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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
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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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2019-12-31Florida State Seminoles at Arizona State Sun Devils3,170,000
2019-12-31Navy Midshipmen at Kansas State Wildcats3,330,000
2019-12-31Virginia Tech Hokies at Kentucky Wildcats2,620,000
2019-12-31Utah Utes at Texas Longhorns5,610,000
2019-12-30California Golden Bears at Illinois Fighting Illini1,870,000
2019-12-30Florida Gators at Virginia Cavaliers6,070,000
2019-12-30Mississippi State Bulldogs at Louisville Cardinals2,200,000
2019-12-30Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Western Michigan Broncos1,290,000
2019-12-28Clemson Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes21,150,000
2019-12-28Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Iowa State Cyclones4,170,000
2019-12-28Oklahoma Sooners at LSU Tigers17,210,000
2019-12-28Memphis Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions6,220,000
2019-12-27USC Trojans at Iowa Hawkeyes2,500,000
2019-12-27Michigan State Spartans at Wake Forest Demon Deacons3,800,000
2019-12-27North Carolina Tar Heels at Temple Owls2,070,000
2019-12-27Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas A&M Aggies4,900,000
2019-12-26Pittsburgh Panthers at Eastern Michigan Eagles3,050,000
2019-12-26Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Miami Hurricanes2,370,000
2019-12-24BYU Cougars at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2,430,000
2019-12-23UCF Knights at Marshall Thundering Herd1,150,000
2019-12-21Appalachian State Mountaineers at UAB Blazers963,000
2019-12-21Florida International Panthers at Arkansas State Red Wolves692,000
2019-12-21Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies2,640,000
2019-12-21Central Michigan Chippewas at San Diego State Aztecs802,000
2019-12-21SMU Mustangs at Florida Atlantic Owls1,990,000
2019-12-20Buffalo Bulls at Charlotte 49ers739,000
2019-12-20Utah State Aggies at Kent State Golden Flashes1,250,000
2019-12-14Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,720,000
2019-12-07Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Appalachian State Mountaineers726,000
2019-12-07Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners8,700,000
2019-12-07Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos550,000
2019-12-07Miami (OH) RedHawks at Central Michigan Chippewas358,000
2019-12-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Memphis Tigers2,880,000
2019-12-07Virginia Cavaliers at Clemson Tigers3,970,000
2019-12-07Georgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers13,700,000
2019-12-07Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers13,550,000
2019-12-06Utah Utes at Oregon Ducks5,860,000
2019-11-30Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers11,430,000
2019-11-30Arizona Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils1,440,000
2019-11-30Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks581,000
2019-11-30California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins494,000
2019-11-30Clemson Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks1,770,000
2019-11-30Colorado Buffaloes at Utah Utes2,430,000
2019-11-30Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils454,000
2019-11-30Fresno State Bulldogs at San José St Spartans231,000
2019-11-30Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,350,000
2019-11-30Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars411,000
2019-11-30Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini219,000
2019-11-30Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers612,000
2019-11-30Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats642,000
2019-11-30Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers2,950,000
2019-11-30Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans422,000
2019-11-30Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines12,420,000
2019-11-30Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,030,000
2019-11-30Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal3,210,000
2019-11-30Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys5,820,000
2019-11-30Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions627,000
2019-11-29Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,090,000
2019-11-29Cincinnati Bearcats at Memphis Tigers2,510,000
2019-11-29Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,430,000
2019-11-29South Florida Bulls at UCF Knights1,760,000
2019-11-29West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs1,200,000
2019-11-29Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns2,890,000
2019-11-29Virginia Tech Hokies at Virginia Cavaliers2,840,000
2019-11-29Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies2,850,000
2019-11-28Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,350,000
2019-11-26Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies238,000
2019-11-23Western Carolina Catamounts at Alabama Crimson Tide1,440,000
2019-11-23Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils4,090,000
2019-11-23Utah Utes at Arizona Wildcats533,000
2019-11-23Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers3,170,000
2019-11-23Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears1,150,000
2019-11-23Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,660,000
2019-11-23Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats359,000
2019-11-23Washington Huskies at Colorado Buffaloes1,180,000
2019-11-23Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs323,000
2019-11-23Texas A&M Aggies at Georgia Bulldogs4,890,000
2019-11-23Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers2,300,000
2019-11-23Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders633,000
2019-11-23Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern Wildcats1,360,000
2019-11-23Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,430,000
2019-11-23Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers871,000
2019-11-23TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,150,000
2019-11-23Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies571,000
2019-11-23Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers3,120,000
2019-11-23UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans1,940,000
2019-11-22Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys794,000
2019-11-21NC State Wolfpack at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets558,000
2019-11-20Toledo Rockets at Buffalo Bulls386,000
2019-11-19Eastern Michigan Eagles at Northern Illinois Huskies294,000
2019-11-16Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,490,000
2019-11-16Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks1,610,000
2019-11-16Arizona State Sun Devils at Oregon State Beavers488,000
2019-11-16Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers6,770,000
2019-11-16Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears6,790,000
2019-11-16New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos224,000
2019-11-16USC Trojans at California Golden Bears551,000
2019-11-16Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers2,290,000
2019-11-16Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars292,000
2019-11-16Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions2,930,000