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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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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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2019-03-23Wofford Terriers at Kentucky Wildcats8,960,000
2019-03-23Maryland Terrapins at LSU Tigers5,280,000
2019-03-23Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans6,490,000
2019-03-23Villanova Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers2,270,000
2019-03-22North Dakota State Bison vs Duke Blue Devils6,220,000
2019-03-22Iona Gaels at North Carolina Tar Heels3,000,000
2019-03-22Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers2,750,000
2019-03-22UCF Knights at VCU Rams3,360,000
2019-03-22Washington Huskies at Utah State Aggies1,780,000
2019-03-21Abilene Christian Wildcats at Kentucky Wildcats3,760,000
2019-03-21Baylor Bears at Syracuse Orange2,010,000
2019-03-21Northeastern Huskies at Kansas Jayhawks1,140,000
2019-03-21Murray State Racers at Marquette Golden Eagles2,410,000
2019-03-21Seton Hall Pirates at Wofford Terriers3,960,000
2019-03-17CBB Bearcats–Cougars1,190,000
2019-03-17CBB Billikens–Bonnies1,280,000
2019-03-16CBB Cyclones–Jayhawks2,520,000
2019-03-16CBB Ducks–Huskies1,990,000
2019-03-16CBB Aztecs–Aggies1,320,000
2019-03-16CBB Pirates–Wildcats1,130,000
2019-03-05CBB Demon Deacons–Blue Devils1,380,000
2019-03-05CBB Wildcats–Rebels1,280,000
2019-03-03CBB Wolverines–Terrapins1,840,000
2019-03-02CBB Tar Heels–Tigers1,690,000
2019-03-02CBB Spartans–Hoosiers1,120,000
2019-03-02CBB Wildcats–Volunteers2,760,000
2019-02-26CBB Blue Devils–Hokies1,670,000
2019-02-24CBB Spartans–Wolverines2,880,000
2019-02-23CBB Blue Devils–Orange2,980,000
2019-02-23CBB Seminoles–Tar Heels1,800,000
2019-02-23CBB Volunteers–Tigers1,450,000
2019-02-23CBB Golden Eagles–Friars558,000
2019-02-17CBB Buckeyes–Spartans1,730,000
2019-02-16CBB Wolfpack–Blue Devils1,860,000
2019-02-16CBB Hawkeyes–Scarlet Knights439,000
2019-02-16CBB Volunteers–Wildcats3,010,000
2019-02-16CBB Terrapins–Wolverines1,090,000
2019-02-16CBB Cowboys–Longhorns771,000
2019-02-05CBB Eagles–Blue Devils1,020,000
2019-02-05CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats843,000
2019-02-04CBB Cardinals–Hokies749,000
2019-02-04CBB Mountaineers–Red Raiders557,000
2019-02-02CBB Red Storm–Blue Devils1,350,000
2019-02-02CBB Wildcats–Gators1,680,000
2019-02-02CBB Hoosiers–Spartans1,770,000
2019-02-02CBB Red Raiders–Jayhawks1,120,000
2019-02-02CBB Tar Heels–Cardinals1,610,000
2019-01-29CBB Jayhawks–Longhorns914,000
2019-01-29CBB Wildcats–Commodores909,000
2019-01-28CBB Blue Devils–Fighting Irish1,250,000
2019-01-27CBB Hoyas–Red Storm745,000
2019-01-27CBB Spartans–Boilermakers1,680,000
2019-01-26CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats2,780,000
2019-01-24CBB Spartans–Hawkeyes683,000
2019-01-23CBB Longhorns–Horned Frogs674,000
2019-01-14CBB Orange–Blue Devils2,120,000
2019-01-12CBB Blue Devils–Seminoles2,280,000
2018-12-15CBB Hoosiers–Bulldogs1,370,000
2018-12-15CBB Bulldogs–Tar Heels1,470,000
2018-12-15CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks1,390,000
2018-12-15CBB Boilermakers–Fighting Irish951,000
2018-12-08CBB Bulldogs–Blue Devils1,130,000
2018-12-08CBB Spartans–Gators1,280,000
2018-12-08CBB Cardinals–Hoosiers1,430,000
2018-12-08CBB Pirates–Wildcats1,510,000
2018-12-08CBB Badgers–Golden Eagles1,200,000
2018-11-09CBB Razorbacks–Longhorns726,000
2018-11-06CBB Blue Devils–Wildcats2,850,000
2018-11-06CBB Spartans–Jayhawks2,000,000
2018-04-02Michigan Wolverines at Villanova Wildcats15,967,000
2018-03-31Kansas Jayhawks at Villanova Wildcats13,092,000
2018-03-31Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Michigan Wolverines13,150,000
2018-03-25Duke Blue Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks15,440,000
2018-03-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Villanova Wildcats8,800,000
2018-03-24Florida State Seminoles vs Michigan Wolverines9,700,000
2018-03-24Loyola Chicago Ramblers vs Kansas State Wildcats7,800,000
2018-03-23Clemson Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks5,500,000
2018-03-23Syracuse Orange at Duke Blue Devils7,800,000
2018-03-23Texas Tech Red Raiders at Purdue Boilermakers2,700,000
2018-03-23West Virginia Mountaineers at Villanova Wildcats4,800,000
2018-03-22Florida State Seminoles at Gonzaga Bulldogs2,700,000
2018-03-22Kansas State Wildcats vs Kentucky Wildcats8,300,000
2018-03-22Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Nevada Wolf Pack7,060,000
2018-03-22Texas A&M Aggies at Michigan Wolverines3,000,000
2018-03-18UMBC Retrievers vs Kansas State Wildcats4,600,000
2018-03-18Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels9,400,000
2018-03-17Alabama Crimson Tide at Villanova Wildcats4,700,000
2018-03-17Buffalo Bulls at Kentucky Wildcats7,700,000
2018-03-17Rhode Island Rams at Duke Blue Devils6,600,000
2018-03-17Florida Gators at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,800,000
2018-03-17Houston Cougars at Michigan Wolverines3,800,000
2018-03-16UMBC Retrievers at Virginia Cavaliers3,530,000
2018-03-15Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies2,500,000
2018-03-15Buffalo Bulls at Arizona Wildcats4,300,000
2018-03-15San Diego State Aztecs at Houston Cougars1,800,000
2018-03-15Montana Grizzlies at Michigan Wolverines1,900,000
2018-03-10CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers3,440,000
2018-03-06CBB Cougars–Bulldogs877,000
2018-03-06CBB Vikings–Raiders443,000
2018-03-05CBB Stags–Gaels565,000