CFP ratings plummet 7% as games opposite NFL struggle again

While college football is big business, the NFL remains king as more evidence arrived from last weekend's television ratings.

Even the first round of the College Football Playoff last Friday and Saturday struggled to compete against opposing NFL regular-season games on the airwaves.

The four first-round CFP games had an average TV audience of 9.9 million viewers, down 7% from the first round last season that had an average of 10.6 million viewers across ABC, ESPN and TNT, according to Front Office Sports.