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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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2015-10-17Florida Gators at LSU Tigers6,777,000
2015-10-17Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles2,852,000
2015-10-17Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats504,000
2015-10-17TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones849,000
2015-10-17Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks417,000
2015-10-17Ole Miss Rebels at Memphis Tigers3,311,000
2015-10-17Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes437,000
2015-10-17Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines7,398,000
2015-10-17Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers970,000
2015-10-17USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,958,000
2015-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes5,867,000
2015-10-17Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies1,211,000
2015-10-17San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans71,000
2015-10-17South Florida Bulls at Connecticut Huskies121,000
2015-10-16Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars1,468,000
2015-10-16UNLV Rebels at Fresno State Bulldogs358,000
2015-10-16Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave185,000
2015-10-15Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats2,226,000
2015-10-15UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal1,326,000
2015-10-13Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars287,000
2015-10-10Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons257,000
2015-10-10Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide4,835,000
2015-10-10Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats299,000
2015-10-10Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks236,000
2015-10-10East Carolina Pirates at BYU Cougars273,000
2015-10-10California Golden Bears at Utah Utes2,820,000
2015-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles3,502,000
2015-10-10Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers4,884,000
2015-10-10Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes1,021,000
2015-10-10Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,535,000
2015-10-10South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers2,600,000
2015-10-10Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers242,000
2015-10-10Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,639,000
2015-10-10Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,466,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers1,157,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns4,992,000
2015-10-10Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls90,000
2015-10-09NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Tech Hokies1,523,000
2015-10-08SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars356,000
2015-10-08Washington Huskies at USC Trojans1,446,000
2015-10-03Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs7,045,000
2015-10-03Arizona State Sun Devils at UCLA Bruins2,162,000
2015-10-03Arkansas Razorbacks at Tennessee Volunteers2,291,000
2015-10-03Army Black Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions589,000
2015-10-03Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears931,000
2015-10-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos610,000
2015-10-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers7,647,000
2015-10-03Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes2,231,000
2015-10-03Eastern Michigan Eagles at LSU Tigers763,000
2015-10-03Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators3,745,000
2015-10-03Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,273,000
2015-10-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets386,000
2015-10-03Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers7,298,000
2015-10-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,637,000
2015-10-03Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys847,000
2015-10-03Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans1,266,000
2015-10-03West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners1,238,000
2015-10-03Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,768,000
2015-10-02Connecticut Huskies at BYU Cougars1,240,000
2015-10-02Memphis Tigers at South Florida Bulls1,155,000
2015-10-01Miami Hurricanes at Cincinnati Bearcats1,348,000
2015-09-26USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils2,144,000
2015-09-26UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats2,386,000
2015-09-26Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks3,112,000
2015-09-26Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers2,164,000
2015-09-26BYU Cougars at Michigan Wolverines3,071,000
2015-09-26Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils775,000
2015-09-26Virginia Tech Hokies at East Carolina Pirates579,000
2015-09-26Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators4,641,000
2015-09-26North Texas Mean Green at Iowa Hawkeyes348,000
2015-09-26LSU Tigers at Syracuse Orange3,204,000
2015-09-26Maryland Terrapins at West Virginia Mountaineers408,000
2015-09-26Massachusetts Minutemen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,964,000
2015-09-26Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio State Buckeyes3,721,000
2015-09-26Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns2,403,000
2015-09-26Vanderbilt Commodores at Ole Miss Rebels499,000
2015-09-26Utah Utes at Oregon Ducks2,975,000
2015-09-26UCF Knights at South Carolina Gamecocks380,000
2015-09-26TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,770,000
2015-09-25Boise State Broncos at Virginia Cavaliers1,752,000
2015-09-25Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers775,000
2015-09-24Cincinnati Bearcats at Memphis Tigers1,242,000
2015-09-19Air Force Falcons at Michigan State Spartans2,531,000
2015-09-19Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide7,605,000
2015-09-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arkansas Razorbacks1,914,000
2015-09-19Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers4,228,000
2015-09-19BYU Cougars at UCLA Bruins946,000
2015-09-19California Golden Bears at Texas Longhorns2,282,000
2015-09-19South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs3,189,000
2015-09-19Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,700,000
2015-09-19Illinois Fighting Illini at North Carolina Tar Heels590,000
2015-09-19South Florida Bulls at Maryland Terrapins293,000
2015-09-19Nebraska Cornhuskers at Miami Hurricanessplit window926,000
2015-09-19Connecticut Huskies at Missouri Tigers1,903,000
2015-09-19Northern Illinois Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyessplit window5,254,000
2015-09-19UT San Antonio Roadrunners at Oklahoma State Cowboys563,000
2015-09-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma Sooners668,000
2015-09-19Virginia Tech Hokies at Purdue Boilermakers522,000
2015-09-19Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans3,504,000
2015-09-19Western Carolina Catamounts at Tennessee Volunteers844,000