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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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2018-11-10Oklahoma 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
2018-10-25Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers577,000
2018-10-25Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies
2018-10-20Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers4,305,000
2018-10-20Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins
2018-10-20Auburn Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
2018-10-20NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers
2018-10-20Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies3,173,000
2018-10-20UCF Knights at East Carolina Pirates
2018-10-20Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles
2018-10-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers783,000
2018-10-20Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers3,133,000
2018-10-20Maryland Terrapins at Iowa Hawkeyes
2018-10-20Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders472,000
2018-10-20Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
2018-10-20Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans5,416,000
2018-10-20Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers6,292,000
2018-10-20Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,488,000
2018-10-20Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars2,591,000
2018-10-18Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils
2018-10-13Missouri Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
2018-10-13Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns
2018-10-13Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at BYU Cougars
2018-10-13Colorado Buffaloes at USC Trojans1,184,000
2018-10-13Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores
2018-10-13Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs
2018-10-13Georgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers5,539,000
2018-10-13Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini501,000
2018-10-13Iowa Hawkeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
2018-10-13West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones1,323,000
2018-10-13Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats
2018-10-13Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Cavaliers
2018-10-13Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,038,000
2018-10-13Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,405,000
2018-10-13Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats2,428,000
2018-10-13Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels
2018-10-13Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,821,000
2018-10-13Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks2,990,000
2018-10-12Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes
2018-10-12South Florida Bulls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2018-10-11Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs
2018-10-06Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
2018-10-06California Golden Bears at Arizona Wildcats406,000
2018-10-06Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-10-06Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears317,000
2018-10-06Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018-10-06LSU Tigers at Florida Gators4,703,000