Ratings Analysis: NBC's 'Ohio State vs. Notre Dame' college football game was the night's top broadcast in both the Adults 18-49 demographic (2.52) and in total viewership (9.98 million). ABC settled for a distant second with its 'Texas v. Baylor' game (0.74 rating/2.63 million viewers). CBS had ABC beat in viewers with 'IA v. Penn St.' (2.75 million) but was two-tenths below in terms of Nielsen ratings (0.54). Fox's 'OR St. v. WA St.' broadcast (0.29 rating/1.48 million viewers) took fourth. The CW's 'GA Tech v. Wake Forest' match-up (0.06) was not even remotely competitive and went below half a million in total viewership.
Finals Update: 'College Football: TX v. Baylor' (+0.2), 'College Football: IA v. Penn St.' (+0.1), and 'College Football: OH St. v. Notre Dame' (+0.5) adjusted up.