College Football Playoff TV schedule revealed, TNT games to compete with NFL again
However, TNT's first round games will air in different windows than last year.
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Indiana-Oregon’s disappointing ratings explains everything about college football’s TV landscape
ACC replay booth camera lauded during Virginia-Florida State thriller
"We just can't thank the ACC enough, for allowing us to listen to that conversation."
ESPN’s Andre Ware blasts Tulsa defender celebrating dropped pass
"Why do they get up and celebrate when a guy drops a pass?"
Georgia-Tennessee is most-watched game of CFB Week 3
12.6 million viewers tuned into ABC for the game, albeit with all of the Nielsen-related caveats.
ESPN sees opportunity in Friday CFB windows as NBA departs night
"We felt like we could be way more consistent [on Fridays] from a college football perspective and really worked with the ACC and Big 12 at the beginning of their scheduling process to really embrace that..."
Michigan-Oklahoma leads the way for CFB Week 2 viewership
The game averaged 9.7 million viewers on ABC.
ESPN’s North Carolina-TCU broadcast nets highest Labor Day game viewership since 2016
An average of 6.6 million viewers tuned into TCU's dominant Week 1 win over Bill Belichick and UNC.
ESPN/ABC smash Week 1 CFB viewership records as Nielsen updates prove pivotal
ABC notched three audiences above 10 million viewers last weekend.
Kirk Herbstreit vehemently denies calling North Carolina ‘bad’ on hot mic during ESPN broadcast
"Said 'you’re bad' to my spotter Deron for something he said as we were coming back on air. Manipulation at its finest!"
College football coverage has turned into cable news
SEC ‘moving closer’ to 9-game conference schedule, per report
Should the SEC move to a nine-game conference schedule, one sticking point for CFP expansion would immediately clear up.
Chase Daniel to join ESPN as CFB, NFL analyst
Daniel's first game will be Duquesne at Pittsburgh in Week 1 alongside Clay Matvick.
ESPN broadcast plans for Bill Belichick UNC debut revealed
The network will have an on-site studio team and the game will be called by its top crew.
ESPN: ‘The potential is there’ for Bill Belichick to draw Deion Sanders-level viewership
Coach Prime drew massive television audiences in his first year at Colorado.
TNT Sports to add a CFP semifinal game for at least three years under license from ESPN
The TNT sublicensed CFP package is set to grow even larger.
ESPN, TNT reveal sneak-peek into broadcast schedule for 2025 college football season
Both ESPN and TNT shared previews of their respective 2025 college football broadcast schedules.
Nick Saban wins Sports Emmy for Outstanding Emerging On-Air Talent for work at ESPN
"A lot of people helped contribute to learning how to do it."
SEC, Big Ten look to expand College Football Playoff, form scheduling partnership, end conference championships
ESPN, Fox, CBS reportedly in ‘exploratory phase’ for Pac-12 rights
It's unclear what each network's level of interest is.
ESPN records most-watched month in a decade
Added inventory from the College Football Playoff helped lift the network to a ten-year high.
CFP National Championship delivers lackluster audience in first year of expansion
Ohio State's win averaged just 22.1 million viewers on the ESPN networks.
Kirk Herbstreit lauds Ryan Day’s perseverance amid criticism
"It's tough to be a coach at a premium school where you're expected to win every game."
ESPN’s Travis Scott song debut during National Championship falls flat
"Was Travis Scott's song supposed to be that short?"
ESPN airs message from President Trump during halftime of National Championship game
Viewers of the College Football Playoff National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame were met with...
