Friday's Fiesta Bowl matchup between Ohio State and Notre Dame earned a 6.2 overnight rating, according to a release from ESPN on Saturday.
The 6.2 rating was up 35 percent from last season's Fiesta Bowl between Boise State and Arizona. By comparison, the Rose Bowl between Iowa and Stanford scored a 7.9 overnight rating and the Sugar Bowl between Oklahoma State and Ole Miss had a 5.3.
The New Year's Six (Peach Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl) averaged a 7.1 overnight rating which is down 13 percent from last season's overnight average of 8.