The 2024 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential averaged 27.2 million viewers, making it the most watched CFP Semifinal since the first year of the Playoff. The Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game in 2015, when Oregon defeated Florida State, 59-20, holds the record with an average of 28.2 million viewers. 

The audience for the game peaked at 32.8 million viewers, the largest peak of any CFP game since the 2015 Championship. 

The viewership numbers rank as the most watched non-NFL sports telecast since 2018 and a top-10 cable telecast of all time. 

Combined with the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the 2024 CFP Semifinals were the most-watched in six years and the third best of the CFP-era.

Here are the top Rose Bowl Game broadcasts since the game moved to ESPN.(2011-current):

1. 28.2 million - 2015 (Oregon 59, Florida State 20)
2. 27.2 million - 2024 (Michigan 27, Alabama 20, OT)
3. 26.8 million - 2018 (Georgia 54, Oklahoma 48, 2OT)
4. 20.6 million - 2011 (TCU 21, Wisconsin 19)
5. 18.9 million - 2021 (Alabama 31, Notre Dame 14)