UGA-Alabama title game delivers second largest audience in cable TV history
The Georgia-Alabama 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game delivered the second largest audience in cable television history, according to the National Football Foundation.
Over 29 million viewers watched the game live, a 26-23 victory by Alabama at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The inaugural CFP title game between Ohio State and Oregon in 2015 captured the largest audience in cable TV history with more than 33 million viewers.
2017-18 Report: College football ranks as nation’s second most popular sport
— Football Foundation (@NFFNetwork) May 15, 2018
- 47.6 million fans attend games in 2017
- 355 regular season games reach more than 200 million unique fans on TV
- 39 bowl games reach 122 million on TV #FootballMatters https://t.co/SYt1OqYTSc pic.twitter.com/DDPrnBipzP
On top of that history-making game, over 47 million fans attended college football games during the 2017 season.
Voices around the college football world reacted to the news on social media Tuesday.
#FootballMatters A LOT!
— Fiesta Bowl (@Fiesta_Bowl) May 15, 2018
Thank you to all our fans who made the 2017 @PlayStation #FiestaBowl the most-watched non-CFP Semifinal Fiesta Bowl of New Year's Six Era. Over 10.1 Million Viewers! https://t.co/4KEYPH1ZKB
The 40 FBS bowl games this season attracted 1,620,253 spectators in 2017-18 including the 35,921 who attended the #MilitaryBowl! It was the third sellout in five years since moving to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis! #FootballMatters https://t.co/hdMma4LkTS
— Military Bowl (@MilitaryBowl) May 15, 2018
The @FootballUGA vs. @AlabamaFTBL national championship game was the second-highest rated cable TV show ever. Yep, I would say this college football thing is starting to catch on.https://t.co/EeietP73u5
— Tony Barnhart (@MrCFB) May 15, 2018
Oh yes. Football does matter. #FootballMatters https://t.co/wFrkrSmkcw
— CFB Hall of Fame (@cfbhall) May 15, 2018
The National Football Foundation released more facts on the 2017 college football season on its website.
