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

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2023-10-07Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs3,190,000
2023-10-07Howard Bison at Northwestern Wildcats71,000
2023-10-07TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones480,000
2023-10-07UCF Knights at Kansas Jayhawks1,450,000
2023-10-07Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns43,000
2023-10-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Louisville Cardinals5,120,000
2023-10-07LSU Tigers at Missouri Tigers2,340,000
2023-10-07Marshall Thundering Herd at NC State Wolfpack386,000
2023-10-07Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes4,510,000
2023-10-07Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,060,000
2023-10-07Syracuse Orange at North Carolina Tar Heels987,000
2023-10-07Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns7,870,000
2023-10-07South Florida Bulls at UAB Blazers143,000
2023-10-07Toledo Rockets at Massachusetts Minutemen16,000
2023-10-06Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini1,360,000
2023-10-06Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,270,000
2023-10-05Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs567,000
2023-10-04Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders145,000
2023-09-30Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,350,000
2023-09-30Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers6,400,000
2023-09-30Baylor Bears at UCF Knights340,000
2023-09-30Boise State Broncos at Memphis Tigers319,000
2023-09-30Virginia Cavaliers at Boston College Eagles367,000
2023-09-30Charlotte 49ers at SMU Mustangs18,000
2023-09-30Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange1,980,000
2023-09-30USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes7,241,000
2023-09-30Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Duke Blue Devils5,324,000
2023-09-30Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats2,320,000
2023-09-30Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs369,000
2023-09-30Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders188,000
2023-09-30Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes2,170,000
2023-09-30Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners808,000
2023-09-30South Alabama Jaguars at James Madison Dukes30,000
2023-09-30Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns3,320,000
2023-09-30LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels3,720,000
2023-09-30Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,480,000
2023-09-30Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets37,000
2023-09-30West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs739,000
2023-09-30UAB Blazers at Tulane Green Wave181,000
2023-09-29Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars1,230,000
2023-09-29Louisville Cardinals at NC State Wolfpack1,890,000
2023-09-29Utah Utes at Oregon State Beavers1,280,000
2023-09-28Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Sam Houston Bearkats74,000
2023-09-28Temple Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane567,000
2023-09-23Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide4,610,000
2023-09-23USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils2,630,000
2023-09-23Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers2,440,000
2023-09-23Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies2,180,000
2023-09-23Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears2,630,000
2023-09-23BYU Cougars at Kansas Jayhawks1,030,000
2023-09-23California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies1,160,000
2023-09-23Oklahoma Sooners at Cincinnati Bearcats2,170,000
2023-09-23Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers6,710,000
2023-09-23Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks10,030,000
2023-09-23Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Wake Forest Demon Deacons332,000
2023-09-23UAB Blazers at Georgia Bulldogs1,080,000
2023-09-23Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000
2023-09-23Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones444,000
2023-09-23UCF Knights at Kansas State Wildcats531,000
2023-09-23Virginia Tech Hokies at Marshall Thundering Herd319,000
2023-09-23Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans1,240,000
2023-09-23Memphis Tigers at Missouri Tigers181,000
2023-09-23Miami Hurricanes at Temple Owls353,000
2023-09-23Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines1,940,000
2023-09-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish9,980,000
2023-09-23Oregon State Beavers at Washington State Cougars1,480,000
2023-09-23Rice Owls at South Florida Bulls51,000
2023-09-23SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs269,000
2023-09-23Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Troy Trojans29,000
2023-09-23UCLA Bruins at Utah Utes1,320,000
2023-09-22Air Force Falcons at San José State Spartans512,000
2023-09-22NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers1,590,000
2023-09-22Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers1,190,000
2023-09-21Georgia State Panthers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers671,000
2023-09-16Akron Zips at Kentucky Wildcats115,000
2023-09-16Alabama Crimson Tide at South Florida Bulls4,840,000
2023-09-16Fresno State Bulldogs at Arizona State Sun Devils195,000
2023-09-16BYU Cougars at Arkansas Razorbacks1,080,000
2023-09-16North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Boise State Broncos247,000
2023-09-16Florida State Seminoles at Boston College Eagles3,480,000
2023-09-16Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan Wolverines1,320,000
2023-09-16Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes9,300,000
2023-09-16Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators5,310,000
2023-09-16South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs5,420,000
2023-09-16TCU Horned Frogs at Houston Cougars1,200,000
2023-09-16Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2023-09-16Iowa State Cyclones at Ohio Bobcats162,000
2023-09-16James Madison Dukes at Troy Trojans81,000
2023-09-16LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,800,000
2023-09-16Minnesota Golden Gophers at North Carolina Tar Heels1,580,000
2023-09-16VMI Keydets at NC State Wolfpack205,000
2023-09-16Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers907,000
2023-09-16Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,820,000
2023-09-16Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane641,000
2023-09-16Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Old Dominion Monarchs324,000
2023-09-16San Diego State Aztecs at Oregon State Beavers418,000
2023-09-16Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers2,410,000
2023-09-16Syracuse Orange at Purdue Boilermakers1,250,000
2023-09-16Tulane Green Wave at Southern Miss Golden Eagles53,000
2023-09-15Army Black Knights at UTSA Roadrunners916,000

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