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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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2018-11-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-11-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans7,736,000
2018-11-24Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs1,615,000
2018-11-23Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers1,919,000
2018-11-23Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,664,000
2018-11-23Texas Longhorns at Kansas Jayhawks1,185,000
2018-11-23Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers
2018-11-23Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers945,000
2018-11-23UCF Knights at South Florida Bulls
2018-11-23Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,553,000
2018-11-23Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars4,082,000
2018-11-22Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels
2018-11-17Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars
2018-11-17TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears405,000
2018-11-17Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles
2018-11-17Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights3,098,000
2018-11-17Duke Blue Devils at Clemson Tigers
2018-11-17Idaho Vandals at Florida Gators
2018-11-17Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines2,273,000
2018-11-17Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners2,762,000
2018-11-17Rice Owls at LSU Tigers
2018-11-17Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins5,588,000
2018-11-17Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies
2018-11-17Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,515,000
2018-11-17Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers2,025,000
2018-11-17Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,873,000
2018-11-17West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,900,000
2018-11-17UAB Blazers at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-11-17USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins1,983,000
2018-11-16Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs
2018-11-15Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars
2018-11-14Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats
2018-11-13Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals
2018-11-10Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide5,419,000
2018-11-10Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
2018-11-10Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones363,000
2018-11-10Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles3,885,000
2018-11-10California Golden Bears at USC Trojans
2018-11-10Washington State Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes
2018-11-10South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators
2018-11-10Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,173,000
2018-11-10Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2018-11-10Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes2,636,000
2018-11-10Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,191,000
2018-11-10Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
2018-11-10Navy Midshipmen at UCF Knights
2018-11-10Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners3,917,000
2018-11-10Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies2,138,000
2018-11-10Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions2,270,000
2018-11-10Virginia Tech Hokies at Pittsburgh Panthers
2018-11-10UNLV Rebels at San Diego State Aztecs
2018-11-10TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers728,000
2018-11-10Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,679,000
2018-11-09Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange
2018-11-08Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack
2018-11-07Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks
2018-11-07Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies
2018-11-03Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers11,543,000
2018-11-03Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers2,622,000
2018-11-03Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears487,000
2018-11-03BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos470,000
2018-11-03California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars1,495,000
2018-11-03Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers1,550,000
2018-11-03Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes620,000
2018-11-03Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack1,347,000
2018-11-03Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats4,392,000
2018-11-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers1,092,000
2018-11-03Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs477,000
2018-11-03Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins762,000
2018-11-03Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,252,000
2018-11-03Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes5,006,000
2018-11-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Northwestern Wildcats3,293,000
2018-11-03Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,135,000
2018-11-03USC Trojans at Oregon State Beavers418,000
2018-11-03UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks1,947,000
2018-11-03West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns4,431,000
2018-11-02Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats474,000
2018-11-02Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Cavaliers1,359,000
2018-11-01Temple Owls at UCF Knights1,191,000
2018-10-30Miami (OH) RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls482,000
2018-10-27Oregon Ducks at Arizona Wildcats
2018-10-27Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears563,000
2018-10-27Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles3,163,000
2018-10-27Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs6,347,000
2018-10-27Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Fresno State Bulldogs
2018-10-27South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars2,035,000
2018-10-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
2018-10-27Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones
2018-10-27Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners1,989,000
2018-10-27TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks325,000
2018-10-27Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans
2018-10-27Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-10-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,447,000
2018-10-27NC State Wolfpack at Syracuse Orange
2018-10-27Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats2,241,000
2018-10-27Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,486,000
2018-10-26Miami Hurricanes at Boston College Eagles
2018-10-26Indiana Hoosiers at Minnesota Golden Gophers335,000
2018-10-26Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins
2018-10-25Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles