College Football 2025 season TV ratings & viewership
Every nationally televised College Football game of the 2025 season with its published Nielsen audience: 226 of 356 national windows that have aired carry a published figure, each sourced.
226
national windows with a figure
updated 2026-09-10
Most-watched telecasts of the 2025 season
| rank | telecast telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one. Methodology → | figure figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one. Methodology → |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers2026-01-19 · ESPN | 30,100,000 |
| 2 | CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl - Alabama vs Indiana2026-01-01 · ESPN | 23,900,000 |
| 3 | Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes2025-12-31 · ESPN | 19,000,000 |
| 4 | CFP Quarterfinal: Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs Ole Miss2026-01-01 · ESPN | 18,700,000 |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines2025-11-29 · FOX | 18,420,000 |
| 6 | Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes2025-12-06 · FOX | 18,330,000 |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers2026-01-09 · ESPN | 18,000,000 |
| 8 | Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide2025-12-06 · ABC | 16,860,000 |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes2025-08-30 · FOX | 16,600,000 |
| 10 | Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders2026-01-01 · ESPN | 15,900,000 |
Top 10 of 412 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-16 02:38 UTC
Site-computed means by network
| networks | mean |
|---|---|
| ABCmean of 44 published figures | 7,189,109 |
| FOXmean of 20 published figures | 5,168,450 |
| ESPNmean of 69 published figures | 4,151,130 |
| CBSmean of 9 published figures | 3,890,556 |
| NBCmean of 10 published figures | 2,866,500 |
| TNTmean of 4 published figures | 2,780,150 |
| BTNmean of 6 published figures | 921,667 |
| FS1mean of 10 published figures | 651,580 |
| ESPN2mean of 21 published figures | 602,000 |
| The CWmean of 6 published figures | 511,833 |
| ESPNUmean of 20 published figures | 138,170 |
Mean of the chart-eligible Nielsen average figures per network set this season, computed by this site. Not a network's own season average.
Every national window with a figure
Week 0
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-23 | Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State WildcatsESPN | 4,010,000 |
4 more national windows, no figure on record
Week 1
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | Nebraska Cornhuskers at Cincinnati BearcatsESPN | 3,330,000 |
| 2025-08-29 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado BuffaloesESPN | 3,700,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State SeminolesABC | 10,660,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | LSU Tigers at Clemson TigersABC | 10,400,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia BulldogsESPN | 1,670,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | New Mexico Lobos at Michigan WolverinesNBC | 2,060,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | Mississippi State Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden EaglesESPN | 771,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | Missouri State Bears at USC TrojansBTN | 235,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany LionsCBS | 2,240,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | Texas Longhorns at Ohio State BuckeyesFOX | 16,600,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | Syracuse Orange at Tennessee VolunteersABC | 2,600,000 |
| 2025-08-30 | UTSA Roadrunners at Texas A&M AggiesESPN | 1,020,000 |
| 2025-08-31 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami HurricanesABC | 10,800,000 |
| 2025-08-31 | Virginia Tech Hokies at South Carolina GamecocksESPN | 5,400,000 |
| 2025-09-01 | TCU Horned Frogs at North Carolina Tar HeelsESPN | 6,070,000 |
34 more national windows, no figure on record
Week 2
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-06 | CFB Michigan–OklahomaABC | 9,700,000 |
Week 3
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-13 | Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee VolunteersABC | 12,580,000 |
| 2025-09-13 | South Florida Bulls at Miami HurricanesThe CW | 720,000 |
| 2025-09-13 | Texas A&M Aggies at Notre Dame Fighting IrishNBC · Peacock | 6,200,000 |
Week 4
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-20 | Auburn Tigers at Oklahoma SoonersABC | 6,100,000 |
| 2025-09-20 | Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana HoosiersNBC | 2,500,000 |
| 2025-09-20 | Texas Tech Red Raiders at Utah UtesFOX | 4,040,000 |
Week 5
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-27 | Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia BulldogsABC | 10,400,000 |
| 2025-09-27 | USC Trojans at Illinois Fighting IlliniFOX | 4,116,000 |
| 2025-09-27 | LSU Tigers at Ole Miss RebelsABC | 6,700,000 |
| 2025-09-27 | Oregon Ducks at Penn State Nittany LionsNBC · Peacock | 8,500,000 |
Week 6
21 more national windows, no figure on record
Week 7
25 more national windows, no figure on record
Week 8
20 more national windows, no figure on record
Week 9
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-25 | Texas A&M Aggies at LSU TigersABC | 6,759,800 |
| 2025-10-25 | Missouri Tigers at Vanderbilt CommodoresESPN | 3,072,000 |
| 2025-10-25 | Ole Miss Rebels at Oklahoma SoonersABC | 6,554,000 |
Week 10
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | Cincinnati Bearcats at Utah UtesESPN | 819,000 |
| 2025-11-01 | Oklahoma Sooners at Tennessee VolunteersABC | 4,810,000 |
| 2025-11-01 | Vanderbilt Commodores at Texas LonghornsABC | 4,510,000 |
Week 11
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-08 | BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red RaidersABC | 3,980,000 |
| 2025-11-08 | Oregon Ducks at Iowa HawkeyesCBS | 5,370,000 |
| 2025-11-08 | Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri TigersABC | 4,870,000 |
Week 12
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-15 | Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson TideABC | 10,480,000 |
| 2025-11-15 | Texas Longhorns at Georgia BulldogsABC | 10,430,000 |
| 2025-11-15 | Iowa Hawkeyes at USC TrojansBTN | 1,440,000 |
| 2025-11-15 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh PanthersABC | 3,960,000 |
Week 13
14 more national windows, no figure on record
Week 14
11 more national windows, no figure on record
Week 15
| date | telecast | figure |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | UNLV Rebels at Boise State BroncosFOX | 1,520,000 |
| 2025-12-05 | Troy Trojans at James Madison DukesESPN | 1,150,000 |
| 2025-12-05 | North Texas Mean Green at Tulane Green WaveABC | 2,410,000 |
| 2025-12-06 | Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson TideABC | 16,860,000 |
| 2025-12-06 | BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red RaidersABC | 8,990,000 |
| 2025-12-06 | Duke Blue Devils at Virginia CavaliersABC | 3,880,000 |
| 2025-12-06 | Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State BuckeyesFOX | 18,330,000 |
| 2025-12-06 | Miami (OH) RedHawks at Western Michigan BroncosESPN | 1,060,000 |
1 more national window, no figure on record
Postseason
On record outside the league schedule
Telecasts of this league and season that carry a figure and no league-schedule row; not counted in the coverage line.