The college football world was tuned in to see if Central Florida could finish the season undefeated and beat the Auburn Tigers.

UCF defeated Auburn 34-27, and the Peach Bowl posted the highest TV rating for a non-CFP semifinal bowl game in the New Year's Six Era.

The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl earned a 5.1 overnight. The game was up 28 percent from the 2015 season game and 55 percent from the 2014 season game.

Alabama defeated Washington 24-7 in the 2016 version, which was a a CFP semifinal.

ESPN's presentation of the entire New Year's Six averaged an 8.4 overnight, the highest rated New Year's Six in the system's four-year history. This year's presentation of the six games was up 8 percent from last year, 15 percent from the 2015 season and 3 percent from year one.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @Mark_Heim.