Most-watched College Basketball telecasts, January 2018
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
23
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched College Basketball telecasts, January 2018
1
CBB Spartans–Buckeyes - Michigan State vs Ohio State
3,300,000
2
CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils - Duke vs Virginia
3,000,000
3
CBB Wildcats–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Northwestern
2,900,000
4
CBB Wildcats–Mountaineers - Kentucky vs West Virginia
2,200,000
5
CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels - Nc State vs North Carolina
1,900,000
6
CBB Gators–Wildcats - Florida vs Kentucky
1,800,000
7
CBB Wolverines–Spartans - Michigan vs Michigan State
1,600,000
8
CBB Jayhawks–Sooners - Kansas vs Oklahoma
1,600,000
9
CBB Jayhawks–Mountaineers - Kansas vs West Virginia
1,500,000
10
CBB Boilermakers–Hoosiers - Indiana vs Purdue
1,400,000
11
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats - Kansas vs Kansas State
1,400,000
12
CBB Aggies–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Texas Am
1,320,000
13
CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers - North Carolina vs Virginia
1,300,000
14
CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes - Duke vs Miami
1,300,000
15
CBB Fighting Irish–Blue Devils - Duke vs Notre Dame
1,300,000
16
CBB Boilermakers–Wolverines - Michigan vs Purdue
1,240,000
17
CBB Wildcats–Gamecocks - Kentucky vs South Carolina
1,200,000
18
CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Mississippi State
1,200,000
19
CBB Tar Heels–Tigers - Clemson vs North Carolina
1,100,000
20
CBB Tar Heels–Hokies - North Carolina vs Virginia Tech
1,000,000
21
CBB Mountaineers–Horned Frogs - Tcu vs West Virginia
977,000
22
CBB Commodores–Wildcats - Kentucky vs Vanderbilt
956,000
23
CBB Badgers–Boilermakers - Purdue vs Wisconsin
727,000
23 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:59 UTC