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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

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2024-09-21Miami Hurricanes at South Florida Bulls1,250,000
2024-09-21USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines6,320,000
2024-09-21Northwestern Wildcats at Washington Huskies378,000
2024-09-21Utah Utes at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,140,000
2024-09-21Tennessee Volunteers at Oklahoma Sooners6,270,000
2024-09-21Purdue Boilermakers at Oregon State Beavers452,000
2024-09-21TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs322,000
2024-09-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,210,000
2024-09-20San José State Spartans at Washington State Cougars542,000
2024-09-20Stanford Cardinal at Syracuse Orange1,370,000
2024-09-19South Alabama Jaguars at App State Mountaineers629,000
2024-09-14Air Force Falcons at Baylor Bears128,000
2024-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at Wisconsin Badgers5,030,000
2024-09-14App State Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates81,000
2024-09-14Arkansas State Red Wolves at Michigan Wolverines979,000
2024-09-14New Mexico Lobos at Auburn Tigers662,000
2024-09-14San Diego State Aztecs at California Golden Bears938,000
2024-09-14Cincinnati Bearcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks51,000
2024-09-14Colorado Buffaloes at Colorado State Rams3,250,000
2024-09-14Memphis Tigers at Florida State Seminoles1,590,000
2024-09-14Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators4,800,000
2024-09-14New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs64,000
2024-09-14Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats6,600,000
2024-09-14Indiana Hoosiers at UCLA Bruins1,290,000
2024-09-14Troy Trojans at Iowa Hawkeyes446,000
2024-09-14Kennesaw State Owls at San José State Spartans35,000
2024-09-14LSU Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks4,940,000
2024-09-14Toledo Rockets at Mississippi State Bulldogs69,000
2024-09-14North Texas Mean Green at Texas Tech Red Raiders138,000
2024-09-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers2,280,000
2024-09-14Oklahoma State Cowboys at Tulsa Golden Hurricane308,000
2024-09-14Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners1,390,000
2024-09-14Ole Miss Rebels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons419,000
2024-09-14Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers2,820,000
2024-09-14West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers1,150,000
2024-09-14UCF Knights at TCU Horned Frogs1,030,000
2024-09-14UTSA Roadrunners at Texas Longhorns1,480,000
2024-09-13Arizona Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats2,580,000
2024-09-13UNLV Rebels at Kansas Jayhawks1,320,000
2024-09-12Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas State Bobcats993,000
2024-09-07South Florida Bulls at Alabama Crimson Tide2,580,000
2024-09-07Alcorn State Braves at Vanderbilt Commodores17,000
2024-09-07Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arizona State Sun Devils954,000
2024-09-07Arkansas Razorbacks at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,800,000
2024-09-07California Golden Bears at Auburn Tigers1,120,000
2024-09-07Baylor Bears at Utah Utes2,080,000
2024-09-07Pittsburgh Panthers at Cincinnati Bearcats304,000
2024-09-07Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers5,670,000
2024-09-07Georgia Southern Eagles at Nevada Wolf Pack67,000
2024-09-07Idaho Vandals at Wyoming Cowboys85,000
2024-09-07Kansas Jayhawks at Illinois Fighting Illini841,000
2024-09-07Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,280,000
2024-09-07Kansas State Wildcats at Tulane Green Wave790,000
2024-09-07South Carolina Gamecocks at Kentucky Wildcats2,730,000
2024-09-07Liberty Flames at New Mexico State Aggies160,000
2024-09-07Marshall Thundering Herd at Virginia Tech Hokies407,000
2024-09-07Troy Trojans at Memphis Tigers20,000
2024-09-07Texas Longhorns at Michigan Wolverines9,350,000
2024-09-07Tennessee Volunteers at NC State Wolfpack2,960,000
2024-09-07Northern Illinois Huskies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,300,000
2024-09-07Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio State Buckeyes1,720,000
2024-09-07South Dakota Coyotes at Wisconsin Badgers537,000
2024-09-07UTSA Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats24,000
2024-09-07Texas Tech Red Raiders at Washington State Cougars1,160,000
2024-09-07Utah State Aggies at USC Trojans589,000
2024-09-07Virginia Cavaliers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons358,000
2024-09-06BYU Cougars at SMU Mustangs917,000
2024-09-06Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats514,000
2024-09-06Western Illinois Leathernecks at Indiana Hoosiers142,000
2024-09-02Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles4,440,000
2024-09-01USC Trojans at LSU Tigers9,200,000
2024-08-31Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes2,970,000
2024-08-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Alabama Crimson Tide1,850,000
2024-08-31New Mexico Lobos at Arizona Wildcats953,000
2024-08-31Wyoming Cowboys at Arizona State Sun Devils253,000
2024-08-31Boise State Broncos at Georgia Southern Eagles158,000
2024-08-31James Madison Dukes at Charlotte 49ers37,000
2024-08-31Clemson Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs7,580,000
2024-08-31Colorado State Rams at Texas Longhorns1,840,000
2024-08-31Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators6,350,000
2024-08-31Fresno State Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines2,560,000
2024-08-31UCLA Bruins at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors1,130,000
2024-08-31UNLV Rebels at Houston Cougars172,000
2024-08-31Idaho Vandals at Oregon Ducks425,000
2024-08-31Idaho State Bengals at Oregon State Beavers381,000
2024-08-31North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Iowa State Cyclones315,000
2024-08-31Kent State Golden Flashes at Pittsburgh Panthers82,000
2024-08-31UConn Huskies at Maryland Terrapins133,000
2024-08-31UTEP Miners at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,670,000
2024-08-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas A&M Aggies7,920,000
2024-08-31Penn State Nittany Lions at West Virginia Mountaineers2,990,000
2024-08-31Portland State Vikings at Washington State Cougars223,000
2024-08-31Virginia Tech Hokies at Vanderbilt Commodores1,450,000
2024-08-31Weber State Wildcats at Washington Huskies306,000
2024-08-30Florida Atlantic Owls at Michigan State Spartans744,000
2024-08-30Temple Owls at Oklahoma Sooners1,650,000
2024-08-30TCU Horned Frogs at Stanford Cardinal1,490,000
2024-08-30Western Michigan Broncos at Wisconsin Badgers963,000
2024-08-29North Dakota State Bison at Colorado Buffaloes4,760,000
2024-08-29Eastern Illinois Panthers at Illinois Fighting Illini112,000

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