HOOVER, Ala. (AP) – The College Football Playoff will consider moving future semifinals off New Year’s Eve if it can help increase viewership.

The TV ratings dropped 36 percent last year, when the games were moved from New Year’s Day to the night before.

Executive director Bill Hancock says conference commissioners who make up the playoff management committee are open to changing future schedules, starting in 2019 when the semifinals are scheduled for New Year’s Eve.

Hancock says alternatives to New Year’s Eve are beginning to be explored.