College Basketball
1,000
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-29
Top events · College Basketball
1
UConn Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines
18,300,000
2
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
14,290,000
3
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
14,160,000
4
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,427,000
5
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
6
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
10,100,000
7
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
9,790,000
8
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
9,550,000
9
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
9,370,000
10
Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers
8,532,000
1
1979 NCAA championship game
35,110,000
2
1992 NCAA championship game
34,310,000
3
1993 NCAA championship game
32,941,000
4
1994 NCAA championship game
32,733,000
5
1983 NCAA championship game
32,140,000
6
1987 NCAA championship game
32,060,000
7
1985 NCAA championship game
31,230,000
8
1989 NCAA championship game
31,120,000
9
1982 NCAA championship game
30,589,000
10
1975 NCAA championship game
30,085,000
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by most-watched telecastTelecasts with figures
| date date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year. Methodology → | telecast telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one. Methodology → | figure figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one. Methodology → |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-06 | CBB Wildcats–Gators | 1,490,000 |
| 2024-01-05 | CBB Huskies–Bulldogs | 503,000 |
| 2024-01-05 | CBB Fighting Illini–Boilermakers | 904,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Bulldogs–Red Storm | 143,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Lobos–Rams | 136,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Blue Demons–Huskies | 151,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Orange–Blue Devils | 1,190,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Pirates–Owls | 115,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Wildcats–Fighting Illini | 219,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Hawkeyes–Badgers | 417,000 |
| 2024-01-02 | CBB Tar Heels–Panthers | 1,110,000 |