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The 5th-ranked Oregon Ducks are set to battle the No. 12 James Madison Duke on Saturday night to cap first-round play in the College Football Playoff.
The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers 22-16 in overtime, averaging 21.3 million viewers on Fox. In contrast, Oregon’s 51-34 win over James Madison attracted 4.4 million viewers. Last year’s Ohio State -Tennessee game on ABC/ESPN averaged 14.3 million viewers, and it did not compete with any NFL games.
The Chicago Bears' overtime win over the Green Bay Packers last weekend drew more than 21 million viewers on FOX.
The second installment of the 12-team College Football Playoff brought more strong TV ratings for ESPN and ABC. All told, the first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, TNT and truTV.