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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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2020-10-24South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers2,430,000
2020-10-24Maryland Terrapins at Northwestern Wildcats186,000
2020-10-24Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,120,000
2020-10-24Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans608,000
2020-10-24NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels1,000,000
2020-10-24Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,180,000
2020-10-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers2,490,000
2020-10-24Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,030,000
2020-10-24West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders685,000
2020-10-24Tulane Green Wave at UCF Knights296,000
2020-10-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,010,000
2020-10-23Tulsa Golden Hurricane at South Florida Bulls561,000
2020-10-22Arkansas State Red Wolves at Appalachian State Mountaineers384,000
2020-10-17Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide9,610,000
2020-10-17Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks2,570,000
2020-10-17Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,250,000
2020-10-17Navy Midshipmen at East Carolina Pirates261,000
2020-10-17North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles2,200,000
2020-10-17Massachusetts Minutemen at Georgia Southern Eagles130,000
2020-10-17Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers1,460,000
2020-10-17Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,120,000
2020-10-17UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers1,900,000
2020-10-17Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,430,000
2020-10-16BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars1,160,000
2020-10-16SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave832,000
2020-10-15Georgia State Panthers at Arkansas State Red Wolves698,000
2020-10-14Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns721,000
2020-10-10Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels4,890,000
2020-10-10Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,120,000
2020-10-10UTSA Roadrunners at BYU Cougars317,000
2020-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers4,610,000
2020-10-10Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,920,000
2020-10-10Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies3,100,000
2020-10-10Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs5,770,000
2020-10-10Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones1,380,000
2020-10-10Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs2,360,000
2020-10-10UL Monroe Warhawks at Liberty Flames133,000
2020-10-10UTEP Miners at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs129,000
2020-10-10Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels1,660,000
2020-10-10Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners4,810,000
2020-10-09Louisville Cardinals at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,020,000
2020-10-08Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars418,000
2020-10-03Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide4,760,000
2020-10-03Arkansas State Red Wolves at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers133,000
2020-10-03Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,220,000
2020-10-03Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,790,000
2020-10-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Boston College Eagles1,980,000
2020-10-03South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators2,520,000
2020-10-03Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones3,710,000
2020-10-03Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks905,000
2020-10-03Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats557,000
2020-10-03Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs315,000
2020-10-03TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns2,700,000
2020-10-03Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UCF Knights435,000
2020-10-02Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at BYU Cougars505,000
2020-09-26Alabama Crimson Tide at Missouri Tigers2,090,000
2020-09-26Army Black Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,080,000
2020-09-26Troy Trojans at BYU Cougars795,000
2020-09-26UCF Knights at East Carolina Pirates998,000
2020-09-26Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels2,670,000
2020-09-26Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes2,950,000
2020-09-26Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns246,000
2020-09-26Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs346,000
2020-09-26Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners2,680,000
2020-09-26Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers4,440,000
2020-09-26West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,450,000
2020-09-26Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,720,000
2020-09-24UAB Blazers at South Alabama Jaguars497,000
2020-09-19Appalachian State Mountaineers at Marshall Thundering Herd1,250,000
2020-09-19Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia State Panthers422,000
2020-09-19UCF Knights at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,060,000
2020-09-19Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles282,000
2020-09-19Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals3,800,000
2020-09-19Troy Trojans at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders642,000
2020-09-19Navy Midshipmen at Tulane Green Wave1,350,000
2020-09-19South Florida Bulls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish957,000
2020-09-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,730,000
2020-09-19Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at UTSA Roadrunners248,000
2020-09-18Campbell Fighting Camels at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers509,000
2020-09-12Charlotte 49ers at Appalachian State Mountaineers408,000
2020-09-12Arkansas State Red Wolves at Kansas State Wildcats1,790,000
2020-09-12Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons3,460,000
2020-09-12Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Kansas Jayhawks375,000
2020-09-12Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,320,000
2020-09-12Eastern Kentucky Colonels at West Virginia Mountaineers408,000
2020-09-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Florida State Seminoles3,520,000
2020-09-12Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Iowa State Cyclones1,680,000
2020-09-12Tulane Green Wave at South Alabama Jaguars516,000
2020-09-12UTSA Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats476,000
2020-09-07BYU Cougars at Navy Midshipmen1,150,000
2020-09-05Arkansas State Red Wolves at Memphis Tigers1,030,000
2020-09-05Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Marshall Thundering Herd980,000
2020-09-05SMU Mustangs at Texas State Bobcats1,230,000
2020-01-13CFP National Championship25,590,000
2020-01-06Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Miami (OH) RedHawks1,450,000
2020-01-04Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Tulane Green Wave1,740,000
2020-01-03Ohio Bobcats at Nevada Wolf Pack1,360,000
2020-01-02Boston College Eagles at Cincinnati Bearcats1,520,000
2020-01-02Indiana Hoosiers at Tennessee Volunteers4,320,000
2020-01-01Michigan Wolverines at Alabama Crimson Tide14,000,000