NFL The games were simulcast last Saturday, and the NFL won the ratings war.
Although 12 teams College Football Playoff When the format debuted, it didn't get nearly the same viewership as the NFL.
SMU and Penn State aired at 12 noon ET and averaged 6.4 million viewers on the TNT Networks.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell listens to a question during a news conference before Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 5, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
NFL clash game, match between Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, began at 1 pm ET and averaged 15.5 million viewers on NBC.
The NFL and college football clashed again later in the afternoon, with the Clemson-Texas game set for 4 p.m. ET while… Pittsburgh Steelers The Baltimore Ravens game kicked off shortly after at 4:30 PM ET.
The Steelers-Ravens game averaged 15.4 million viewers on FOX, while the Clemson-Texans game drew 8.6 million viewers on TNT.
When the NFL wasn't competing with the College Football Playoffs, ratings were very high for the other two games.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Travis Kelce celebrates with quarterback Patrick Mahomes after Mahomes' touchdown run against the Houston Texans at JHA at Arrowhead Stadium. (Photos by Denny Medley-Imagine)
Indiana-Notre Dame, first new game 12 team formatIt aired Friday night, and averaged 13.4 million viewers on ABC/ESPN.
The only game on Saturday that wasn't an NFL rivalry did well; Like Tennessee Ohio State averaged 14.3 million viewers on ABC/ESPN.
The overall average of 10.6 million viewers for the first round of the College Football Playoffs was higher than for all but four college games this season.
College football and the NFL will collide again on Saturday, as the NFL takes on three games throughout the day versus a slate of bowl games.
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Shader Sanders, left, and Travis Hunter of the University of Colorado Buffaloes speak with the media on July 21, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Louis Grass/Getty Images)
the Los Angeles Chargers The New England Patriots play at 1 PM ET, the Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals play at 4:30 PM ET, and the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams play at 8:10 PM ET.
One of the notable bowl games on Saturday is at No. 18 Iowa Playing No. 13 ranked Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl is at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Another great game is Ranked No. 23 in Colorado No. 17 ranked BYU plays in the Alamo Bowl at 7:30 PM ET, where top draft prospects Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter are expected to play.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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