The national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State on Monday, which saw the Crimson Tide dominate the Buckeyes 52-24, will go down in the history books as one of the least watched title games ever. Alabama finishes the season on top of the Amway Coaches Poll What to watch next Click to expand Replay Video ESPN announced that the game drew 18.7 million viewers total, the smallest audience for a title game in 23 years. According to Sports Media Watch, the game was the least-watched in the College Football Playoff (2014-present) and BCS (1998-2013) era. It also was a 27% decline from last year’s national championship game between Clemson and LSU. Both of this season’s College Football Playoff semifinal games drew larger numbers (19.2 million for Ohio State-Clemson and 18.9 million for Alabama-Notre Dame) — the first that’s happened with a semifinal in BCS/CFP history, according to Sports Media…
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