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College Basketball

959 telecasts with figures · 1,057 published claims
959
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-29

Top events · College Basketball

Full chart
1
UConn Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines
2026-04-06 · TBS · TNT · truTV
18,300,000
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2
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
2026-04-04 · TBS · TNT · truTV
14,290,000
College Basketball
3
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
2026-04-04 · TBS · TNT · truTV
14,160,000
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4
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
2026-03-29 · CBS
13,427,000
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5
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
2026-03-22 · CBS
10,580,000
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6
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
2026-03-28 · TBS · truTV
10,100,000
College Basketball
7
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
2026-03-22 · CBS
9,790,000
College Basketball
8
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
2026-03-21 · CBS
9,550,000
College Basketball
9
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
2026-03-27 · CBS
9,370,000
College Basketball
10
Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers
2026-03-26 · CBS
8,532,000
College Basketball

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Michigan State
1979 NCAA championship game · 1979-03-26
35,110,000
77 telecasts
2
Indiana State
1979 NCAA championship game · 1979-03-26
35,110,000
1 telecast
3
Duke
1992 NCAA championship game · 1992-04-06
34,310,000
101 telecasts
4
Michigan
1993 NCAA championship game · 1993-04-05
32,941,000
66 telecasts
5
North Carolina
1982 NCAA championship game · 1982-03-29
30,589,000
72 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
1979 NCAA championship game · 1979-03-26
35,110,000
6 telecasts
2
CBS
1992 NCAA championship game · 1992-04-06
34,310,000
288 telecasts
3
TBS
Wisconsin Badgers at Kentucky Wildcats · 2015-04-04
22,626,000
84 telecasts
4
FOX
CBB Michigan State–North Carolina · 2025-11-27
6,500,000
64 telecasts
5
TNT
South Carolina Gamecocks at Duke Blue Devils · 2017-03-19
6,000,000
38 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2026-04-06UConn Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines18,300,000
2026-04-04Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats14,290,000
2026-04-04Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies14,160,000
2026-03-29UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils13,427,000
2026-03-29Tennessee Volunteers vs Michigan Wolverines7,490,000
2026-03-28Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats10,100,000
2026-03-28Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini8,240,000
2026-03-27Alabama Crimson Tide vs Michigan Wolverines4,830,000
2026-03-27St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils9,370,000
2026-03-27Michigan State Spartans vs UConn Huskies7,340,000
2026-03-26Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats5,530,000
2026-03-26Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers8,532,000
2026-03-22Texas Tech Red Raiders at Alabama Crimson Tide2,312,000
2026-03-22Utah State Aggies at Arizona Wildcats1,571,000
2026-03-22Iowa Hawkeyes vs Florida Gators5,140,000
2026-03-22Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones9,790,000
2026-03-22St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks10,580,000
2026-03-22Miami Hurricanes vs Purdue Boilermakers6,830,000
2026-03-22Tennessee Volunteers at Virginia Cavaliers4,001,000
2026-03-22UCLA Bruins at UConn Huskies3,979,000
2026-03-21TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils9,550,000
2026-03-21VCU Rams vs Illinois Fighting Illini5,650,000
2026-03-21Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans8,470,000
2026-03-21Saint Louis Billikens vs Michigan Wolverines6,250,000
2026-03-21Vanderbilt Commodores at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,769,000
2026-03-20Akron Zips at Texas Tech Red Raiders725,000
2026-03-20Hofstra Pride at Alabama Crimson Tide1,473,000
2026-03-20California Baptist Lancers at Kansas Jayhawks2,890,000
2026-03-20Iowa Hawkeyes at Clemson Tigers4,232,000
2026-03-20Furman Paladins at UConn Huskies2,166,000
2026-03-20Tennessee State Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones3,122,000
2026-03-20Santa Clara Broncos vs Kentucky Wildcats4,999,000
2026-03-20Miami (OH) RedHawks at Tennessee Volunteers2,091,000
2026-03-20Queens University Royals at Purdue Boilermakers1,225,000
2026-03-20UCF Knights at UCLA Bruins2,509,000
2026-03-20Utah State Aggies at Villanova Wildcats2,511,000
2026-03-20Wright State Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers1,534,000
2026-03-19Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Arkansas Razorbacks1,739,000
2026-03-19Texas Longhorns at BYU Cougars2,974,000
2026-03-19Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils5,430,000
2026-03-19Saint Louis Billikens at Georgia Bulldogs3,426,000
2026-03-19Kennesaw State Owls at Gonzaga Bulldogs2,128,000
2026-03-19High Point Panthers at Wisconsin Badgers1,508,000
2026-03-19Idaho Vandals at Houston Cougars627,000
2026-03-19Howard Bison at Michigan Wolverines4,519,000
2026-03-19McNeese Cowboys at Vanderbilt Commodores753,000
2026-03-19North Dakota State Bison at Michigan State Spartans1,789,000
2026-03-19Troy Trojans at Nebraska Cornhuskers893,000
2026-03-19VCU Rams at North Carolina Tar Heels4,295,000
2026-03-19TCU Horned Frogs at Ohio State Buckeyes4,623,000
2026-03-18Prairie View A&M Panthers at Lehigh Mountain Hawks1,500,000
2026-03-18Miami (OH) RedHawks at SMU Mustangs2,841,000
2026-03-17UMBC Retrievers at Howard Bison1,352,000
2026-03-17Texas Longhorns at NC State Wolfpack1,761,000
2026-03-15Vanderbilt Commodores at Arkansas Razorbacks2,600,000
2026-03-15Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines4,720,000
2026-03-14Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats3,100,000
2026-03-14Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils4,100,000
2026-03-14CBB Badgers–Wolverines2,920,000
2026-03-14CBB Boilermakers–Bruins2,730,000
2026-03-14CBB Aztecs–Aggies1,300,000
2026-03-14UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm1,770,000
2026-03-08Queens University Royals at Central Arkansas Bears210,000
2026-03-08Winthrop Eagles at High Point Panthers202,000
2026-03-08Illinois Fighting Illini at Maryland Terrapins1,145,000
2026-03-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,356,000
2026-03-08Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines2,900,000
2026-03-08San Francisco Dons at Oregon State Beavers304,000
2026-03-08Pacific Tigers at Santa Clara Broncos199,000
2026-03-07Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide1,362,000
2026-03-07Arizona Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes241,000
2026-03-07Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers1,263,000
2026-03-07Texas Tech Red Raiders at BYU Cougars584,000
2026-03-07Cincinnati Bearcats at TCU Horned Frogs133,000
2026-03-07North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils3,430,000
2026-03-07Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats1,843,000
2026-03-07Providence Friars at Georgetown Hoyas33,000
2026-03-07Houston Cougars at Oklahoma State Cowboys953,000
2026-03-07Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes856,000
2026-03-07Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks1,327,000
2026-03-07Morehead State Eagles at Tennessee State Tigers210,000
2026-03-07Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers1,612,000
2026-03-07Vanderbilt Commodores at Tennessee Volunteers1,280,000
2026-03-07Xavier Musketeers at Villanova Wildcats106,000
2026-03-06VCU Rams at Dayton Flyers318,000
2026-03-06Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ohio Bobcats636,000
2026-03-05Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls206,000
2026-03-04Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks480,000
2026-03-04Baylor Bears at Houston Cougars468,000
2026-03-03BYU Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats417,000
2026-03-03Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels1,210,000
2026-03-03Seton Hall Pirates at Xavier Musketeers52,000
2026-03-02Duke Blue Devils at NC State Wolfpack1,579,000
2026-02-27Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini2,160,000
2026-02-24Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish940,000
2026-02-21Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars2,450,000
2026-02-21CBB Wildcats–Tigers1,850,000
2026-02-21Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils4,320,000
2026-02-21Illinois Fighting Illini at UCLA Bruins1,000,000
2026-02-20Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers1,100,000