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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 the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2022-09-10Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats160,000
2022-09-10Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators4,330,000
2022-09-10Georgia Southern Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,240,000
2022-09-10Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders633,000
2022-09-10Virginia Cavaliers at Illinois Fighting Illini159,000
2022-09-10Missouri Tigers at Kansas State Wildcats490,000
2022-09-10Marshall Thundering Herd at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,480,000
2022-09-10Ohio Bobcats at Penn State Nittany Lions1,550,000
2022-09-10Tennessee Volunteers at Pittsburgh Panthers4,460,000
2022-09-10USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,960,000
2022-09-10Washington State Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers3,920,000
2022-09-09Louisville Cardinals at UCF Knights1,850,000
2022-09-05Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets4,860,000
2022-09-04Florida State Seminoles at LSU Tigers7,550,000
2022-09-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Appalachian State Mountaineers520,000
2022-09-03Arizona Wildcats at San Diego State Aztecs921,000
2022-09-03Cincinnati Bearcats at Arkansas Razorbacks2,900,000
2022-09-03Boise State Broncos at Oregon State Beavers1,250,000
2022-09-03Buffalo Bulls at Maryland Terrapins181,000
2022-09-03Colorado State Rams at Michigan Wolverines3,930,000
2022-09-03NC State Wolfpack at East Carolina Pirates2,030,000
2022-09-03Utah Utes at Florida Gators2,950,000
2022-09-03Oregon Ducks at Georgia Bulldogs6,200,000
2022-09-03Illinois State Redbirds at Wisconsin Badgers498,000
2022-09-03South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Iowa Hawkeyes1,010,000
2022-09-03Kent State Golden Flashes at Washington Huskies319,000
2022-09-03North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Nebraska Cornhuskers889,000
2022-09-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes10,530,000
2022-09-03UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners1,220,000
2022-09-03Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Wyoming Cowboys361,000
2022-09-02TCU Horned Frogs at Colorado Buffaloes1,250,000
2022-09-02Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana Hoosiers965,000
2022-09-02Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan State Spartans1,350,000
2022-09-02Virginia Tech Hokies at Old Dominion Monarchs334,000
2022-09-01Cal Poly Mustangs at Fresno State Bulldogs167,000
2022-09-01Central Michigan Chippewas at Oklahoma State Cowboys402,000
2022-09-01Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers122,000
2022-09-01New Mexico State Aggies at Minnesota Golden Gophers241,000
2022-09-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers3,510,000
2022-09-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers3,150,000
2022-08-27Wyoming Cowboys at Illinois Fighting Illini512,000
2022-08-27Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats4,420,000
2022-08-27Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico State Aggies304,000
2022-08-27UConn Huskies at Utah State Aggies517,000
2022-01-10CFP National Championship22,600,000
2022-01-04LSU Tigers at Kansas State Wildcats2,364,000
2022-01-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Arkansas Razorbacks3,900,000
2022-01-01Baylor Bears at Ole Miss Rebels9,500,000
2022-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats6,500,000
2022-01-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Notre Dame Fighting Irish7,960,000
2022-01-01Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes16,630,000
2021-12-31Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide16,650,000
2021-12-31Washington State Cougars at Central Michigan Chippewas2,850,000
2021-12-31Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines16,500,000
2021-12-31Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Rutgers Scarlet Knights3,480,000
2021-12-30Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils3,600,000
2021-12-30Pittsburgh Panthers at Michigan State Spartans7,650,000
2021-12-30North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks2,597,000
2021-12-30Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers5,600,000
2021-12-29Clemson Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones4,900,000
2021-12-29Maryland Terrapins at Virginia Tech Hokies2,443,000
2021-12-29Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma Sooners4,700,000
2021-12-28Air Force Falcons at Louisville Cardinals2,730,000
2021-12-28Houston Cougars at Auburn Tigers2,293,000
2021-12-28West Virginia Mountaineers at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,400,000
2021-12-28Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,900,000
2021-12-27Western Michigan Broncos at Nevada Wolf Pack1,066,000
2021-12-25Georgia State Panthers at Ball State Cardinals1,714,000
2021-12-23UCF Knights at Florida Gators3,200,000
2021-12-23North Texas Mean Green at Miami (OH) RedHawks1,532,000
2021-12-22Missouri Tigers at Army Black Knights2,570,000
2021-12-21Kent State Golden Flashes at Wyoming Cowboys1,280,000
2021-12-21UTSA Roadrunners at San Diego State Aztecs1,154,000
2021-12-20Old Dominion Monarchs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane918,000
2021-12-18Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,623,000
2021-12-18UAB Blazers at BYU Cougars3,200,000
2021-12-18Eastern Michigan Eagles at Liberty Flames1,234,000
2021-12-18UTEP Miners at Fresno State Bulldogs1,523,000
2021-12-18Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Marshall Thundering Herd1,065,000
2021-12-18Utah State Aggies at Oregon State Beavers2,892,000
2021-12-17Northern Illinois Huskies at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1,267,000
2021-12-17Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Toledo Rockets851,000
2021-12-11Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,580,000
2021-12-04Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide15,270,000
2021-12-04Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns440,000
2021-12-04Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys8,020,000
2021-12-04USC Trojans at California Golden Bears390,000
2021-12-04Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats3,420,000
2021-12-04Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes11,660,000
2021-12-04Kent State Golden Flashes at Northern Illinois Huskies880,000
2021-12-04Pittsburgh Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,660,000
2021-12-04Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs820,000
2021-12-03Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes4,250,000
2021-11-27Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers10,370,000
2021-11-27Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears412,000
2021-11-27Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Boston College Eagles247,000
2021-11-27BYU Cougars at USC Trojans1,458,000
2021-11-27California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins386,000
2021-11-27Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators1,629,000
2021-11-27Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,947,000

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