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College Football

5,070 telecasts with figures · 5,707 published claims
5,070
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top events · College Football

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1
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-10 · ABC
12,240,000
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2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
2026-10-17 · FOX
10,376,000
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3
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
2026-10-10 · ABC
9,820,000
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4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
2026-10-17 · ABC
9,160,000
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5
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
2026-10-17 · ABC
8,100,000
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6
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
2026-10-24 · ABC
8,090,000
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7
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
2026-10-24 · FOX
7,015,000
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8
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2026-10-10 · FOX
6,734,000
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9
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2026-10-03 · CBS
5,970,000
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10
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-24 · ABC
5,900,000
College Football

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Ohio State
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
152 telecasts
2
Oregon
Oregon Ducks at Florida State Seminoles · 2015-01-01
28,160,000
132 telecasts
3
Miami
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers · 2026-01-19
30,100,000
111 telecasts
4
Indiana
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl · 2026-01-01
23,900,000
93 telecasts
5
Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2015-01-01
28,270,000
152 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
1,239 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-11-25
19,070,000
459 telecasts
3
CBS
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2023-12-02
17,520,000
272 telecasts
4
ABC
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2016-11-26
16,841,000
612 telecasts
5
NBC
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2020-11-07
10,067,000
137 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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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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2021-11-13Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers1,529,000
2021-11-13Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears3,720,000
2021-11-13Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles1,530,000
2021-11-13Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers5,780,000
2021-11-13Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Indiana Hoosiers180,000
2021-11-13Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes980,000
2021-11-13Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders676,000
2021-11-13West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas State Wildcats476,000
2021-11-13Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns487,000
2021-11-13Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores446,000
2021-11-13Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans2,200,000
2021-11-13Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions5,940,000
2021-11-13Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers667,000
2021-11-13Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers3,280,000
2021-11-13Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,740,000
2021-11-13TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,370,000
2021-11-13Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels3,530,000
2021-11-13Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks1,990,000
2021-11-13Utah State Aggies at San José State Spartans144,000
2021-11-12Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos454,000
2021-11-12Cincinnati Bearcats at South Florida Bulls1,160,000
2021-11-11North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers1,213,000
2021-11-10Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies470,000
2021-11-10Kent State Golden Flashes at Central Michigan Chippewas155,000
2021-11-09Ohio Bobcats at Eastern Michigan Eagles294,000
2021-11-06Army Black Knights at Air Force Falcons1,444,000
2021-11-06LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide5,000,000
2021-11-06USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils1,608,000
2021-11-06Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies3,759,000
2021-11-06Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs1,807,000
2021-11-06Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Cincinnati Bearcats796,000
2021-11-06Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs2,186,000
2021-11-06San Diego State Aztecs at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors226,000
2021-11-06Illinois Fighting Illini at Minnesota Golden Gophers595,000
2021-11-06Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines2,683,000
2021-11-06Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats552,000
2021-11-06Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones907,000
2021-11-06Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks344,000
2021-11-06Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats1,478,000
2021-11-06Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins936,000
2021-11-06Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers4,400,000
2021-11-06Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,863,000
2021-11-06Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers5,328,000
2021-11-06Wake Forest Demon Deacons at North Carolina Tar Heels2,200,000
2021-11-06Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers1,140,000
2021-11-06Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies2,726,000
2021-11-06Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights433,000
2021-11-06UTSA Roadrunners at UTEP Miners412,000
2021-11-05Virginia Tech Hokies at Boston College Eagles1,215,000
2021-11-05Utah Utes at Stanford Cardinal452,000
2021-11-04Georgia State Panthers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns620,000
2021-11-03Northern Illinois Huskies at Kent State Golden Flashes454,000
2021-11-02Eastern Michigan Eagles at Toledo Rockets180,000
2021-10-30Washington State Cougars at Arizona State Sun Devils337,000
2021-10-30Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers2,530,000
2021-10-30Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears2,400,000
2021-10-30Virginia Cavaliers at BYU Cougars678,000
2021-10-30Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulane Green Wave580,000
2021-10-30Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers1,883,000
2021-10-30Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks2,670,000
2021-10-30Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators6,120,000
2021-10-30SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars332,000
2021-10-30Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers1,828,000
2021-10-30Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys344,000
2021-10-30Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans9,290,000
2021-10-30Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern Wildcats401,000
2021-10-30Purdue Boilermakers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,295,000
2021-10-30North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,350,000
2021-10-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,050,000
2021-10-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners2,370,000
2021-10-30Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal402,000
2021-10-30UCLA Bruins at Utah Utes829,000
2021-10-29Navy Midshipmen at Tulsa Golden Hurricane684,000
2021-10-28Troy Trojans at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers290,000
2021-10-28South Florida Bulls at East Carolina Pirates395,000
2021-10-23Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,680,000
2021-10-23BYU Cougars at Washington State Cougars466,000
2021-10-23Cincinnati Bearcats at Navy Midshipmen769,000
2021-10-23Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers2,160,000
2021-10-23Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs233,000
2021-10-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,765,000
2021-10-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,350,000
2021-10-23Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones2,660,000
2021-10-23Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks2,650,000
2021-10-23Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders359,000
2021-10-23LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels3,110,000
2021-10-23Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers533,000
2021-10-23NC State Wolfpack at Miami Hurricanes675,000
2021-10-23Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines3,240,000
2021-10-23USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,870,000
2021-10-23Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins3,850,000
2021-10-23Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers734,000
2021-10-23West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs369,000
2021-10-22Washington Huskies at Arizona Wildcats660,000
2021-10-22Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights793,000
2021-10-21Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs392,000
2021-10-20Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Appalachian State Mountaineers804,000
2021-10-16Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos289,000
2021-10-16Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,530,000
2021-10-16Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes1,393,000

Seasons

  • 2026278 of 422 national windows with figures
  • 2025443 of 661 national windows with figures
  • 2024441 of 633 national windows with figures
  • 2023433 of 600 national windows with figures
  • 2022364 of 563 national windows with figures
  • 2021352 of 576 national windows with figures
  • 2020273 of 504 national windows with figures
  • 2019329 of 560 national windows with figures