event ever on WatchESPN.

"The inaugural College Football Playoff was a resounding success by all measures," said John Skipper, ESPN President. "Fans responded in record numbers across television and digital platforms. It's been a great first year and we look forward to the opportunity to build upon the excitement as we continue our long-term commitment to this tremendous event."

College Football Playoff Megacast

Beyond the traditional telecast, ESPN offered more than 12 ways to watch last night's championship game through the "CFP Megacast." Collectively, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes and ESPNEWS, along with ESPN, combined to average 34,148,000 viewers and an 18.6 US household rating. This year's "Megacast" increased viewership and ratings by 30 percent and 26 percent, respectively, over the 2014 BCS National Championship Megacast - the first multi-network telecast of this kind, which attracted 26,205,000 viewers and a 14.8 rating. Note: Television ratings for ESPN Classic, and ESPN Goal Line, which were part of the CFP Megacast, are not available.

The "CFP Megacast" on WatchESPN, which included five unique variations on ESPN3 in addition to the networks' simulcasts - combined to attract 1,406,000 unique viewers, 106,300,000 minutes viewed and average minute audience of 475,000. The usage represents an increase of 82 percent (773,000 unique viewers), 101 percent (52,900,000 minutes viewed) and 88 percent, (252,000 average audience), respectively, over the 2014 BCS National Championship Megacast.

ESPN Audio

An estimated 62,900 listeners tuned in on average to the National Championship game on the ESPN Audio Streaming Network, a projected increase of 86% from last year's BCS National Championship.

Major Sports Telecasts in January Lead to Unprecedented Success for ESPN

ESPN was the most-watched cable network in primetime in 2014. The network followed up that milestone with its most-viewed week ever (Monday, Dec. 29, 2014 - Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015). ESPN has now televised the Top 3, and four of the Top 9, most-watched programs in cable history over the past 11 days, while claiming every telecast in cable's all-time Top 20 (chart below).

Top 20 Most-Viewed Programs in Cable Television (Viewers)
Rank Date Program Network Viewers (000s)
1. 01/12/2015 CFB/National Championship: Oregon-Ohio State^ ESPN 33,395
2. 01/01/2015 CFB/Sugar Bowl: Alabama-Ohio St. ^^ ESPN 28,271
3. 01/01/2015 CFB/Rose Bowl: Oregon-Florida St. ^^ ESPN 28,164
4. 01/10/2011 CFB/BCS Champ: Oregon-Auburn ESPN 27,316
5. 01/07/2013 CFB/BCS Champ: Alabama-Notre Dame ESPN 26,380
6. 01/06/2014 CFB/BCS Champ: Florida St.-Auburn ESPN 25,572
7. 01/09/2012 CFB/BCS Champ: Alabama-LSU ESPN 24,214
8. 10/05/2009 NFL MNF: Green Bay-Minnesota ESPN 21,839
9. 01/03/2015 NFL Wild Card: Arizona-Carolina^^^ ESPN 21,678
10. 11/30/2009 NFL MNF: New England-New Orleans ESPN 21,402
11. 01/01/2011 CFB/Rose Bowl: TCU-Wisconsin ESPN 20,558
12. 12/27/2010 NFL MNF: New Orleans-Atlanta ESPN 19,137
13. 10/27/2014 NFL MNF: Washington-Dallas ESPN 18,809
14. 01/01/2014 CFB/Rose Bowl: Stanford-Michigan State ESPN 18,636
15. 09/15/2008 NFL MNF: Philadelphia-Dallas ESPN 18,608
16. 10/25/2010 NFL MNF: NY Giants-Dallas ESPN 17,953
17. 01/02/2012 CFB/Rose Bowl: Wisconsin-Oregon ESPN 17,558
18. 12/03/2007 NFL MNF: New England-Baltimore ESPN 17,522
19. 09/27/2010 NFL MNF: Green Bay-Chicago ESPN 17,454
20. 10/11/2010 NFL MNF: Minnesota-NY Jets ESPN 17,313

^ = College Football Playoff National Championship

^^ = College Football Playoff Semifinal

^^^ = NFL Playoffs

Please Note: ESPN's USA-Portugal telecast from the 2014 FIFA World Cup achieved an average audience of 18,200,000 for the game window. However, following official Nielsen records, this game would not qualify for top 20 cable telecasts all-time because the Nielsen window for the telecast includes the pre-match show.





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