College Football Playoff tweaks dates in upcoming seasons

All College Football Playoff semifinal games will be played on Saturdays or holidays after the event saw ratings plummet on New Year's Eve last season.

Upcoming CFP Semifinals
SEASON DATE SITES
2016 Sat., Dec. 31 Fiesta, Peach
2017 Mon., Jan. 1 Rose, Sugar
2018* Sat., Dec. 29 Cotton, Orange
2019* Sat., Dec. 28 Fiesta, Peach
2020 Fri., Jan. 1 Rose, Sugar
2021 Fri., Dec. 31 Orange, TBD
2022 Sat., Dec. 31 Bowls TBD
2023 Mon., Jan. 1 Rose, Sugar
2024* Sat., Dec. 28 Orange, TBD
2025* Sat., Dec. 27 Bowls TBD
* Date changed Thursday
The dates have been changed for the semifinal games in the 2018, 2019, 2024 and 2025 seasons.

"We had healthy discussions with a lot of people who love college football and we concluded that making these changes would be the right thing to do for our fans." CFP executive director Bill Hancock said in a statement. "We tried to do something special with New Year's Eve, even when it fell on a weekday. But after studying this to see if it worked, we think we can do better.
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