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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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2019-09-07Tulane Green Wave at Auburn Tigers763,000
2019-09-07Buffalo Bulls at Penn State Nittany Lions2,170,000
2019-09-07BYU Cougars at Tennessee Volunteers1,600,000
2019-09-07California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies323,000
2019-09-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Ohio State Buckeyes2,940,000
2019-09-07Texas A&M Aggies at Clemson Tigers6,460,000
2019-09-07Nebraska Cornhuskers at Colorado Buffaloes3,450,000
2019-09-07Murray State Racers at Georgia Bulldogs942,000
2019-09-07Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Iowa Hawkeyes545,000
2019-09-07LSU Tigers at Texas Longhorns8,630,000
2019-09-07Syracuse Orange at Maryland Terrapins1,280,000
2019-09-07Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Mississippi State Bulldogs231,000
2019-09-07West Virginia Mountaineers at Missouri Tigers782,000
2019-09-07Old Dominion Monarchs at Virginia Tech Hokies201,000
2019-09-07Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans1,860,000
2019-09-06Marshall Thundering Herd at Boise State Broncos1,380,000
2019-09-02Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Louisville Cardinals5,600,000
2019-09-01Houston Cougars at Oklahoma Sooners5,440,000
2019-08-31Duke Blue Devils at Alabama Crimson Tide4,640,000
2019-08-31Oregon Ducks at Auburn Tigers6,860,000
2019-08-31Florida Atlantic Owls at Ohio State Buckeyes2,620,000
2019-08-31Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,650,000
2019-08-31Georgia State Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers702,000
2019-08-31Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores1,820,000
2019-08-31Idaho Vandals at Penn State Nittany Lions588,000
2019-08-31Miami (OH) RedHawks at Iowa Hawkeyes707,000
2019-08-31Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa State Cyclones493,000
2019-08-31Mississippi State Bulldogs at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns370,000
2019-08-31Ole Miss Rebels at Memphis Tigers1,880,000
2019-08-31South Alabama Jaguars at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,780,000
2019-08-31South Carolina Gamecocks at North Carolina Tar Heels1,780,000
2019-08-31Northwestern Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal2,020,000
2019-08-30Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes1,280,000
2019-08-30Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Michigan State Spartans939,000
2019-08-30Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oregon State Beavers789,000
2019-08-30Wisconsin Badgers at South Florida Bulls1,800,000
2019-08-29Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,680,000
2019-08-29UCLA Bruins at Cincinnati Bearcats1,630,000
2019-08-29South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Minnesota Golden Gophers392,000
2019-08-24Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators5,970,000
2019-01-07CFP National Championship25,280,000
2019-01-01Texas Longhorns at Georgia Bulldogs
2019-01-01Mississippi State Bulldogs at Iowa Hawkeyes
2019-01-01Kentucky Wildcats at Penn State Nittany Lions7,709,000
2019-01-01LSU Tigers at UCF Knights
2019-01-01Washington Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyes16,780,000
2018-12-31Cincinnati Bearcats at Virginia Tech Hokies
2018-12-31Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks3,785,000
2018-12-31Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2018-12-31NC State Wolfpack at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-12-31Northwestern Wildcats at Utah Utes1,787,000
2018-12-31Stanford Cardinal at Pittsburgh Panthers2,617,000
2018-12-29Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide
2018-12-29Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers
2018-12-29Florida Gators at Michigan Wolverines
2018-12-29South Carolina Gamecocks at Virginia Cavaliers2,550,000
2018-12-28Purdue Boilermakers at Auburn Tigers
2018-12-28Iowa State Cyclones at Washington State Cougars
2018-12-28West Virginia Mountaineers at Syracuse Orange
2018-12-27Baylor Bears at Vanderbilt Commodores
2018-12-27Temple Owls at Duke Blue Devils
2018-12-27Miami Hurricanes at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-12-26California Golden Bears at TCU Horned Frogs
2018-12-26Minnesota Golden Gophers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2018-12-22Houston Cougars at Army Black Knights
2018-12-22Buffalo Bulls at Troy Trojans
2018-12-22Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
2018-12-22Memphis Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018-12-21Western Michigan Broncos at BYU Cougars
2018-12-21Florida International Panthers at Toledo Rockets
2018-12-20Marshall Thundering Herd at South Florida Bulls
2018-12-19San Diego State Aztecs at Ohio Bobcats
2018-12-18UAB Blazers at Northern Illinois Huskies
2018-12-15Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Appalachian State Mountaineers
2018-12-15Arizona State Sun Devils at Fresno State Bulldogs3,334,000
2018-12-15Georgia Southern Eagles at Eastern Michigan Eagles
2018-12-15Utah State Aggies at North Texas Mean Green
2018-12-08Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights8,050,000
2018-12-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs17,499,000
2018-12-01Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Appalachian State Mountaineers
2018-12-01Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers4,236,000
2018-12-01Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights3,321,000
2018-12-01Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes8,659,000
2018-12-01Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners10,155,000
2018-11-30Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls
2018-11-30Utah Utes at Washington Huskies4,059,000
2018-11-24Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide9,132,000
2018-11-24Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats798,000
2018-11-24Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2018-11-24Syracuse Orange at Boston College Eagles
2018-11-24BYU Cougars at Utah Utes626,000
2018-11-24South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers
2018-11-24Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles2,380,000
2018-11-24Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers
2018-11-24Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones821,000
2018-11-24Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals
2018-11-24Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,176,000
2018-11-24Pittsburgh Panthers at Miami Hurricanes
2018-11-24Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes13,200,000
2018-11-24Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans3,038,000