College Football Playoff Semifinals is a U.S. television program shown on ESPN. College Football Playoff Semifinals is watched by a total number of 17,164,000 people (5.31% rating, down -12% from last year) per the daily audience measurement on . College Football Playoff Semifinals is also shown on ESPN Deportes since January 2025, ESPN2 and ESPNU.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of College Football Playoff Semifinals on ESPN as of Friday, January 9, 2026.
| College Football Playoff Semifinals Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-09 L: L+E-O+P-O | HH | 9,940,600 | 7.76 |
| P2+ | 17,164,000 | 5.31 | |
| P18-49 | 5,254,200 | 3.86 | |
| P25-54 | 5,881,800 | 4.68 | |
| 2025-Jan-10 COTTON BOWL — OHIO STATE VS. TEXAS (AT&T STADIUM; ARLINGTON, TX) | HH | 11,926,000 | 9.48 |
| P2+ | 19,598,000 | 6.18 | |
| P18-49 | 6,641,000 | 4.95 | |
| P25-54 | 7,573,000 | 6.13 | |
| 2025-Jan-09 ORANGE BOWL — NOTRE DAME VS. PENN STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM; MIAMI GARDENS, FL) | HH | 10,567,000 | 8.40 |
| P2+ | 16,924,000 | 5.33 | |
| P18-49 | 5,689,000 | 4.24 | |
| P25-54 | 6,672,000 | 5.40 | |
| 2024-Jan-01 L: ALABAMA/ | P2+ | 26,099,000 | 8.28 |
| P18-49 | 8,846,500 | 6.71 | |
| 2022-Dec-31 L: OHIO STATE/ L: TCU/ | HH | 11,920,500 | 9.63 |
| P2+ | 21,736,000 | 6.96 | |
| P18-49 | 7,653,000 | 5.86 | |
| P25-54 | 8,473,400 | 6.97 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College Basketball Regular Season | 3,511,000 | +128% |
| 2 | NFL Pro Bowl | 1,919,000 | +21% |
| 3 | NBA Regular Season | 1,751,000 | +26% |
| 4 | Monday Night Kickoff | 1,381,000 | -80% |
| 5 | Women's College Basketball Regular Season | 817,000 | +47% |
| 6 | ESPN Original Documentary | 548,000 | +219% |
| 7 | SportsCenter Late | 414,000 | -47% |
| 8 | NFL's Greatest Games | 391,000 | +59% |