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.
1,003
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
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
Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies
18,400,000
19
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
18,330,000
20
Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers
18,000,000
21
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions
17,800,000
22
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
17,520,000
23
Texas Longhorns at Arizona State Sun Devils
17,300,000
24
CFP National Championship, Georgia vs TCU
17,220,000
25
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
17,000,000
26
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,860,000
27
Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,650,000
28
Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,630,000
29
Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns
16,600,000
30
Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,600,000
31
Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines
16,500,000
32
Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers
16,300,000
33
Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
15,900,000
34
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
15,890,000
35
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs
15,800,000
36
Miami Hurricanes at Ole Miss Rebels
15,800,000
37
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
15,270,000
38
Alabama Crimson Tide at Oklahoma Sooners
14,940,000
39
CFB Texas A&M–Miami
14,800,000
40
CFP First round, Ohio State vs Tennessee
14,680,000
41
Michigan Wolverines at Alabama Crimson Tide
14,000,000
42
Penn State Nittany Lions at Boise State Broncos
13,900,000
43
Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13,400,000
44
Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns
13,190,000
45
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
13,060,000
46
Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns
13,040,000
47
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
12,580,000
48
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
12,300,000
49
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
11,990,000
50
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
11,660,000
51
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
11,560,000
52
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
11,310,000
53
LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
10,890,000
54
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes
10,800,000
55
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
10,700,000
56
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles
10,660,000
57
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorns
10,600,000
58
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes
10,530,000
59
Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks
10,500,000
60
Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide
10,480,000
61
Texas Longhorns at Georgia Bulldogs
10,430,000
62
LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers
10,400,000
63
Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs
10,400,000
64
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
10,370,000
65
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles
10,300,000
66
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
10,230,000
67
Georgia Bulldogs at Baylor Bears
10,220,000
68
Penn State Nittany Lions at Utah Utes
10,200,000
69
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10,070,000
70
Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks
10,030,000
71
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
10,020,000
72
Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,980,000
73
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,960,000
74
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
9,960,000
75
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,940,000
76
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,920,000
77
CFB Michigan–Oklahoma
9,700,000
78
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
9,610,000
79
Missouri Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,600,000
80
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks
9,600,000
81
Baylor Bears at Ole Miss Rebels
9,500,000
82
Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies
9,450,000
83
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
9,410,000
84
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
9,400,000
85
Texas Longhorns at Michigan Wolverines
9,350,000
86
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,320,000
87
Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes
9,300,000
88
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
9,290,000
89
Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
9,250,000
90
USC Trojans at LSU Tigers
9,200,000
91
LSU Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
9,170,000
92
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,160,000
93
Alabama Crimson Tide at Kansas State Wildcats
9,100,000
94
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
9,090,000
95
Michigan Wolverines at Texas Longhorns
9,050,000
96
BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders
8,990,000
97
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
8,920,000
98
CFP First round, Clemson vs Texas
8,900,000
99
Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers
8,860,000
100
LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,820,000
Top 100 of 1,003 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 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.