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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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2019-11-16Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes4,140,000
2019-11-16Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones1,070,000
2019-11-16Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys334,000
2019-11-16West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas State Wildcats980,000
2019-11-16LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels2,630,000
2019-11-16Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines3,940,000
2019-11-16Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,560,000
2019-11-16TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders562,000
2019-11-16UCLA Bruins at Utah Utes1,520,000
2019-11-15Fresno State Bulldogs at San Diego State Aztecs530,000
2019-11-14North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers789,000
2019-11-13Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets347,000
2019-11-12Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio Bobcats338,000
2019-11-09LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide16,640,000
2019-11-09Appalachian State Mountaineers at South Carolina Gamecocks739,000
2019-11-09USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils1,630,000
2019-11-09Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs728,000
2019-11-09Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos1,180,000
2019-11-09Liberty Flames at BYU Cougars166,000
2019-11-09Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,710,000
2019-11-09Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators1,230,000
2019-11-09Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs2,170,000
2019-11-09Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans569,000
2019-11-09Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners3,170,000
2019-11-09Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,320,000
2019-11-09Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns1,050,000
2019-11-09Louisville Cardinals at Miami Hurricanes330,000
2019-11-09Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,580,000
2019-11-09Penn State Nittany Lions at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,740,000
2019-11-09Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs325,000
2019-11-09Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers429,000
2019-11-08Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers648,000
2019-11-08UCF Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane787,000
2019-11-07Temple Owls at South Florida Bulls431,000
2019-11-06Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ohio Bobcats359,000
2019-11-05Ball State Cardinals at Western Michigan Broncos212,000
2019-11-02Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers2,210,000
2019-11-02BYU Cougars at Utah State Aggies592,000
2019-11-02Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators6,980,000
2019-11-02Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles2,010,000
2019-11-02Houston Cougars at UCF Knights736,000
2019-11-02Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers377,000
2019-11-02Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks296,000
2019-11-02Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins3,100,000
2019-11-02SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers2,950,000
2019-11-02NC State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons890,000
2019-11-02Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers2,700,000
2019-11-02Virginia Tech Hokies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,950,000
2019-11-02TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys797,000
2019-11-02Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans3,430,000
2019-11-02UAB Blazers at Tennessee Volunteers496,000
2019-11-02Utah Utes at Washington Huskies1,960,000
2019-11-01Navy Midshipmen at UConn Huskies742,000
2019-10-31Georgia Southern Eagles at Appalachian State Mountaineers195,000
2019-10-31West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears1,130,000
2019-10-26Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide2,120,000
2019-10-26Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers7,180,000
2019-10-26California Golden Bears at Utah Utes251,000
2019-10-26Florida International Panthers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders25,000
2019-10-26Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles422,000
2019-10-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats584,000
2019-10-26Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones529,000
2019-10-26Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks379,000
2019-10-26Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers663,000
2019-10-26Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers1,080,000
2019-10-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines6,750,000
2019-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,920,000
2019-10-26Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,650,000
2019-10-26Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks1,900,000
2019-10-26Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,580,000
2019-10-26UCF Knights at Temple Owls277,000
2019-10-25USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes773,000
2019-10-24SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars769,000
2019-10-19Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,250,000
2019-10-19Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,230,000
2019-10-19Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars571,000
2019-10-19Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals2,610,000
2019-10-19Colorado Buffaloes at Washington State Cougars271,000
2019-10-19Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks3,190,000
2019-10-19Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs2,940,000
2019-10-19Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini1,110,000
2019-10-19Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes799,000
2019-10-19Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders343,000
2019-10-19LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,860,000
2019-10-19Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers192,000
2019-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,660,000
2019-10-19Minnesota Golden Gophers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights564,000
2019-10-19West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners2,540,000
2019-10-19Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies3,620,000
2019-10-18Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats1,640,000
2019-10-18Pittsburgh Panthers at Syracuse Orange1,090,000
2019-10-17UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal445,000
2019-10-16South Alabama Jaguars at Troy Trojans448,000
2019-10-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies6,110,000
2019-10-12Washington Huskies at Arizona Wildcats730,000
2019-10-12Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears810,000
2019-10-12Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos555,000
2019-10-12Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars261,000
2019-10-12Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers2,540,000
2019-10-12Florida Gators at LSU Tigers6,450,000