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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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2023-11-18Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers307,000
2023-11-18Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers2,270,000
2023-11-18North Alabama Lions at Florida State Seminoles1,330,000
2023-11-18New Mexico Lobos at Fresno State Bulldogs255,000
2023-11-18Georgia State Panthers at LSU Tigers741,000
2023-11-18Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers5,730,000
2023-11-18Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars704,000
2023-11-18Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes847,000
2023-11-18Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones2,470,000
2023-11-18Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks869,000
2023-11-18Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Troy Trojans33,000
2023-11-18Louisville Cardinals at Miami Hurricanes2,890,000
2023-11-18Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins5,430,000
2023-11-18SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers276,000
2023-11-18Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,020,000
2023-11-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers2,450,000
2023-11-18Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,480,000
2023-11-18Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers4,730,000
2023-11-18Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions765,000
2023-11-18UCF Knights at Texas Tech Red Raiders270,000
2023-11-18UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans2,650,000
2023-11-17Colorado Buffaloes at Washington State Cougars727,000
2023-11-17South Florida Bulls at UTSA Roadrunners429,000
2023-11-16Boston College Eagles at Pittsburgh Panthers1,030,000
2023-11-15Buffalo Bulls at Miami (OH) RedHawks385,000
2023-11-15Central Michigan Chippewas at Ohio Bobcats90,000
2023-11-14Toledo Rockets at Bowling Green Falcons403,000
2023-11-14Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies47,000
2023-11-11Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats2,760,000
2023-11-11New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos164,000
2023-11-11Iowa State Cyclones at BYU Cougars943,000
2023-11-11Washington State Cougars at California Golden Bears263,000
2023-11-11Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars176,000
2023-11-11Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers1,620,000
2023-11-11Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles4,140,000
2023-11-11Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Bulldogs4,830,000
2023-11-11Georgia Southern Eagles at Marshall Thundering Herd84,000
2023-11-11Indiana Hoosiers at Illinois Fighting Illini368,000
2023-11-11Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Iowa Hawkeyes714,000
2023-11-11Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks780,000
2023-11-11Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions9,160,000
2023-11-11Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes3,570,000
2023-11-11Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers1,170,000
2023-11-11Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies409,000
2023-11-11Tennessee Volunteers at Missouri Tigers3,620,000
2023-11-11NC State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons289,000
2023-11-11Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers612,000
2023-11-11Oklahoma State Cowboys at UCF Knights1,210,000
2023-11-11West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners2,390,000
2023-11-11USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks3,010,000
2023-11-11Rice Owls at UTSA Roadrunners22,000
2023-11-11Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,820,000
2023-11-11Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave169,000
2023-11-11Utah Utes at Washington Huskies5,170,000
2023-11-10North Texas Mean Green at SMU Mustangs618,000
2023-11-10Wyoming Cowboys at UNLV Rebels214,000
2023-11-09Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns83,000
2023-11-09Virginia Cavaliers at Louisville Cardinals1,290,000
2023-11-08Akron Zips at Miami (OH) RedHawks82,000
2023-11-08Eastern Michigan Eagles at Toledo Rockets238,000
2023-11-07Ohio Bobcats at Buffalo Bulls368,000
2023-11-07Central Michigan Chippewas at Western Michigan Broncos139,000
2023-11-04LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,820,000
2023-11-04Marshall Thundering Herd at Appalachian State Mountaineers78,000
2023-11-04UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats522,000
2023-11-04Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators1,140,000
2023-11-04BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers1,260,000
2023-11-04UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats264,000
2023-11-04Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers3,240,000
2023-11-04Oregon State Beavers at Colorado Buffaloes2,770,000
2023-11-04Tulane Green Wave at East Carolina Pirates76,000
2023-11-04Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers1,760,000
2023-11-04Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs7,000,000
2023-11-04James Madison Dukes at Georgia State Panthers276,000
2023-11-04Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Cavaliers262,000
2023-11-04Illinois Fighting Illini at Minnesota Golden Gophers499,000
2023-11-04Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers491,000
2023-11-04Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones1,270,000
2023-11-04Jacksonville State Gamecocks at South Carolina Gamecocks79,000
2023-11-04Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns2,950,000
2023-11-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins2,390,000
2023-11-04Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines2,600,000
2023-11-04Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans900,000
2023-11-04Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights3,960,000
2023-11-04Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,760,000
2023-11-04Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels1,830,000
2023-11-04SMU Mustangs at Rice Owls29,000
2023-11-04Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs95,000
2023-11-04Washington Huskies at USC Trojans4,450,000
2023-11-03Boston College Eagles at Syracuse Orange1,100,000
2023-11-02Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils814,000
2023-11-02South Alabama Jaguars at Troy Trojans223,000
2023-11-02TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders616,000
2023-11-01Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips61,000
2023-11-01Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons341,000
2023-10-31Buffalo Bulls at Toledo Rockets324,000
2023-10-31Northern Illinois Huskies at Central Michigan Chippewas124,000
2023-10-28Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats1,400,000
2023-10-28Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos169,000
2023-10-28BYU Cougars at Texas Longhorns2,380,000

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