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Georgia’s Rose Bowl win was fifth most-watched cable telecast of all time

Georgia tailback Sony Michel breaks away for a touchdown in the second overtime to beat Oklahoma, 54-48, in the Rose Bowl Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif.

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Georgia tailback Sony Michel breaks away for a touchdown in the second overtime to beat Oklahoma, 54-48, in the Rose Bowl Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Jan 3, 2018

The 2018 Rose Bowl was the fifth most-watched cable broadcast of all time with 26.8 million viewers, according to a report by Gradick Sports.

Below are the rankings of the cable broadcasts that accumulated more viewers than Monday’s game between Georgia and Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff Semifinal game.

  1. Oregon vs. Ohio State 2015 (33.3 million)
  2. Ohio State vs. Alabama 2015 (28.2 million)
  3. FSU vs. Oregon 2015 (28.1 million)
  4. Auburn vs Oregon 2011 (27.3 million)
  5. UGA vs Oklahoma (26.8 million)

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