Telecasts · College Football
CFP National Championship
26,180,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
final · figures last changed 2026-08-27
Published figures
JSON ↓Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Wikipedia
Nielsen ratings 16.0 (26.18 million viewers)Wikipedia, verbatim
26,180,000
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
26.182MSports Media Watch, verbatim
26,182,000
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
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Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
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North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs
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Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
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7
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8
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