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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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2021-10-02Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions4,000,000
2021-10-02Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones262,000
2021-10-02Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats2,620,000
2021-10-02Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,310,000
2021-10-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,190,000
2021-10-02Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal2,641,000
2021-10-02Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,384,000
2021-10-02Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers666,000
2021-10-01Houston Cougars at Tulsa Golden Hurricane548,000
2021-10-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Maryland Terrapins1,381,000
2021-09-30Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes1,408,000
2021-09-25Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes1,075,000
2021-09-25Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks1,660,000
2021-09-25Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona State Sun Devils170,000
2021-09-25Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks4,070,000
2021-09-25Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears2,010,000
2021-09-25Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies804,000
2021-09-25Missouri Tigers at Boston College Eagles404,000
2021-09-25South Florida Bulls at BYU Cougars491,000
2021-09-25Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,190,000
2021-09-25Colorado State Rams at Iowa Hawkeyes513,000
2021-09-25Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles643,000
2021-09-25Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators3,280,000
2021-09-25Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks941,000
2021-09-25LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,790,000
2021-09-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,810,000
2021-09-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans1,660,000
2021-09-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers5,370,000
2021-09-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners4,500,000
2021-09-25Oregon State Beavers at USC Trojans754,000
2021-09-25SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs186,000
2021-09-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns1,730,000
2021-09-24Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Cavaliers1,113,000
2021-09-23Marshall Thundering Herd at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,014,000
2021-09-18Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators7,860,000
2021-09-18Arizona State Sun Devils at BYU Cougars1,498,000
2021-09-18Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions7,610,000
2021-09-18Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boise State Broncos596,000
2021-09-18Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Buffalo Bulls285,000
2021-09-18Cincinnati Bearcats at Indiana Hoosiers1,681,000
2021-09-18Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers2,100,000
2021-09-18Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons689,000
2021-09-18South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs2,550,000
2021-09-18Mississippi State Bulldogs at Memphis Tigers401,000
2021-09-18Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes2,770,000
2021-09-18Northern Illinois Huskies at Michigan Wolverines512,000
2021-09-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oklahoma Sooners4,210,000
2021-09-18Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,580,000
2021-09-18Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes1,830,000
2021-09-18Tulane Green Wave at Ole Miss Rebels350,000
2021-09-18USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars1,580,000
2021-09-18Virginia Tech Hokies at West Virginia Mountaineers932,000
2021-09-17Maryland Terrapins at Illinois Fighting Illini690,000
2021-09-17UCF Knights at Louisville Cardinals1,881,000
2021-09-16Ohio Bobcats at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns698,000
2021-09-11Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,080,000
2021-09-11Appalachian State Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes395,000
2021-09-11UNLV Rebels at Arizona State Sun Devils407,000
2021-09-11Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks3,360,000
2021-09-11Ball State Cardinals at Penn State Nittany Lions881,000
2021-09-11Buffalo Bulls at Nebraska Cornhuskers626,000
2021-09-11Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,500,000
2021-09-11California Golden Bears at TCU Horned Frogs193,000
2021-09-11Texas A&M Aggies at Colorado Buffaloes4,500,000
2021-09-11South Carolina Gamecocks at East Carolina Pirates585,000
2021-09-11Eastern Michigan Eagles at Wisconsin Badgers557,000
2021-09-11Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls1,600,000
2021-09-11UAB Blazers at Georgia Bulldogs1,118,000
2021-09-11Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Oregon State Beavers204,000
2021-09-11Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones3,890,000
2021-09-11Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines4,750,000
2021-09-11NC State Wolfpack at Mississippi State Bulldogs756,000
2021-09-11Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes7,730,000
2021-09-11Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys321,000
2021-09-11Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers1,740,000
2021-09-11Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans1,440,000
2021-09-10UTEP Miners at Boise State Broncos347,000
2021-09-10Kansas Jayhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1,300,000
2021-09-06Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels3,080,000
2021-09-05Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles7,750,000
2021-09-04Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes5,670,000
2021-09-04BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats933,000
2021-09-04Nevada Wolf Pack at California Golden Bears255,000
2021-09-04Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,860,000
2021-09-04Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars831,000
2021-09-04UTSA Roadrunners at Illinois Fighting Illini211,000
2021-09-04Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes554,000
2021-09-04Stanford Cardinal at Kansas State Wildcats312,000
2021-09-04Kent State Golden Flashes at Texas A&M Aggies285,000
2021-09-04Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs228,000
2021-09-04Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns2,880,000
2021-09-04LSU Tigers at UCLA Bruins3,220,000
2021-09-04West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins1,350,000
2021-09-04Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines1,620,000
2021-09-04Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners2,530,000
2021-09-04Oregon State Beavers at Purdue Boilermakers439,000
2021-09-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers5,410,000
2021-09-03Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,100,000
2021-09-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies2,580,000
2021-09-02East Carolina Pirates at Appalachian State Mountaineers245,000

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