Sports Business Journal

TNT officially adds more CFP games in 2026 as part of ESPN sublicense

TNT Sports on Monday made it official that during the 2026 CFP, the net will carry not just two first-round games but also ...
Awful Announcing

Fox, NFL solidify start times for Week 16 Saturday doubleheader, will compete directly with TNT CFP games

December 20 will be an all-you-can-eat buffet of high-leverage football. Just like last year, the first in which the College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams, this year will feature a Saturday in ...

College Football Playoff ratings drop 7% as NFL competition impacts viewership

Last weekend's first round of the College Football Playoff averaged 9.9 million viewers on ABC, ESPN, TNT, TBS and truTV.
Sports Business Journal

CFP First Round viewership falls 7% in second year amid blowouts, NFL doubleheader gains

The four CFP games averaged 9.9 million viewers across ABC/ESPN and TNT/TBS/truTV, below the 10.6 million that the four games ...
The TimesDaily

College playoff ratings shrivel vs. NFL

Last weekend's first round of the College Football Playoff averaged 9.9 million viewers on ABC, ESPN, TNT, TBS and truTV, ...

College Football Playoff games with Group of 5 teams, NFL overlap drew significantly less viewership in first round

Ole Miss and Oregon coasted to victory in the opening round of the CFP while a pair of NFL regular-season games took place on ...