Most-watched College Football telecasts, August 2025
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.
11
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, August 2025
1
Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,600,000
2
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes
10,800,000
3
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles
10,660,000
4
LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers
10,400,000
5
Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats
4,010,000
6
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes
3,700,000
7
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Cincinnati Bearcats
3,330,000
8
Syracuse Orange at Tennessee Volunteers
2,600,000
9
Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,240,000
10
Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Bulldogs
1,670,000
11
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
771,000
11 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:00 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.