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ESPN’s college football title game fumbles ratings, still scores

Alabama’s Kenyan Drake gets past Clemson’s T.J. Green as he runs back a kick off for a touchdown during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz.

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Birmingham earned a 59.2 overnight, the market’s third-best overnight for a postseason college football game on ESPN.

Some sports media observers blamed the drop on the fact that the games were played on New Year’s Eve, one of the biggest nights of the year for going out.

You can also watch the game from the comfort of your home. This will include full coverage of the pregame on-field entertainment and halftime band performances.

Command Center will be on ESPN Goal Line, which will feature a fulltime split screen, including isolated camera feeds of both head caoches, enhanced statistics and the ESPN Radio call.

Spanish language is on ESPN Deportes.

Mock Replay Booth (ESPN3): An authentic recreation of the replay booth experience will give an inside look at the review process in which replay officials review every play of the game, determine which plays are subject to further review and then what happens during an official replay stoppage. Including two more teams with the possibility of winning a National Championship has given hope to all conference champions in the recently deemed Power 5 (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC).

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Sounds of the Game will be on ESPN Classic and espn3.com.

ESPN saw a big drop from last year's record-setting College Football Playoff title game