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College Football

5,070 telecasts with figures · 5,707 published claims
5,070
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top events · College Football

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1
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-10 · ABC
12,240,000
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2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
2026-10-17 · FOX
10,376,000
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3
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
2026-10-10 · ABC
9,820,000
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4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
2026-10-17 · ABC
9,160,000
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5
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
2026-10-17 · ABC
8,100,000
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6
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
2026-10-24 · ABC
8,090,000
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7
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
2026-10-24 · FOX
7,015,000
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8
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2026-10-10 · FOX
6,734,000
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9
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2026-10-03 · CBS
5,970,000
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10
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-24 · ABC
5,900,000
College Football

Top teams

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

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
1,239 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-11-25
19,070,000
459 telecasts
3
CBS
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2023-12-02
17,520,000
272 telecasts
4
ABC
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2016-11-26
16,841,000
612 telecasts
5
NBC
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2020-11-07
10,067,000
137 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 the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2026-10-24Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide5,900,000
2026-10-24Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona Wildcats330,000
2026-10-24Kansas State Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils450,000
2026-10-24LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers3,480,000
2026-10-24Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks330,000
2026-10-24Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars270,000
2026-10-24BYU Cougars at UCF Knights4,740,000
2026-10-24California Golden Bears at SMU Mustangs380,000
2026-10-24Texas Tech Red Raiders at Cincinnati Bearcats490,000
2026-10-24Virginia Tech Hokies at Clemson Tigers1,510,000
2026-10-24Colorado Buffaloes at Oklahoma State Cowboys630,000
2026-10-24San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams300,000
2026-10-24Eastern Michigan Eagles at Ohio Bobcats30,000
2026-10-24Rice Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls60,000
2026-10-24Houston Cougars at Utah Utes1,580,000
2026-10-24Oregon Ducks at Illinois Fighting Illini570,000
2026-10-24Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines7,015,000
2026-10-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,160,000
2026-10-24Pittsburgh Panthers at Miami Hurricanes1,840,000
2026-10-24Michigan State Spartans at UCLA Bruins1,820,000
2026-10-24North Dakota State Bison at New Mexico Lobos390,000
2026-10-24Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns8,090,000
2026-10-24Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks3,043,000
2026-10-24West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs460,000
2026-10-24UTSA Roadrunners at Tulane Green Wave30,000
2026-10-24USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers1,910,000
2026-10-23Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys380,000
2026-10-23Army Black Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane320,000
2026-10-23North Carolina Central Eagles at Delaware State Hornets200,000
2026-10-23Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers1,180,000
2026-10-23NC State Wolfpack at Stanford Cardinal710,000
2026-10-22James Madison Dukes at App State Mountaineers370,000
2026-10-22East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers460,000
2026-10-21New Mexico State Aggies at Sam Houston Bearkats410,000
2026-10-20Missouri State Bears at Delaware Blue Hens170,000
2026-10-20South Alabama Jaguars at Marshall Thundering Herd310,000
2026-10-17Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers8,100,000
2026-10-17Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,480,000
2026-10-17Arkansas Razorbacks at Vanderbilt Commodores540,000
2026-10-17Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs3,456,000
2026-10-17TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears240,000
2026-10-17Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles330,000
2026-10-17Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars9,160,000
2026-10-17Wake Forest Demon Deacons at California Golden Bears210,000
2026-10-17Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers340,000
2026-10-17Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes1,430,000
2026-10-17North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils583,000
2026-10-17Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes3,552,000
2026-10-17Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns4,690,000
2026-10-17Georgia State Panthers at James Madison Dukes70,000
2026-10-17New Mexico Lobos at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors220,000
2026-10-17Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars1,540,000
2026-10-17Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers10,376,000
2026-10-17Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats330,000
2026-10-17Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers1,620,000
2026-10-17Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins110,000
2026-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,500,000
2026-10-17Navy Midshipmen at UTSA Roadrunners100,000
2026-10-17Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks2,480,000
2026-10-17Northern Illinois Huskies at Wyoming Cowboys210,000
2026-10-17Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers350,000
2026-10-17Virginia Cavaliers at SMU Mustangs320,000
2026-10-17Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins2,050,000
2026-10-16App State Mountaineers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers310,000
2026-10-16Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave1,010,000
2026-10-16Washington Huskies at Purdue Boilermakers2,590,000
2026-10-15East Carolina Pirates at UAB Blazers550,000
2026-10-15Georgia Southern Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs190,000
2026-10-14Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Sam Houston Bearkats480,000
2026-10-13Florida International Panthers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks240,000
2026-10-10Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide12,240,000
2026-10-10Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Arizona State Sun Devils250,000
2026-10-10Arizona Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers420,000
2026-10-10Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats80,000
2026-10-10Boise State Broncos at Fresno State Bulldogs680,000
2026-10-10Duke Blue Devils at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets400,000
2026-10-10Houston Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats1,660,000
2026-10-10Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans600,000
2026-10-10Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,734,000
2026-10-10Kansas Jayhawks at Utah Utes1,330,000
2026-10-10LSU Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats2,220,000
2026-10-10Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes1,570,000
2026-10-10UAB Blazers at Memphis Tigers130,000
2026-10-10Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers390,000
2026-10-10Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers3,440,000
2026-10-10Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack400,000
2026-10-10Nevada Wolf Pack at UTEP Miners120,000
2026-10-10North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers1,880,000
2026-10-10North Dakota State Bison at UNLV Rebels300,000
2026-10-10Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,720,000
2026-10-10UCF Knights at Oklahoma State Cowboys530,000
2026-10-10Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners9,820,000
2026-10-10Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores1,030,000
2026-10-10San Diego State Aztecs at Oregon State Beavers200,000
2026-10-10UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks3,130,000
2026-10-10USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,920,000
2026-10-10UConn Huskies at Temple Owls60,000
2026-10-09Iowa State Cyclones at BYU Cougars1,620,000
2026-10-09Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals2,660,000
2026-10-09Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington Huskies2,020,000

Seasons

  • 2026278 of 385 national windows with figures
  • 2025443 of 661 national windows with figures
  • 2024441 of 633 national windows with figures
  • 2023433 of 600 national windows with figures
  • 2022364 of 563 national windows with figures
  • 2021352 of 576 national windows with figures
  • 2020273 of 504 national windows with figures
  • 2019329 of 560 national windows with figures