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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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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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2022-11-18South Florida Bulls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane510,000
2022-11-17SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave767,000
2022-11-16Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas179,000
2022-11-16Eastern Michigan Eagles at Kent State Golden Flashes399,000
2022-11-15Ohio Bobcats at Ball State Cardinals250,000
2022-11-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels8,710,000
2022-11-12Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins1,860,000
2022-11-12LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks3,570,000
2022-11-12Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears528,000
2022-11-12Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers1,350,000
2022-11-12Georgia Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,340,000
2022-11-12Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini835,000
2022-11-12Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,340,000
2022-11-12Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys272,000
2022-11-12Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,090,000
2022-11-12Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions1,880,000
2022-11-12Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines3,880,000
2022-11-12Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans591,000
2022-11-12Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers331,000
2022-11-12Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers3,010,000
2022-11-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,070,000
2022-11-12North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons610,000
2022-11-12Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers956,000
2022-11-12Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks3,630,000
2022-11-12San José State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs146,000
2022-11-12Stanford Cardinal at Utah Utes1,040,000
2022-11-12TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns5,030,000
2022-11-12UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave368,000
2022-11-11East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats803,000
2022-11-11Colorado Buffaloes at USC Trojans525,000
2022-11-10Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns254,000
2022-11-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Memphis Tigers574,000
2022-11-09Buffalo Bulls at Central Michigan Chippewas350,000
2022-11-08Ball State Cardinals at Toledo Rockets482,000
2022-11-08Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks258,000
2022-11-05Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights1,230,000
2022-11-05Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers7,580,000
2022-11-05UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils490,000
2022-11-05Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs512,000
2022-11-05BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos281,000
2022-11-05California Golden Bears at USC Trojans2,040,000
2022-11-05Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,220,000
2022-11-05Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes962,000
2022-11-05Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes1,500,000
2022-11-05Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies2,730,000
2022-11-05Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs13,060,000
2022-11-05Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini928,000
2022-11-05Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers2,230,000
2022-11-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers582,000
2022-11-05Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks734,000
2022-11-05Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats1,250,000
2022-11-05Maryland Terrapins at Wisconsin Badgers576,000
2022-11-05UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers321,000
2022-11-05Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,290,000
2022-11-05Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,070,000
2022-11-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats4,760,000
2022-11-05Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs2,510,000
2022-11-04Duke Blue Devils at Boston College Eagles787,000
2022-11-04Oregon State Beavers at Washington Huskies1,130,000
2022-11-03Appalachian State Mountaineers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers743,000
2022-11-02Western Michigan Broncos at Bowling Green Falcons361,000
2022-11-01Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats276,000
2022-10-29Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders572,000
2022-10-29Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos269,000
2022-10-29Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears738,000
2022-10-29Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights1,060,000
2022-10-29Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs5,620,000
2022-10-29San Diego State Aztecs at Fresno State Bulldogs219,000
2022-10-29South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars131,000
2022-10-29Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,490,000
2022-10-29Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes483,000
2022-10-29Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones711,000
2022-10-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats3,380,000
2022-10-29Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers4,040,000
2022-10-29Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines5,580,000
2022-10-29Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers302,000
2022-10-29Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange2,340,000
2022-10-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions8,270,000
2022-10-29Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins1,260,000
2022-10-29TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers1,510,000
2022-10-28East Carolina Pirates at BYU Cougars823,000
2022-10-27Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Southern Miss Golden Eagles190,000
2022-10-27Virginia Tech Hokies at NC State Wolfpack1,230,000
2022-10-27Utah Utes at Washington State Cougars470,000
2022-10-22Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears744,000
2022-10-22Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears1,320,000
2022-10-22Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs682,000
2022-10-22Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers4,750,000
2022-10-22Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights238,000
2022-10-22Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,380,000
2022-10-22Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs1,530,000
2022-10-22Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers3,860,000
2022-10-22Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins252,000
2022-10-22Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave168,000
2022-10-22Minnesota Golden Gophers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,540,000
2022-10-22Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,460,000
2022-10-22UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks3,340,000
2022-10-22Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers1,010,000
2022-10-22West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders542,000
2022-10-22Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys109,000

Seasons

  • 2026278 of 385 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