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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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2016-11-15Ohio Bobcats at Central Michigan Chippewas386,000
2016-11-12Colorado State Rams at Air Force Falcons128,000
2016-11-12Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide3,257,000
2016-11-12Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats374,000
2016-11-12LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,351,000
2016-11-12Army Black Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,515,000
2016-11-12Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,992,000
2016-11-12California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars1,005,000
2016-11-12Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights112,000
2016-11-12Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers4,926,000
2016-11-12South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators2,450,000
2016-11-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies377,000
2016-11-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers811,000
2016-11-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers3,751,000
2016-11-12Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes6,442,000
2016-11-12Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals986,000
2016-11-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins2,291,000
2016-11-12South Florida Bulls at Memphis Tigers169,000
2016-11-12New Mexico Lobos at Utah State Aggies268,000
2016-11-12Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys901,000
2016-11-12West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns1,269,000
2016-11-12USC Trojans at Washington Huskies4,301,000
2016-11-11Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles1,152,000
2016-11-10Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils512,000
2016-11-10North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils1,551,000
2016-11-09Bowling Green Falcons at Akron Zips98,000
2016-11-09Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies446,000
2016-11-08Western Michigan Broncos at Kent State Golden Flashes487,000
2016-11-05Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers10,385,000
2016-11-05Florida Gators at Arkansas Razorbacks4,261,000
2016-11-05Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers2,057,000
2016-11-05TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears1,365,000
2016-11-05Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles653,000
2016-11-05Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears2,007,000
2016-11-05Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers2,595,000
2016-11-05Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils338,000
2016-11-05Florida Intl Golden Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2,000
2016-11-05Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack828,000
2016-11-05Georgia Southern Eagles at Ole Miss Rebels209,000
2016-11-05Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers827,000
2016-11-05Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines2,320,000
2016-11-05Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,420,000
2016-11-05Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,969,000
2016-11-05Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats2,397,000
2016-11-05Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal592,000
2016-11-05Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans1,477,000
2016-11-05Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,051,000
2016-11-05Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys325,000
2016-11-04San Jose State Spartans at Boise State Broncos658,000
2016-11-04Temple Owls at Connecticut Huskies523,000
2016-11-03Arkansas State Red Wolves at Georgia State Panthers82,000
2016-11-03UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes536,000
2016-11-03Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones1,399,000
2016-11-02Toledo Rockets at Akron Zips217,000
2016-11-01Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals321,000
2016-11-01Bowling Green Falcons at Northern Illinois Huskies46,000
2016-10-29Stanford Cardinal at Arizona Wildcats370,000
2016-10-29Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns3,513,000
2016-10-29Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles5,380,000
2016-10-29Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs4,454,000
2016-10-29UCF Knights at Houston Cougars192,000
2016-10-29Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers236,000
2016-10-29Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners636,000
2016-10-29Louisville Cardinals at Virginia Cavaliers2,920,000
2016-10-29Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,634,000
2016-10-29Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans4,647,000
2016-10-29Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers3,770,000
2016-10-29New Mexico State Aggies at Texas A&M Aggies193,000
2016-10-29Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes3,657,000
2016-10-29West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,963,000
2016-10-29Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers815,000
2016-10-29Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks1,519,000
2016-10-29Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs505,000
2016-10-29Washington Huskies at Utah Utes1,376,000
2016-10-28Air Force Falcons at Fresno State Bulldogs435,000
2016-10-28Navy Midshipmen at South Florida Bulls556,000
2016-10-27Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles105,000
2016-10-27California Golden Bears at USC Trojans1,107,000
2016-10-27Virginia Tech Hokies at Pittsburgh Panthers1,848,000
2016-10-22Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide8,455,000
2016-10-22Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,130,000
2016-10-22Charlotte 49ers at Marshall Thundering Herd42,000
2016-10-22Houston Cougars at SMU Mustangs473,000
2016-10-22Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,241,000
2016-10-22Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks454,000
2016-10-22Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats1,295,000
2016-10-22NC State Wolfpack at Louisville Cardinals2,372,000
2016-10-22Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers2,669,000
2016-10-22Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers274,000
2016-10-22Wyoming Cowboys at Nevada Wolf Pack282,000
2016-10-22Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,478,000
2016-10-22Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,343,000
2016-10-22TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers3,183,000
2016-10-22Tennessee State Tigers at Vanderbilt Commodores152,000
2016-10-22Tulane Green Wave at Tulsa Golden Hurricane69,000
2016-10-22Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins1,368,000
2016-10-21Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears1,516,000
2016-10-21San Jose State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs199,000
2016-10-21South Florida Bulls at Temple Owls1,300,000
2016-10-20BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos986,000