Ratings Reference
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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

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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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2018-03-05CBB Dons–Bulldogs721,000
2018-03-04CBB Redbirds–Ramblers1,760,000
2018-03-04CBB Wolverines–Boilermakers3,180,000
2018-03-03CBB Wolverines–Spartans2,700,000
2018-03-03CBB Nittany Lions–Boilermakers2,200,000
2018-02-27CBB Gators–Crimson Tide625,000
2018-02-27CBB Hurricanes–Tar Heels1,000,000
2018-02-26CBB Blue Devils–Hokies1,400,000
2018-02-26CBB Longhorns–Jayhawks1,200,000
2018-02-25CBB Spartans–Badgers2,100,000
2018-02-24CBB Orange–Blue Devils1,700,000
2018-02-24CBB Tigers–Wildcats1,200,000
2018-02-24CBB Cardinals–Hokies995,000
2018-02-20CBB Wildcats–Razorbacks1,200,000
2018-02-20CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans806,000
2018-02-19CBB Sooners–Jayhawks1,400,000
2018-02-19CBB Hurricanes–Fighting Irish702,000
2018-02-18CBB Buckeyes–Wolverines1,970,000
2018-02-17CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats1,800,000
2018-02-17CBB Mountaineers–Jayhawks1,600,000
2018-02-17CBB Tar Heels–Cardinals1,200,000
2018-02-17CBB Wildcats–Musketeers1,400,000
2018-02-13CBB Cavaliers–Hurricanes567,000
2018-02-13CBB Sooners–Red Raiders759,000
2018-02-12CBB Bears–Longhorns656,000
2018-02-12CBB Fighting Irish–Tar Heels1,000,000
2018-02-11CBB Wolverines–Badgers1,732,000
2018-02-10CBB Jayhawks–Bears1,200,000
2018-02-10CBB Wildcats–Aggies1,300,000
2018-02-10CBB Hokies–Cavaliers1,600,000
2018-02-06CBB Spartans–Hawkeyes836,000
2018-02-06CBB Volunteers–Wildcats1,300,000
2018-02-05CBB Orange–Cardinals898,000
2018-02-05CBB Mountaineers–Sooners1,600,000
2018-02-04CBB Badgers–Terrapins1,300,000
2018-02-03CBB Spartans–Hoosiers1,100,000
2018-02-03CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks1,400,000
2018-02-03CBB Wildcats–Tigers2,200,000
2018-02-03CBB Sooners–Longhorns1,400,000
2018-01-30CBB Tar Heels–Tigers1,100,000
2018-01-30CBB Commodores–Wildcats956,000
2018-01-29CBB Fighting Irish–Blue Devils1,300,000
2018-01-29CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats1,400,000
2018-01-28CBB Boilermakers–Hoosiers1,400,000
2018-01-27CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils3,000,000
2018-01-27CBB Wildcats–Mountaineers2,200,000
2018-01-27CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels1,900,000
2018-01-23CBB Jayhawks–Sooners1,600,000
2018-01-23CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats1,200,000
2018-01-22CBB Tar Heels–Hokies1,000,000
2018-01-22CBB Mountaineers–Horned Frogs977,000
2018-01-20CBB Gators–Wildcats1,800,000
2018-01-16CBB Wildcats–Gamecocks1,200,000
2018-01-16CBB Badgers–Boilermakers727,000
2018-01-15CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes1,300,000
2018-01-15CBB Jayhawks–Mountaineers1,500,000
2018-01-14CBB Wildcats–Hoosiers2,900,000
2018-01-13CBB Wolverines–Spartans1,600,000
2018-01-09CBB Aggies–Wildcats1,320,000
2018-01-09CBB Boilermakers–Wolverines1,240,000
2018-01-07CBB Spartans–Buckeyes3,300,000
2018-01-06CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers1,300,000
2017-12-30CBB Wildcats–Bulldogs1,900,000
2017-12-30CBB Seminoles–Blue Devils1,700,000
2017-12-23CBB Bruins–Wildcats2,300,000
2017-12-23CBB Buckeyes–Tar Heels1,700,000
2017-12-16CBB Boilermakers–Bulldogs719,000
2017-12-16CBB Bearcats–Bruins832,000
2017-12-16CBB Orange–Hoyas1,160,000
2017-12-16CBB Hoosiers–Fighting Irish913,000
2017-12-09CBB Bruins–Wolverines1,520,000
2017-12-02CBB Buckeyes–Badgers1,100,000
2017-11-14CBB Blue Devils–Spartans3,000,000
2017-11-14CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks2,700,000
2017-11-10CBB Aggies–Mountaineers710,000
2017-04-03Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels22,998,000
2017-04-01South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs14,683,000
2017-04-01Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels18,825,000
2017-03-26South Carolina Gamecocks vs Florida Gators9,700,000
2017-03-26Kentucky Wildcats vs North Carolina Tar Heels15,500,000
2017-03-25Xavier Musketeers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs6,000,000
2017-03-25Oregon Ducks vs Kansas Jayhawks9,300,000
2017-03-24Butler Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels6,400,000
2017-03-23West Virginia Mountaineers at Gonzaga Bulldogs4,900,000
2017-03-23Purdue Boilermakers at Kansas Jayhawks6,600,000
2017-03-23Michigan Wolverines at Oregon Ducks7,100,000
2017-03-19Cincinnati Bearcats at UCLA Bruins3,400,000
2017-03-19South Carolina Gamecocks at Duke Blue Devils6,000,000
2017-03-19Wichita State Shockers at Kentucky Wildcats10,300,000
2017-03-19Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals7,300,000
2017-03-16Xavier Musketeers at Maryland Terrapins2,900,000
2017-03-16Virginia Tech Hokies at Wisconsin Badgers4,700,000
2017-03-15USC Trojans vs Providence Friars1,600,000
2017-03-06CBB Broncos–Bulldogs901,000
2017-03-05CBB Boilermakers–Wildcats1,600,000
2017-03-04CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels4,100,000
2017-03-04CBB Fighting Irish–Cardinals1,700,000
2017-03-04CBB Cougars–Bruins1,600,000
2017-02-26CBB Badgers–Spartans2,000,000
2017-02-25CBB Bruins–Wildcats2,100,000