Most-watched College Football telecasts of the 2020s
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.
2,693
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched College Football telecasts of the 2020s
1
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers
30,100,000
2
Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines
27,760,000
3
CFP National Championship - Clemson vs LSU
25,590,000
4
CFP National Championship - Michigan vs Washington
25,050,000
5
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl - Alabama vs Indiana
23,900,000
6
CFP National Championship - Alabama vs Georgia
22,600,000
7
Ohio State Buckeyes at Georgia Bulldogs
22,450,000
8
CFP National Championship - Notre Dame vs Ohio State
22,100,000
9
TCU Horned Frogs at Michigan Wolverines
21,400,000
10
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks
21,100,000
11
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
20,900,000
12
Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers
19,150,000
13
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
19,070,000
14
Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes
19,000,000
15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide
18,890,000
16
CFP National Championship - Alabama vs Ohio State
18,710,000
17
CFP Quarterfinal: Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs Ole Miss
18,700,000
18
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
18,420,000
19
Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies
18,400,000
20
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
18,330,000
21
Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers
18,000,000
22
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions
17,800,000
23
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
17,520,000
24
Texas Longhorns at Arizona State Sun Devils
17,300,000
25
CFP National Championship - Georgia vs TCU
17,220,000
26
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
17,000,000
27
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,860,000
28
Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,650,000
29
Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,630,000
30
Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns
16,600,000
31
Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,600,000
32
Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines
16,500,000
33
Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers
16,300,000
34
Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
15,900,000
35
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
15,890,000
36
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs
15,800,000
37
Miami Hurricanes at Ole Miss Rebels
15,800,000
38
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
15,270,000
39
Alabama Crimson Tide at Oklahoma Sooners
14,940,000
40
CFB Texas A&M–Miami
14,800,000
41
CFP First round - Ohio State vs Tennessee
14,680,000
42
Michigan Wolverines at Alabama Crimson Tide
14,000,000
43
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
13,990,000
44
Penn State Nittany Lions at Boise State Broncos
13,900,000
45
Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13,400,000
46
Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns
13,190,000
47
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
13,060,000
48
Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns
13,040,000
49
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
12,580,000
50
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
12,300,000
51
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,240,000
52
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
11,990,000
53
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
11,660,000
54
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
11,560,000
55
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
11,310,000
56
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
10,900,000
57
LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
10,890,000
58
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes
10,800,000
59
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
10,700,000
60
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles
10,660,000
61
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorns
10,600,000
62
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes
10,530,000
63
Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks
10,500,000
64
Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide
10,480,000
65
Texas Longhorns at Georgia Bulldogs
10,430,000
66
LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers
10,400,000
67
Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs
10,400,000
68
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
10,376,000
69
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
10,370,000
70
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles
10,300,000
71
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
10,230,000
72
Georgia Bulldogs at Baylor Bears
10,220,000
73
Penn State Nittany Lions at Utah Utes
10,190,000
74
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10,067,000
75
Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks
10,030,000
76
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
10,020,000
77
Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,980,000
78
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,960,000
79
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
9,960,000
80
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,940,000
81
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,920,000
82
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
9,820,000
83
Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Bulldogs
9,787,000
84
Texas Longhorns at Tennessee Volunteers
9,750,000
85
CFB Michigan–Oklahoma
9,700,000
86
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
9,610,000
87
Missouri Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,600,000
88
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks
9,600,000
89
Baylor Bears at Ole Miss Rebels
9,500,000
90
Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies
9,450,000
91
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
9,410,000
92
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
9,400,000
93
Texas Longhorns at Michigan Wolverines
9,350,000
94
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,320,000
95
Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes
9,300,000
96
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
9,290,000
97
Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
9,250,000
98
USC Trojans at LSU Tigers
9,200,000
99
LSU Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
9,170,000
100
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,160,000
Top 100 of 2,693 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:59 UTC
Rows span 3 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.