New Year’s Day was the second-most watched day in ESPN’s 38-year history

Posted Thursday 1/04/18 at 5:21PM EST

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An average of six million tuned in for ESPN’s New Year’s Day bowl games, which included the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The No. 1 most-watched day happened on New Year’s Day 2015.

TOPICS: ESPN, College Football, Holiday Programming, New Year's Programming, Ratings, Rose Bowl game