It's Official: ESPN Scored Cable's Highest Ratings Ever With College Football Championship

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College football's inaugural playoff championship game on Monday night is now in the books as the high-ratest cable television program of all time, drawing a staggering 18.5 overnight rating, according to Nielsen.

The Oregon-Ohio State game peaked between 9:30 p.m and 9:45 p.m. ET on ESPN, with a 20.5 metered market rating, said the New York-based research company.

Nielsen showed that the cable sports network garnered an 18.9 rating last night across the 12 different ways it offered in its Megacast, which included alternative viewing options on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews.

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