2018 Rose Bowl had third-largest cable audience, according to Nielson
The 2018 Rose Bowl, featuring Georgia and Oklahoma, was the third-largest cable audience ever reported, according to the Nielson out-of-home and complete streaming audience report.
This year, we had third-largest cable audience ever reported! Thanks to all those who watched the #RoseBowl! https://t.co/tr9axBy7fJ
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) February 17, 2018
News: With complete streaming and out-of-home viewership now reported, the College Football Playoff National Championship finishes with nearly 30 million viewers; @rosebowlgame with more than 28.3 million. Huge audiences any way you look at it https://t.co/f5skXkPPqi pic.twitter.com/oiXO6peGjk
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) February 16, 2018
The Nielson report that came out less than 24 hours after the game reported 26,826,000 viewers. After configuring the out-of-home and streaming services, that number increased to 28,311,000 viewers.
The National Championship game, featuring Georgia and Alabama, had 29,932,000 viewers, up from the initial report of 28,443,000 viewers on Jan. 2.
