Perhaps New Year's Eve isn't the ratings killer some thought. ESPN announced double-digit gains in viewership for its College Football Playoff telecasts from Saturday night, with a massive increase in streaming audience.

The semifinals averaged an 11.0 rating, an increase of 11 percent from 2015's broadcasts. Alabama's Peach Bowl win over Washington was responsible for a majority of that increase, with ESPN's broadcast seeing a 17 percent uptick from the first semifinal l...

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