Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
Nielsen average audience: 16,650,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.
- Aired
- 2021-12-31 Friday
- Networks
- ESPN
- Away
- Alabama
- Home
- Cincinnati
16,650,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-08-29
Published figures
JSONNielsen3 figures
16,650,000
In particular, the Alabama-Cincinnati Cotton Bowl averaged an 8.6 rating and 16.65 million viewersSports Media Watch, verbatim
18,200,000
The Crimson Tide's easy win, which peaked with 18.2 million viewersSports Media Watch, verbatim
16,100,000
16.1Wikipedia, verbatim
3 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
Revision ledger
College Football 2021 season
Postseason · 2nd of 361 published College Football figures in the 2021 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 20:37 UTC
Prior-season windows
2021-01-01 · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
19,150,000
2021-01-01 · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
18,890,000
2021-01-01 · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
8,720,000
3 windows sit the same distance from 52 weeks earlier; the site does not pick one, so no percent is computed.
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ESPN, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ESPN, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.
Top events · College Football
1
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,240,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
10,376,000
3
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
9,820,000
4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
9,160,000
5
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
8,100,000
6
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
8,090,000
7
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
7,015,000
8
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
6,734,000
9
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
5,970,000
10
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,900,000
1
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers
30,100,000
2
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl
23,900,000
3
CFP Quarterfinal: Sugar Bowl
18,700,000
4
Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers
18,000,000
5
Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
15,900,000
6
Miami Hurricanes at Ole Miss Rebels
15,800,000
7
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
13,990,000
8
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,240,000
9
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
10,900,000
10
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
10,376,000