The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl’s third College Football Playoff Semifinal capped a record-setting year for Peach Bowl, Inc., as the organization set all-time high marks for attendance and viewership, while also delivering significant results for economic impact and charitable donations.
“Number one Georgia’s dramatic 42-41 victory over fourth-ranked Ohio State as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve was certainly worthy of attendance and viewership records,” said Gary Stokan, Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO & president. “We were also fortunate enough to host the CFP National Champion Bulldogs to kick off the season and showcased four teams in our Kickoff and Bowl games that finished in the AP top-15. None of this would have been possible without support from our sponsors, fans, teams, volunteers, board, staff and the College Football Playoff.”
“This season was one for the record books setting new milestones in both attendance and viewership,” said Bob Schuler, Peach Bowl, Inc. chairman. “2022 was a banner year for the Bowl, and we look forward to hosting even more games of this magnitude in future years with the upcoming expansion of the College Football Playoff.”
MOST-WATCHED COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME OF THE SEASON:
The primetime showdown between No. 4 Ohio State and No. 1 Georgia on New Year’s Eve delivered an audience of 22.4 million total viewers, making it the most-watched Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ever and the most-watched college football game of the 2022 season.
It also represented the fourth most-viewed television broadcast of 2022 among non-NFL games and was a top-20 all-time cable telecast on record.
The Bowl has now seen a combined viewership of 63.3 million fans for its three Semifinal contests, and more than 232 million viewers have watched the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl since it began being broadcast on ESPN in 1991.
This year’s two Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games also drew an additional 11.3 million viewers on opening weekend.
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