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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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2022-12-17Florida Gators at Oregon State Beavers2,450,000
2022-12-17Washington State Cougars at Fresno State Bulldogs2,400,000
2022-12-17Rice Owls at Southern Miss Golden Eagles1,220,000
2022-12-16Miami (OH) RedHawks at UAB Blazers822,000
2022-12-16UTSA Roadrunners at Troy Trojans1,460,000
2022-12-10Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights6,940,000
2022-12-03Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos1,940,000
2022-12-03Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels3,470,000
2022-12-03Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Troy Trojans332,000
2022-12-03LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs10,890,000
2022-12-03Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs9,410,000
2022-12-03Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines10,700,000
2022-12-03Toledo Rockets at Ohio Bobcats721,000
2022-12-03UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave2,700,000
2022-12-02Utah Utes at USC Trojans5,970,000
2022-11-26Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide6,270,000
2022-11-26BYU Cougars at Stanford Cardinal453,000
2022-11-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers2,320,000
2022-11-26Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Georgia Bulldogs2,060,000
2022-11-26Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs4,340,000
2022-11-26Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats2,320,000
2022-11-26LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies3,920,000
2022-11-26Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins97,000
2022-11-26Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs213,000
2022-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes17,000,000
2022-11-26Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions1,990,000
2022-11-26Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers1,710,000
2022-11-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans6,680,000
2022-11-26West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys694,000
2022-11-26Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,210,000
2022-11-26Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers3,560,000
2022-11-26UCF Knights at South Florida Bulls329,000
2022-11-26Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars2,380,000
2022-11-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats567,000
2022-11-25Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers3,270,000
2022-11-25Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns2,690,000
2022-11-25Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos1,440,000
2022-11-25UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears3,270,000
2022-11-25Tulane Green Wave at Cincinnati Bearcats1,720,000
2022-11-25Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles6,710,000
2022-11-25Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs260,000
2022-11-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,470,000
2022-11-25NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels3,610,000
2022-11-24Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels2,230,000
2022-11-22Bowling Green Falcons at Ohio Bobcats229,000
2022-11-19Oregon State Beavers at Arizona State Sun Devils484,000
2022-11-19TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears4,350,000
2022-11-19Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,270,000
2022-11-19Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers1,140,000
2022-11-19Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats4,480,000
2022-11-19Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels732,000
2022-11-19Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan Wolverines5,470,000
2022-11-19Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans369,000
2022-11-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,500,000
2022-11-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones545,000
2022-11-19Texas Longhorns at Kansas Jayhawks940,000
2022-11-19UAB Blazers at LSU Tigers848,000
2022-11-19Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins6,600,000
2022-11-19New Mexico State Aggies at Missouri Tigers63,000
2022-11-19Navy Midshipmen at UCF Knights610,000
2022-11-19Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,630,000
2022-11-19Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers209,000
2022-11-19Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners3,060,000
2022-11-19Utah Utes at Oregon Ducks2,540,000
2022-11-19Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights856,000
2022-11-19San José State Spartans at Utah State Aggies128,000
2022-11-19Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks4,870,000
2022-11-19USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins4,530,000
2022-11-18San Diego State Aztecs at New Mexico Lobos210,000
2022-11-18South Florida Bulls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane510,000
2022-11-17SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave767,000
2022-11-16Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas179,000
2022-11-16Eastern Michigan Eagles at Kent State Golden Flashes399,000
2022-11-15Ohio Bobcats at Ball State Cardinals250,000
2022-11-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels8,710,000
2022-11-12Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins1,860,000
2022-11-12LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks3,570,000
2022-11-12Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears528,000
2022-11-12Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers1,350,000
2022-11-12Georgia Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,340,000
2022-11-12Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini835,000
2022-11-12Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,340,000
2022-11-12Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys272,000
2022-11-12Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,090,000
2022-11-12Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions1,880,000
2022-11-12Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines3,880,000
2022-11-12Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans591,000
2022-11-12Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers331,000
2022-11-12Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers3,010,000
2022-11-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,070,000
2022-11-12North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons610,000
2022-11-12Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers956,000
2022-11-12Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks3,630,000
2022-11-12San José State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs146,000
2022-11-12Stanford Cardinal at Utah Utes1,040,000
2022-11-12TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns5,030,000
2022-11-12UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave368,000
2022-11-11East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats803,000
2022-11-11Colorado Buffaloes at USC Trojans525,000
2022-11-10Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns254,000

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