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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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2024-10-12Kansas State Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes3,260,000
2024-10-12San José State Spartans at Colorado State Rams75,000
2024-10-12North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls82,000
2024-10-12Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers3,250,000
2024-10-12Washington State Cougars at Fresno State Bulldogs246,000
2024-10-12Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Southern Eagles15,000
2024-10-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels541,000
2024-10-12Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini440,000
2024-10-12Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers1,220,000
2024-10-12Washington Huskies at Iowa Hawkeyes2,370,000
2024-10-12Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers4,240,000
2024-10-12Minnesota Golden Gophers at UCLA Bruins312,000
2024-10-12Missouri Tigers at Massachusetts Minutemen276,000
2024-10-12Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,870,000
2024-10-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks9,600,000
2024-10-12Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners7,600,000
2024-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at USC Trojans4,280,000
2024-10-12Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights620,000
2024-10-11Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils1,290,000
2024-10-11Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins712,000
2024-10-10Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at James Madison Dukes390,000
2024-10-10UTEP Miners at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers81,000
2024-10-05Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,280,000
2024-10-05Kansas Jayhawks at Arizona State Sun Devils525,000
2024-10-05Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona Wildcats943,000
2024-10-05Tennessee Volunteers at Arkansas Razorbacks5,290,000
2024-10-05Army Black Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane72,000
2024-10-05Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,930,000
2024-10-05Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones1,200,000
2024-10-05Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos239,000
2024-10-05Miami Hurricanes at California Golden Bears1,920,000
2024-10-05East Carolina Pirates at Charlotte 49ers28,000
2024-10-05Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles1,410,000
2024-10-05Colorado State Rams at Oregon State Beavers568,000
2024-10-05Indiana Hoosiers at Northwestern Wildcats439,000
2024-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,460,000
2024-10-05James Madison Dukes at UL Monroe Warhawks42,000
2024-10-05SMU Mustangs at Louisville Cardinals1,410,000
2024-10-05Michigan Wolverines at Washington Huskies4,040,000
2024-10-05USC Trojans at Minnesota Golden Gophers701,000
2024-10-05Missouri Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies3,270,000
2024-10-05Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack446,000
2024-10-05Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,030,000
2024-10-05Nevada Wolf Pack at San José State Spartans28,000
2024-10-05Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels645,000
2024-10-05West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys634,000
2024-10-05Ole Miss Rebels at South Carolina Gamecocks1,230,000
2024-10-05UCLA Bruins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000
2024-10-05Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers588,000
2024-10-04Houston Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs1,510,000
2024-10-04Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks2,840,000
2024-10-04Syracuse Orange at UNLV Rebels698,000
2024-10-03Texas State Bobcats at Troy Trojans343,000
2024-09-28Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide11,990,000
2024-09-28Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes907,000
2024-09-28Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies1,800,000
2024-09-28Oklahoma Sooners at Auburn Tigers5,040,000
2024-09-28BYU Cougars at Baylor Bears428,000
2024-09-28Washington State Cougars at Boise State Broncos535,000
2024-09-28Cincinnati Bearcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders417,000
2024-09-28Stanford Cardinal at Clemson Tigers1,000,000
2024-09-28Colorado Buffaloes at UCF Knights4,170,000
2024-09-28North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils521,000
2024-09-28Fresno State Bulldogs at UNLV Rebels174,000
2024-09-28Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia State Panthers29,000
2024-09-28Iowa State Cyclones at Houston Cougars372,000
2024-09-28Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,090,000
2024-09-28Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers547,000
2024-09-28Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats1,880,000
2024-09-28Kentucky Wildcats at Ole Miss Rebels3,990,000
2024-09-28Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Memphis Tigers39,000
2024-09-28Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines3,600,000
2024-09-28Navy Midshipmen at UAB Blazers185,000
2024-09-28Northern Illinois Huskies at NC State Wolfpack427,000
2024-09-28Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins1,500,000
2024-09-28South Florida Bulls at Tulane Green Wave41,000
2024-09-27Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes3,260,000
2024-09-27Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,930,000
2024-09-26Army Black Knights at Temple Owls684,000
2024-09-21Akron Zips at South Carolina Gamecocks89,000
2024-09-21Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders410,000
2024-09-21Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,020,000
2024-09-21Baylor Bears at Colorado Buffaloes3,640,000
2024-09-21Portland State Vikings at Boise State Broncos248,000
2024-09-21Kansas State Wildcats at BYU Cougars1,500,000
2024-09-21California Golden Bears at Florida State Seminoles887,000
2024-09-21Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats195,000
2024-09-21NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers1,950,000
2024-09-21UTEP Miners at Colorado State Rams56,000
2024-09-21Duke Blue Devils at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders53,000
2024-09-21Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,640,000
2024-09-21Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos55,000
2024-09-21Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Louisville Cardinals782,000
2024-09-21Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,890,000
2024-09-21Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers1,150,000
2024-09-21Kent State Golden Flashes at Penn State Nittany Lions434,000
2024-09-21Tulane Green Wave at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns86,000
2024-09-21UCLA Bruins at LSU Tigers2,730,000
2024-09-21Marshall Thundering Herd at Ohio State Buckeyes3,960,000
2024-09-21Miami (OH) RedHawks at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,690,000

Seasons

  • 2026278 of 422 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