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College Football

3,419 telecasts with figures · 3,488 published claims
3,419
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top events · College Football

Full chart
1
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2026-09-06 · NBC
7,421,000
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2
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers
2026-09-05 · ABC
5,755,000
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3
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
2026-09-06 · NBC
5,136,000
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4
North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs
2026-08-29 · ESPN · Disney+
4,900,000
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5
Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
2026-09-05 · CBS
4,831,000
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6
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
2026-09-06 · ABC
4,695,000
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7
Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers
2026-09-05 · ABC · Disney+
4,244,000
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8
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
2026-09-05 · NBC
4,135,000
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9
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles
2026-09-07 · ESPN
4,070,000
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10
East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-09-05 · ABC
3,779,000
College Football

Top teams

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

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
900 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-11-25
19,070,000
327 telecasts
3
CBS
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2023-12-02
17,520,000
217 telecasts
4
ABC
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2016-11-26
16,841,000
543 telecasts
5
NBC
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2020-11-07
10,070,000
79 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

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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2016-12-31Washington Huskies at Alabama Crimson Tide19,344,000
2016-12-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers19,237,000
2016-12-31Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kentucky Wildcats2,647,000
2016-12-31LSU Tigers at Louisville Cardinals6,390,000
2016-12-30Michigan Wolverines at Florida State Seminoles11,461,000
2016-12-30Georgia Bulldogs at TCU Horned Frogs3,128,000
2016-12-30Nebraska Cornhuskers at Tennessee Volunteers5,026,000
2016-12-30Stanford Cardinal at North Carolina Tar Heels2,926,000
2016-12-29Arkansas Razorbacks at Virginia Tech Hokies4,963,000
2016-12-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes4,551,000
2016-12-29South Florida Bulls at South Carolina Gamecocks2,308,000
2016-12-28Indiana Hoosiers at Utah Utes2,628,000
2016-12-28West Virginia Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes4,252,000
2016-12-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Northwestern Wildcats2,425,000
2016-12-27Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green1,615,000
2016-12-27Boise State Broncos at Baylor Bears2,282,000
2016-12-27Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington State Cougars4,046,000
2016-12-27Temple Owls at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,100,000
2016-12-26Maryland Terrapins at Boston College Eagles3,019,000
2016-12-26Miami (OH) RedHawks at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,045,000
2016-12-26NC State Wolfpack at Vanderbilt Commodores1,270,000
2016-12-24Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors1,359,000
2016-12-23Eastern Michigan Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs1,371,000
2016-12-23Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Navy Midshipmen2,341,000
2016-12-23Ohio Bobcats at Troy Trojans2,512,000
2016-12-22Idaho Vandals at Colorado State Rams1,143,000
2016-12-21BYU Cougars at Wyoming Cowboys2,380,000
2016-12-20Memphis Tigers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers1,581,000
2016-12-19Central Michigan Chippewas at Tulsa Golden Hurricane794,000
2016-12-17Appalachian State Mountaineers at Toledo Rockets1,483,000
2016-12-17Houston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs3,744,000
2016-12-17UT San Antonio Roadrunners at New Mexico Lobos1,391,000
2016-12-10Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights7,940,000
2016-12-03Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators11,093,000
2016-12-03Arkansas State Red Wolves at Texas State Bobcats228,000
2016-12-03Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,011,000
2016-12-03Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies5,338,000
2016-12-03Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles269,000
2016-12-03Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers926,000
2016-12-03Temple Owls at Navy Midshipmen2,050,000
2016-12-03Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners4,817,000
2016-12-03Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions9,189,000
2016-12-03San Diego State Aztecs at Wyoming Cowboys713,000
2016-12-02Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies5,671,000
2016-12-02Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio Bobcats1,358,000
2016-11-26Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,242,000
2016-11-26Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars320,000
2016-11-26UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears579,000
2016-11-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers2,656,000
2016-11-26Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes3,060,000
2016-11-26Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes505,000
2016-11-26Florida Atlantic Owls at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders4,000
2016-11-26Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles6,437,000
2016-11-26Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers181,000
2016-11-26West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones594,000
2016-11-26Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals1,564,000
2016-11-26Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Marshall Thundering Herd133,000
2016-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes16,841,000
2016-11-26Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions3,715,000
2016-11-26Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs121,000
2016-11-26Wyoming Cowboys at New Mexico Lobos333,000
2016-11-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans5,695,000
2016-11-26Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies453,000
2016-11-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats1,672,000
2016-11-25Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers2,498,000
2016-11-25Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,787,000
2016-11-25Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulsa Golden Hurricane526,000
2016-11-25Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers3,093,000
2016-11-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes4,169,000
2016-11-25NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels1,384,000
2016-11-25TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns986,000
2016-11-25Toledo Rockets at Western Michigan Broncos665,000
2016-11-25Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars2,818,000
2016-11-24LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies2,774,000
2016-11-22Akron Zips at Ohio Bobcats277,000
2016-11-19Chattanooga Mocs at Alabama Crimson Tide2,437,000
2016-11-19Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies2,181,000
2016-11-19Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs715,000
2016-11-19Buffalo Bulls at Western Michigan Broncos187,000
2016-11-19Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,076,000
2016-11-19New Mexico Lobos at Colorado State Rams514,000
2016-11-19Washington State Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes2,114,000
2016-11-19Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange2,568,000
2016-11-19Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines4,769,000
2016-11-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones346,000
2016-11-19Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,843,000
2016-11-19Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers2,453,000
2016-11-19Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green12,000
2016-11-19Virginia Tech Hokies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,449,000
2016-11-19Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs508,000
2016-11-19Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers3,825,000
2016-11-19Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers1,850,000
2016-11-19UT San Antonio Roadrunners at Texas A&M Aggies277,000
2016-11-19USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins2,301,000
2016-11-18UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos763,000
2016-11-17Arkansas State Red Wolves at Troy Trojans109,000
2016-11-17Louisville Cardinals at Houston Cougars2,432,000
2016-11-16Ball State Cardinals at Toledo Rockets423,000
2016-11-16Northern Illinois Huskies at Eastern Michigan Eagles135,000
2016-11-15Kent State Golden Flashes at Bowling Green Falcons74,000