College Football Playoff First Round is a U.S. television program shown on ABC since Friday, December 20, 2024. CFP First Round is currently the second most popular show on ABC and 11th overall on TV, 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 | World News Tonight with David Muir | 8,050,000 | +2% |
| 2 | CFP First Round | 7,672,000 | -29% |
| 3 | College Football Playoffs Pregame | 5,786,000 | -30% |
| 4 | Rob Reiner Story | 3,276,000 | |
| 5 | Good Morning America | 2,870,000 | +1% |
| 6 | Celebrity Family Feud | 2,738,000 | -16% |
| 7 | High Potential | 2,672,000 | -33% |
| 8 | Sound of Music | 2,653,000 | -7% |
| 9 | The View | 2,576,000 | +4% |
| 10 | Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | 2,436,000 | +107% |
| 11 | Jimmy Kimmel Live | 2,334,000 | +7% |
| 12 | Great Christmas Light Fight | 1,836,000 | -11% |
| 13 | $100,000 Pyramid | 1,563,000 | -21% |
| 14 | GMA3: What You Need to Know | 1,429,000 | -2% |
| 15 | Kevin Costner: First Christmas | 1,380,000 | -69% |
| 16 | Nightline | 993,000 | +1% |
| 17 | Shifting Gears | 918,000 | -78% |