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College Basketball

1,000 telecasts with figures · 1,126 published claims
1,000
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
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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
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7
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
2026-03-22 · CBS
9,790,000
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8
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
2026-03-21 · CBS
9,550,000
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9
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
2026-03-27 · CBS
9,370,000
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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
103 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
73 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
289 telecasts
3
TBS
Wisconsin Badgers at Kentucky Wildcats · 2015-04-04
22,626,000
86 telecasts
4
FOX
CBB Michigan State–North Carolina · 2025-11-27
6,500,000
65 telecasts
5
TNT
South Carolina Gamecocks at Duke Blue Devils · 2017-03-19
6,000,000
40 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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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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2020-12-26CBB Cavaliers–Bulldogs1,350,000
2020-12-26CBB Cougars–Knights710,000
2020-12-26CBB Wildcats–Cardinals1,310,000
2020-12-25CBB Badgers–Spartans1,980,000
2020-12-02CBB Fighting Illini–Bears1,040,000
2020-12-02CBB Mountaineers–Bulldogs1,410,000
2020-12-02CBB Longhorns–Tar Heels473,000
2020-12-01CBB Spartans–Blue Devils1,960,000
2020-12-01CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats1,770,000
2020-11-27CBB Tigers–Bulldogs1,030,000
2020-03-11CBB Tar Heels–Orange950,000
2020-03-10CBB Gaels–Bulldogs924,000
2020-03-08CBB Beacons–Braves1,200,000
2020-03-08CBB Tigers–Cougars1,020,000
2020-03-08CBB Hawkeyes–Fighting Illini646,000
2020-03-08CBB Buckeyes–Spartans2,050,000
2020-03-07CBB Wildcats–Gators1,550,000
2020-03-07CBB Aggies–Aztecs1,070,000
2020-03-07CBB Bruins–Trojans1,060,000
2020-03-03CBB Volunteers–Wildcats1,160,000
2020-03-02CBB Red Raiders–Bears1,000,000
2020-03-01CBB Musketeers–Hoyas913,000
2020-03-01CBB Wolverines–Buckeyes1,700,000
2020-02-29CBB Tigers–Wildcats1,960,000
2020-02-29CBB Blue Devils–Cavaliers1,660,000
2020-02-29CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats1,290,000
2020-02-29CBB Spartans–Terrapins1,710,000
2020-02-19CBB Blue Devils–Wolfpack978,000
2020-02-18CBB Boilermakers–Badgers752,000
2020-02-17CBB Cyclones–Jayhawks1,040,000
2020-02-17CBB Tar Heels–Fighting Irish919,000
2020-02-16CBB Hoosiers–Wolverines1,400,000
2020-02-15CBB Hoyas–Bulldogs616,000
2020-02-15CBB Terrapins–Spartans1,210,000
2020-02-15CBB Cavaliers–Tar Heels1,160,000
2020-02-15CBB Boilermakers–Buckeyes872,000
2020-02-15CBB Red Raiders–Cowboys788,000
2020-02-01CBB Wildcats–Tigers1,950,000
2020-02-01CBB Blue Devils–Orange1,740,000
2020-02-01CBB Spartans–Badgers1,250,000
2020-02-01CBB Cowboys–Sooners618,000
2020-02-01CBB Musketeers–Pirates592,000
2020-01-28CBB Panthers–Blue Devils730,000
2020-01-28CBB Seminoles–Cavaliers621,000
2020-01-26CBB Terrapins–Hoosiers1,710,000
2020-01-25CBB Bears–Gators1,400,000
2020-01-25CBB Volunteers–Jayhawks1,400,000
2020-01-25CBB Wildcats–Red Raiders2,140,000
2020-01-23CBB Golden Gophers–Buckeyes434,000
2020-01-21CBB Hurricanes–Blue Devils783,000
2020-01-21CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats1,100,000
2020-01-21CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks433,000
2020-01-18CBB Buffaloes–Wildcats464,000
2020-01-18CBB Wildcats–Razorbacks1,620,000
2020-01-18CBB Tigers–Gators1,020,000
2020-01-18CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils2,150,000
2020-01-18CBB Ducks–Huskies1,140,000
2020-01-18CBB Pirates–Red Storm566,000
2020-01-11CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats1,120,000
2020-01-11CBB Bears–Jayhawks1,540,000
2020-01-11CBB Buckeyes–Hoosiers1,100,000
2020-01-05CBB Wolverines–Spartans1,060,000
2020-01-04CBB Bulldogs–Tigers929,000
2020-01-04CBB Hoosiers–Terrapins1,010,000
2019-12-21CBB Buckeyes–Wildcats2,270,000
2019-12-21CBB Bruins–Tar Heels1,200,000
2019-12-14CBB Orange–Hoyas778,000
2019-12-14CBB Yellow Jackets–Wildcats1,150,000
2019-12-14CBB Ducks–Wolverines1,830,000
2019-12-14CBB Bruins–Fighting Irish632,000
2019-12-03CBB Blue Devils–Spartans1,590,000
2019-12-03CBB Wolverines–Cardinals1,660,000
2019-11-05CBB Jayhawks–Blue Devils2,420,000
2019-11-05CBB Spartans–Wildcats2,270,000
2019-04-08Texas Tech Red Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers19,630,000
2019-04-06Auburn Tigers at Virginia Cavaliers12,967,000
2019-04-06Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan State Spartans15,840,000
2019-03-31Auburn Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats10,490,000
2019-03-31Michigan State Spartans vs Duke Blue Devils16,200,000
2019-03-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at Gonzaga Bulldogs7,720,000
2019-03-30Purdue Boilermakers at Virginia Cavaliers10,490,000
2019-03-29Auburn Tigers vs North Carolina Tar Heels5,620,000
2019-03-29Virginia Tech Hokies vs Duke Blue Devils10,070,000
2019-03-29Houston Cougars at Kentucky Wildcats3,410,000
2019-03-29LSU Tigers at Michigan State Spartans5,790,000
2019-03-28Florida State Seminoles at Gonzaga Bulldogs6,480,000
2019-03-28Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan Wolverines6,110,000
2019-03-28Oregon Ducks at Virginia Cavaliers3,560,000
2019-03-28Purdue Boilermakers at Tennessee Volunteers4,880,000
2019-03-24Buffalo Bulls at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,700,000
2019-03-24UCF Knights vs Duke Blue Devils12,880,000
2019-03-24Ohio State Buckeyes at Houston Cougars3,570,000
2019-03-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers6,560,000
2019-03-24Liberty Flames at Virginia Tech Hokies2,750,000
2019-03-24Oklahoma Sooners at Virginia Cavaliers1,860,000
2019-03-24UC Irvine Anteaters at Oregon Ducks2,700,000
2019-03-23Auburn Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks4,620,000
2019-03-23Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs2,510,000
2019-03-23Florida Gators at Michigan Wolverines8,880,000
2019-03-23Murray State Racers at Florida State Seminoles2,270,000