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College Football

3,884 telecasts with figures · 4,056 published claims
3,884
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-07

Top events · College Football

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1
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
2026-09-12 · ABC
13,990,000
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2
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
2026-09-19 · ABC
10,900,000
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3
Texas Longhorns at Tennessee Volunteers
2026-09-26 · ABC
9,750,000
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4
Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators
2026-09-26 · ABC
8,290,000
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5
Oklahoma Sooners at Michigan Wolverines
2026-09-12 · FOX
8,221,000
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6
Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats
2026-09-12 · ABC · Disney+
7,300,000
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7
Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-09-19 · ABC · ESPN2
7,000,000
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8
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2026-10-03 · CBS
5,970,000
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9
Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers
2026-09-26 · ABC
5,700,000
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10
Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies
2026-09-19 · ESPN
5,400,000
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Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Ohio State
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
144 telecasts
2
Oregon
Oregon Ducks at Florida State Seminoles · 2015-01-01
28,160,000
109 telecasts
3
Miami
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers · 2026-01-19
30,100,000
97 telecasts
4
Indiana
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl · 2026-01-01
23,900,000
68 telecasts
5
Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2015-01-01
28,270,000
141 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
993 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-11-25
19,070,000
376 telecasts
3
CBS
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2023-12-02
17,520,000
242 telecasts
4
ABC
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2016-11-26
16,841,000
578 telecasts
5
NBC
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2020-11-07
10,070,000
102 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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2026-10-03Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,080,000
2026-10-03Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs5,080,000
2026-10-03Cincinnati Bearcats at Arizona Wildcats1,210,000
2026-10-03Baylor Bears at Arizona State Sun Devils680,000
2026-10-03Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies1,160,000
2026-10-03Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers3,020,000
2026-10-03Boston College Eagles at SMU Mustangs340,000
2026-10-03BYU Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs1,570,000
2026-10-03Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers4,630,000
2026-10-03Oregon State Beavers at Colorado State Rams350,000
2026-10-03Texas Tech Red Raiders at Colorado Buffaloes2,510,000
2026-10-03Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers4,440,000
2026-10-03Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles670,000
2026-10-03Fresno State Bulldogs at Washington State Cougars200,000
2026-10-03UCF Knights at Houston Cougars380,000
2026-10-03Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini340,000
2026-10-03Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights480,000
2026-10-03Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes5,970,000
2026-10-03West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones640,000
2026-10-03Marshall Thundering Herd at James Madison Dukes90,000
2026-10-03Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks110,000
2026-10-03Maryland Terrapins at Nebraska Cornhuskers850,000
2026-10-03Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers4,060,000
2026-10-03Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers520,000
2026-10-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels2,980,000
2026-10-03Wyoming Cowboys at North Dakota State Bison360,000
2026-10-03Texas State Bobcats at San Diego State Aztecs260,000
2026-10-03Temple Owls at South Florida Bulls80,000
2026-10-03Washington Huskies at USC Trojans2,560,000
2026-10-02Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats3,450,000
2026-10-02Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies2,430,000
2026-10-01North Texas Mean Green at Tulsa Golden Hurricane440,000
2026-09-26Air Force Falcons at Nevada Wolf Pack160,000
2026-09-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide2,930,000
2026-09-26App State Mountaineers at NC State Wolfpack240,000
2026-09-26Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars1,270,000
2026-09-26Colorado Buffaloes at Baylor Bears620,000
2026-09-26Boise State Broncos at Western Michigan Broncos330,000
2026-09-26Central Michigan Chippewas at Miami Hurricanes550,000
2026-09-26Kansas State Wildcats at Cincinnati Bearcats440,000
2026-09-26Colorado State Rams at UTSA Roadrunners90,000
2026-09-26Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators8,290,000
2026-09-26Rice Owls at Fresno State Bulldogs280,000
2026-09-26Oklahoma Sooners at Georgia Bulldogs2,630,000
2026-09-26Houston Cougars at Georgia Southern Eagles80,000
2026-09-26Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Stanford Cardinal880,000
2026-09-26Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys240,000
2026-09-26Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,690,000
2026-09-26Incarnate Word Cardinals at Texas State Bobcats100,000
2026-09-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines4,460,000
2026-09-26Utah Utes at Iowa State Cyclones1,310,000
2026-09-26Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals1,020,000
2026-09-26Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers5,700,000
2026-09-26UCLA Bruins at Maryland Terrapins210,000
2026-09-26Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans900,000
2026-09-26Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington Huskies1,220,000
2026-09-26Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers770,000
2026-09-26Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans4,570,000
2026-09-26Sam Houston Bearkats at Texas Tech Red Raiders170,000
2026-09-26TCU Horned Frogs at UCF Knights230,000
2026-09-26Texas Longhorns at Tennessee Volunteers9,750,000
2026-09-25Army Black Knights at Temple Owls800,000
2026-09-25Clemson Tigers at California Golden Bears1,290,000
2026-09-25Howard Bison at Rutgers Scarlet Knights70,000
2026-09-25Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers3,859,000
2026-09-25Navy Midshipmen at UAB Blazers1,190,000
2026-09-24Liberty Flames at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers660,000
2026-09-19Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide7,000,000
2026-09-19Northern Illinois Huskies at Arizona Wildcats120,000
2026-09-19Arizona State Sun Devils at Kansas Jayhawks590,000
2026-09-19Georgia Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks4,200,000
2026-09-19Arkansas State Red Wolves at TCU Horned Frogs80,000
2026-09-19Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers2,050,000
2026-09-19Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Baylor Bears110,000
2026-09-19Bowling Green Falcons at Iowa State Cyclones200,000
2026-09-19BYU Cougars at Colorado State Rams960,000
2026-09-19North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers3,600,000
2026-09-19Colorado Buffaloes at Northwestern Wildcats1,010,000
2026-09-19Stanford Cardinal at Duke Blue Devils230,000
2026-09-19Duquesne Dukes at Washington State Cougars160,000
2026-09-19Fresno State Bulldogs at San José State Spartans170,000
2026-09-19Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa Hawkeyes520,000
2026-09-19James Madison Dukes at San Diego State Aztecs190,000
2026-09-19Tulane Green Wave at Kansas State Wildcats320,000
2026-09-19Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio State Buckeyes2,720,000
2026-09-19Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies5,400,000
2026-09-19SMU Mustangs at Louisville Cardinals1,270,000
2026-09-19LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels10,900,000
2026-09-19Virginia Tech Hokies at Maryland Terrapins320,000
2026-09-19Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,240,000
2026-09-19UTEP Miners at Michigan Wolverines1,490,000
2026-09-19Montana Grizzlies at Oregon State Beavers260,000
2026-09-19New Mexico Lobos at Oklahoma Sooners670,000
2026-09-19North Dakota State Bison at Sacramento State Hornets450,000
2026-09-19North Texas Mean Green at Texas State Bobcats210,000
2026-09-19Purdue Boilermakers at UCLA Bruins380,000
2026-09-19USC Trojans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,720,000
2026-09-19Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes1,250,000
2026-09-18Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,030,000
2026-09-18Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,340,000