College Football TV Ratings: Comparing viewership for Indiana, Miami ahead of national championship

Nielsen has released TV ratings data indicating that Indiana University has been a bigger draw than the University of Miami during the college football season, including the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinals. Indiana averaged 6.648 million viewers, while Miami averaged 5.588 million. Notably, Miami's games on the ACC Network are not included in these figures as the network does not subscribe to Nielsen ratings.

Indiana participated in two of the four most-watched CFP games. The Rose Bowl, where Indiana defeated Alabama, attracted 23.9 million viewers, becoming the most-watched game of the 12-team CFP era and the fourth-most watched Rose Bowl. The Big Ten Championship, in which Indiana defeated Ohio State, saw 18.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched Big Ten title game and surpassing the SEC Championship in viewership.

Miami's Cotton Bowl victory over Ohio State garnered 19.0 million viewers, the second-highest viewership in this year's