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Ohio State's Sugar Bowl Win over Clemson Draws 19.1 Million Viewers, Most of Any Non-NFL Sporting Event Since Last Year's National Championship Game

19.1 million people watched Ohio State beat Clemson on Friday night.

Friday night's Sugar Bowl matchup between the Buckeyes and Tigers drew the largest college football viewership of the season – slightly edging out the Rose Bowl between Alabama and Notre Dame (18.9 million) – and was the most-watched non-NFL sporting event since last season's national championship game, the Sugar Bowl announced Tuesday.

The #CFBPlayoff Semifinal at the Allstate #SugarBowl was the most viewed bowl game of the 2020 college football season as 19.1 million viewers tuned in to see No.