"The first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff will start at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 19 on ABC and ESPN, followed by a tripleheader Dec. 20 that starts at noon, the CFP, ESPN and TNT announced Tuesday. ESPN, which has owned the exclusive rights to the playoff since its inception in 2015, is in the second year of its current expanded package, which includes all four games of the CFP first round with two of the games sublicensed to TNT Sports."
""We are pleased to work with both ESPN and TNT Sports to deliver these first-round games to fans across the country in premier viewing windows," CFP executive director Rich Clark said in a news release. "We also appreciate the collaboration with the National Football League in coordinating schedules to best serve fans of both college and professional football. This all reflects the growing reach and excitement surrounding the new playoff format, and we look forward to showcasing the best of college football on both networks.""
The CFP first round will begin Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN, followed by a tripleheader on Dec. 20 beginning at noon. ABC and ESPN will air the Dec. 20 noon game, while TNT will present contests at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. All ESPN-network games will stream on the ESPN App, and first-round games on TNT and truTV will stream on HBO Max. Each first-round game will be played on campus sites announced on Selection Day, Dec. 7. Last season’s inaugural first round averaged 10.6 million viewers across ESPN networks and TNT Sports, with later rounds posting multi-year highs.
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