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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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2020-11-21Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats4,250,000
2020-11-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners4,100,000
2020-11-21UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks1,080,000
2020-11-21USC Trojans at Utah Utes1,330,000
2020-11-20Syracuse Orange at Louisville Cardinals1,030,000
2020-11-19Tulane Green Wave at Tulsa Golden Hurricane532,000
2020-11-18Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas482,000
2020-11-17Akron Zips at Kent State Golden Flashes957,000
2020-11-15California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins234,000
2020-11-14USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats2,210,000
2020-11-14Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators2,440,000
2020-11-14Army Black Knights at Tulane Green Wave218,000
2020-11-14Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders585,000
2020-11-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles5,140,000
2020-11-14Colorado Buffaloes at Stanford Cardinal826,000
2020-11-14Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans2,440,000
2020-11-14Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies1,960,000
2020-11-14Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines4,690,000
2020-11-14Penn State Nittany Lions at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,720,000
2020-11-14Oregon State Beavers at Washington Huskies754,000
2020-11-14Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars2,730,000
2020-11-14UNLV Rebels at San José State Spartans145,000
2020-11-14SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane283,000
2020-11-14TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers1,370,000
2020-11-13East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats720,000
2020-11-13Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,420,000
2020-11-12Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos292,000
2020-11-11Toledo Rockets at Western Michigan Broncos722,000
2020-11-10Kent State Golden Flashes at Bowling Green Falcons192,000
2020-11-07Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans2,330,000
2020-11-07Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones487,000
2020-11-07Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats1,390,000
2020-11-07Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish10,070,000
2020-11-07UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes312,000
2020-11-07North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils390,000
2020-11-07Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs6,340,000
2020-11-07Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers1,750,000
2020-11-07Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes1,070,000
2020-11-07Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners681,000
2020-11-07Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks1,660,000
2020-11-07Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers594,000
2020-11-07Texas A&M Aggies at South Carolina Gamecocks876,000
2020-11-07Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs559,000
2020-11-07West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns2,750,000
2020-11-06BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos680,000
2020-11-06Miami Hurricanes at NC State Wolfpack1,870,000
2020-11-05Utah State Aggies at Nevada Wolf Pack257,000
2020-11-04Ohio Bobcats at Central Michigan Chippewas711,000
2020-10-31Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide2,000,000
2020-10-31LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers3,450,000
2020-10-31TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears353,000
2020-10-31Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers4,380,000
2020-10-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at BYU Cougars788,000
2020-10-31Memphis Tigers at Cincinnati Bearcats679,000
2020-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,770,000
2020-10-31Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights506,000
2020-10-31Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes1,150,000
2020-10-31Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks247,000
2020-10-31Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers669,000
2020-10-31Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines4,220,000
2020-10-31Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs218,000
2020-10-31Nevada Wolf Pack at UNLV Rebels293,000
2020-10-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,530,000
2020-10-31Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,040,000
2020-10-31Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,120,000
2020-10-30East Carolina Pirates at Tulsa Golden Hurricane331,000
2020-10-30Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys259,000
2020-10-30Minnesota Golden Gophers at Maryland Terrapins1,910,000
2020-10-29South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia Southern Eagles441,000
2020-10-24Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers4,360,000
2020-10-24Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns1,150,000
2020-10-24Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos549,000
2020-10-24Texas State Bobcats at BYU Cougars716,000
2020-10-24Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs485,000
2020-10-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers2,070,000
2020-10-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers795,000
2020-10-24Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,810,000
2020-10-24Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats289,000
2020-10-24South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers2,430,000
2020-10-24Maryland Terrapins at Northwestern Wildcats186,000
2020-10-24Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,120,000
2020-10-24Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans608,000
2020-10-24NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels1,000,000
2020-10-24Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,180,000
2020-10-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers2,490,000
2020-10-24Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,030,000
2020-10-24West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders685,000
2020-10-24Tulane Green Wave at UCF Knights296,000
2020-10-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,010,000
2020-10-23Tulsa Golden Hurricane at South Florida Bulls561,000
2020-10-22Arkansas State Red Wolves at Appalachian State Mountaineers384,000
2020-10-17Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide9,610,000
2020-10-17Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks2,570,000
2020-10-17Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,250,000
2020-10-17Navy Midshipmen at East Carolina Pirates261,000
2020-10-17North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles2,200,000
2020-10-17Massachusetts Minutemen at Georgia Southern Eagles130,000
2020-10-17Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers1,460,000
2020-10-17Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,120,000
2020-10-17UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers1,900,000