College Football Playoff First Round is a U.S. television program shown on ABC since Friday, December 20, 2024. CFP First Round is watched by a total number of 7,672,000 people (2.37% rating, down -29% from last year) as of the daily audience measurement on . CFP First Round is also shown on ESPN since December 2024, ESPN2 since December 2024 and ESPNU since December 2024.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of College Football Playoff First Round on ABC as of Friday, December 19, 2025.
| CFP First Round Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Dec-19 S | HH | 5,098,400 | 3.98 |
| P2+ | 7,672,000 | 2.37 | |
| P18-49 | 1,728,700 | 1.27 | |
| P25-54 | 1,445,300 | 1.15 | |
| 2024-Dec-21 TENNESSEE AT OHIO STATE (S) | HH | 6,579,500 | 5.23 |
| P2+ | 10,747,000 | 3.39 | |
| P18-49 | 3,338,500 | 2.49 | |
| P25-54 | 3,828,000 | 3.10 | |
| 2024-Dec-20 INDIANA AT NOTRE DAME (S) | HH | 4,830,500 | 3.84 |
| P2+ | 7,333,000 | 2.31 | |
| P18-49 | 1,904,000 | 1.42 | |
| P25-54 | 2,247,000 | 1.82 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Card Game | 17,150,000 | +20% |
| 2 | Wild Card Kick-Off | 10,963,000 | +4% |
| 3 | World News Tonight with David Muir | 8,078,000 | +5% |
| 4 | High Potential | 5,704,000 | +1% |
| 5 | Will Trent | 5,444,000 | +1% |
| 6 | Shifting Gears | 4,252,000 | -3% |
| 7 | 9-1-1 | 4,119,000 | +7% |
| 8 | Rookie | 3,529,000 | +5% |
| 9 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | 3,356,000 | +16% |
| 10 | America's Funniest Home Videos | 2,922,000 | -17% |
| 11 | Abbott Elementary | 2,810,000 | +3% |
| 12 | Good Morning America | 2,755,000 | +2% |
| 13 | This Week with George Stephanopoulos | 2,648,000 | -13% |
| 14 | The View | 2,610,000 | +1% |
| 15 | 20/20 | 2,579,000 | -15% |
| 16 | Grey's Anatomy | 2,228,000 | +9% |
| 17 | Jimmy Kimmel Live | 2,136,000 | -8% |
| 18 | Dirty Talk | 2,089,000 | |
| 19 | General Hospital | 2,041,000 | +4% |
| 20 | GMA3: What You Need to Know | 1,479,000 | -2% |
| 21 | Shark Tank | 1,472,000 | +31% |
| 22 | Wonderful World of Disney | 1,283,000 | +16% |
| 23 | 9-1-1: Nashville | 1,089,000 | -68% |
| 24 | Nightline | 899,000 |