While we all watched Notre Dame defeat Indiana on Friday night, little did we know that it would be the second-most watched first-round College Football Playoff matchup according to Matt Fortuna.
Tennessee at Ohio State took the top honors, as the final game of the CFP for the weekend was viewed by 14.3-million people, with a peak of 16.5-million. The Irish and Hoosiers were right behind the other nightcap, as they saw 13.4-million viewers with their peak at 14.8-million.
It should come as no surprise that the two lowest viewed games were played during the day on Saturday, as Clemson at Texas saw 8.6-million, while SMU at Penn State had just 6.4-million viewers.
Part of this had to do with the timing of the games, but for the most part, each of them weren’t really tight contests. Notre Dame’s 10-point win was the closest of the weekend, but the final score didn’t indicate how dominant the Irish were.
Don’t be surprised to see Notre Dame towards the top of the charts again when the quarterfinals get going, as its matchup with Georgia will have plenty of eyes on it.
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