NETWORK UPDATE: There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for New Year’s night.
Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):
ESPN got everything it could have wanted from the COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, which were gigantic at 8.94/8.33, and had the highest total audiences in cable history with 28M+ for each game. The COTTON BOWL added another 2.57 and the network had the next 2 slots as well with GAMEDAY segments. The top non-football of the day was Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN LA at 0.65 (followed by BIG WOMEN BIG LOVE at 0.44). A pair of RIDICULOUSNESS episodes on MTV were at 0.48/0.46, and they were preceded by ROB DRYDECK FANTASY FACTORY at 0.42. THE CARBONARO EFFECT (Tru) lost a tenth to 0.30. Bravo’s MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER was at 0.31.
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