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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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2019-10-12Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars261,000
2019-10-12Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers2,540,000
2019-10-12Florida Gators at LSU Tigers6,450,000
2019-10-12South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs3,250,000
2019-10-12Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini2,130,000
2019-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes3,700,000
2019-10-12Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers1,570,000
2019-10-12Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls232,000
2019-10-12Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,020,000
2019-10-12Ole Miss Rebels at Missouri Tigers495,000
2019-10-12USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,160,000
2019-10-12Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns7,250,000
2019-10-11Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks687,000
2019-10-11Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes1,730,000
2019-10-10Syracuse Orange at NC State Wolfpack714,000
2019-10-09Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns543,000
2019-10-05Auburn Tigers at Florida Gators6,430,000
2019-10-05Baylor Bears at Kansas State Wildcats418,000
2019-10-05Bowling Green Falcons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,280,000
2019-10-05California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks2,000,000
2019-10-05San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams225,000
2019-10-05Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers3,900,000
2019-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines5,020,000
2019-10-05TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones403,000
2019-10-05Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks2,980,000
2019-10-05Kent State Golden Flashes at Wisconsin Badgers360,000
2019-10-05Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes893,000
2019-10-05Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes6,680,000
2019-10-05Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,210,000
2019-10-05Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders456,000
2019-10-05Purdue Boilermakers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,500,000
2019-10-05Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs175,000
2019-10-05Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal1,880,000
2019-10-05Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers3,160,000
2019-10-04UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,440,000
2019-10-03Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates374,000
2019-09-28Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide3,590,000
2019-09-28UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats1,630,000
2019-09-28Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks2,580,000
2019-09-28Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers1,990,000
2019-09-28Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears1,250,000
2019-09-28Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels4,400,000
2019-09-28Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Nevada Wolf Pack254,000
2019-09-28Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Iowa Hawkeyes529,000
2019-09-28Kansas Jayhawks at TCU Horned Frogs133,000
2019-09-28Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers460,000
2019-09-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,140,000
2019-09-28Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers3,030,000
2019-09-28Virginia Cavaliers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,820,000
2019-09-28Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners2,810,000
2019-09-28UConn Huskies at UCF Knights322,000
2019-09-28UNLV Rebels at Wyoming Cowboys137,000
2019-09-28USC Trojans at Washington Huskies2,030,000
2019-09-28Washington State Cougars at Utah Utes677,000
2019-09-27Arizona State Sun Devils at California Golden Bears1,410,000
2019-09-27Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies1,200,000
2019-09-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins990,000
2019-09-26Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers730,000
2019-09-21Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Alabama Crimson Tide1,290,000
2019-09-21Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies4,660,000
2019-09-21California Golden Bears at Ole Miss Rebels392,000
2019-09-21Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams185,000
2019-09-21Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles1,540,000
2019-09-21Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators2,460,000
2019-09-21Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs9,290,000
2019-09-21Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini896,000
2019-09-21UL Monroe Warhawks at Iowa State Cyclones159,000
2019-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats1,530,000
2019-09-21Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,730,000
2019-09-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,640,000
2019-09-21Old Dominion Monarchs at Virginia Cavaliers414,000
2019-09-21Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal1,370,000
2019-09-21UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers593,000
2019-09-21SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs410,000
2019-09-21UCLA Bruins at Washington State Cougars1,390,000
2019-09-20Utah Utes at USC Trojans1,420,000
2019-09-19Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave1,030,000
2019-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at South Carolina Gamecocks4,950,000
2019-09-14Arizona State Sun Devils at Michigan State Spartans2,710,000
2019-09-14Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona Wildcats1,730,000
2019-09-14Arkansas State Red Wolves at Georgia Bulldogs951,000
2019-09-14Army Black Knights at UTSA Roadrunners142,000
2019-09-14Kent State Golden Flashes at Auburn Tigers625,000
2019-09-14Portland State Vikings at Boise State Broncos391,000
2019-09-14USC Trojans at BYU Cougars2,670,000
2019-09-14Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange3,620,000
2019-09-14Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats3,140,000
2019-09-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,050,000
2019-09-14Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones1,170,000
2019-09-14Lamar Cardinals at Texas A&M Aggies142,000
2019-09-14NC State Wolfpack at West Virginia Mountaineers606,000
2019-09-14Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers477,000
2019-09-14New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,500,000
2019-09-14Oklahoma State Cowboys at Tulsa Golden Hurricane605,000
2019-09-14Oklahoma Sooners at UCLA Bruins2,740,000
2019-09-14Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,200,000
2019-09-14Stanford Cardinal at UCF Knights967,000
2019-09-13Washington State Cougars at Houston Cougars2,070,000
2019-09-13North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,370,000
2019-09-07Army Black Knights at Michigan Wolverines4,720,000