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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
College Football

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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2014-11-15San Diego State Aztecs at Boise State Broncos433,000
2014-11-15UNLV Rebels at BYU Cougars235,000
2014-11-15Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,810,000
2014-11-15Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils633,000
2014-11-15Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes8,740,000
2014-11-15TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks649,000
2014-11-15Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave95,000
2014-11-15Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,730,000
2014-11-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers4,030,000
2014-11-15North Texas Mean Green at UTEP Miners75,000
2014-11-15Northwestern Wildcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,960,000
2014-11-15Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,030,000
2014-11-15Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,360,000
2014-11-15Temple Owls at Penn State Nittany Lions817,000
2014-11-14Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UCF Knights738,000
2014-11-13California Golden Bears at USC Trojans1,270,000
2014-11-13East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats821,000
2014-11-12Ball State Cardinals at Massachusetts Minutemen243,000
2014-11-12Kent State Golden Flashes at Bowling Green Falcons440,000
2014-11-11Akron Zips at Buffalo Bulls145,000
2014-11-11Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies600,000
2014-11-08Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers9,110,000
2014-11-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Arizona State Sun Devils4,670,000
2014-11-08Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers7,210,000
2014-11-08Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners2,050,000
2014-11-08Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles433,000
2014-11-08Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Colorado State Rams140,000
2014-11-08Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles1,910,000
2014-11-08Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats2,740,000
2014-11-08Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars154,000
2014-11-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,050,000
2014-11-08Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs2,250,000
2014-11-08Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats1,570,000
2014-11-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans6,830,000
2014-11-08Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes2,700,000
2014-11-08Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers848,000
2014-11-08West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns1,320,000
2014-11-08UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies574,000
2014-11-07Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls307,000
2014-11-07Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys603,000
2014-11-06Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,900,000
2014-11-05Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals533,000
2014-11-05Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats81,000
2014-11-04Bowling Green Falcons at Akron Zips340,000
2014-11-04Toledo Rockets at Kent State Golden Flashes113,000
2014-11-01Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights1,660,000
2014-11-01Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils792,000
2014-11-01Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins2,550,000
2014-11-01Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,300,000
2014-11-01Auburn Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels5,800,000
2014-11-01Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears322,000
2014-11-01Duke Blue Devils at Pittsburgh Panthers863,000
2014-11-01Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs5,710,000
2014-11-01Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs414,000
2014-11-01Virginia Cavaliers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets390,000
2014-11-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,620,000
2014-11-01Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones763,000
2014-11-01Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions1,710,000
2014-11-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen3,890,000
2014-11-01Old Dominion Monarchs at Vanderbilt Commodores63,000
2014-11-01Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks2,480,000
2014-11-01Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,940,000
2014-11-01TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers4,430,000
2014-11-01Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders791,000
2014-10-31Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulane Green Wave648,000
2014-10-31Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Memphis Tigers249,000
2014-10-30Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals4,970,000
2014-10-30Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles85,000
2014-10-25Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers2,590,000
2014-10-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies1,760,000
2014-10-25Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers614,000
2014-10-25Florida Atlantic Owls at Marshall Thundering Herd137,000
2014-10-25Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Pittsburgh Panthers352,000
2014-10-25Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini633,000
2014-10-25Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats3,060,000
2014-10-25Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats5,000,000
2014-10-25Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers4,950,000
2014-10-25Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans3,800,000
2014-10-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,130,000
2014-10-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions4,670,000
2014-10-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,780,000
2014-10-25Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal731,000
2014-10-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs1,170,000
2014-10-25USC Trojans at Utah Utes767,000
2014-10-24BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos1,020,000
2014-10-24Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears1,180,000
2014-10-24South Florida Bulls at Cincinnati Bearcats576,000
2014-10-24Troy Trojans at South Alabama Jaguars105,000
2014-10-23Connecticut Huskies at East Carolina Pirates395,000
2014-10-23Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies1,220,000
2014-10-21Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns374,000
2014-10-18Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide4,200,000
2014-10-18Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils1,310,000
2014-10-18Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,640,000
2014-10-18Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles559,000
2014-10-18Nevada Wolf Pack at BYU Cougars404,000
2014-10-18Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators1,160,000
2014-10-18Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles13,250,000
2014-10-18Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels461,000
2014-10-18Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers2,170,000