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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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2018-10-06Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes2,810,000
2018-10-06Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,988,000
2018-10-06Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2018-10-06Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers
2018-10-06Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-10-06Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines2,329,000
2018-10-06Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans620,000
2018-10-06Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Tech Hokies4,473,000
2018-10-06Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners5,608,000
2018-10-06Utah Utes at Stanford Cardinal
2018-10-06Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins2,027,000
2018-10-05Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars
2018-10-05Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Louisville Cardinals
2018-10-04Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars
2018-09-29USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats
2018-09-29Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-09-29Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners2,767,000
2018-09-29BYU Cougars at Washington Huskies1,286,000
2018-09-29Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears750,000
2018-09-29Central Michigan Chippewas at Michigan State Spartans425,000
2018-09-29Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers4,475,000
2018-09-29Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils
2018-09-29Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-09-29Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
2018-09-29Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs3,640,000
2018-09-29Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs
2018-09-29Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats974,000
2018-09-29Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers
2018-09-29Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats3,618,000
2018-09-29Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,443,000
2018-09-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,141,000
2018-09-29Pittsburgh Panthers at UCF Knights
2018-09-29West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2018-09-28UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes840,000
2018-09-28Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
2018-09-27North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
2018-09-22Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide5,650,000
2018-09-22Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies
2018-09-22Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears414,000
2018-09-22Boston College Eagles at Purdue Boilermakers
2018-09-22Ohio Bobcats at Cincinnati Bearcats
2018-09-22Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,808,000
2018-09-22Florida International Panthers at Miami Hurricanes
2018-09-22Northern Illinois Huskies at Florida State Seminoles
2018-09-22Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
2018-09-22Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers
2018-09-22Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,313,000
2018-09-22Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
2018-09-22Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats
2018-09-22Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines1,449,000
2018-09-22Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,439,000
2018-09-22Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys868,000
2018-09-22Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks4,165,000
2018-09-22TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns2,887,000
2018-09-21Florida Atlantic Owls at UCF Knights
2018-09-21Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini1,170,000
2018-09-21Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans
2018-09-20Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls
2018-09-15Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
2018-09-15LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers5,936,000
2018-09-15Duke Blue Devils at Baylor Bears291,000
2018-09-15BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers2,913,000
2018-09-15Georgia Southern Eagles at Clemson Tigers
2018-09-15Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange
2018-09-15Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,079,000
2018-09-15Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones3,346,000
2018-09-15Kent State Golden Flashes at Penn State Nittany Lions893,000
2018-09-15Miami Hurricanes at Toledo Rockets
2018-09-15Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,108,000
2018-09-15Ohio State Buckeyes at TCU Horned Frogs7,232,000
2018-09-15USC Trojans at Texas Longhorns2,950,000
2018-09-15Washington Huskies at Utah Utes
2018-09-14Georgia State Panthers at Memphis Tigers
2018-09-13Boston College Eagles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018-09-08Arkansas State Red Wolves at Alabama Crimson Tide
2018-09-08Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars2,539,000
2018-09-08Michigan State Spartans at Arizona State Sun Devils
2018-09-08Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,453,000
2018-09-08California Golden Bears at BYU Cougars
2018-09-08Clemson Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-09-08Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,394,000
2018-09-08Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats
2018-09-08North Carolina Tar Heels at East Carolina Pirates
2018-09-08Fresno State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers395,000
2018-09-08Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks3,747,000
2018-09-08Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,017,000
2018-09-08Southeastern Louisiana Lions at LSU Tigers
2018-09-08Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines914,000
2018-09-08Wyoming Cowboys at Missouri Tigers
2018-09-08UCLA Bruins at Oklahoma Sooners2,896,000
2018-09-08Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers3,286,000
2018-09-08USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,290,000
2018-09-07TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs
2018-09-03Virginia Tech Hokies at Florida State Seminoles
2018-09-02Miami Hurricanes at LSU Tigers6,553,000
2018-09-01Louisville Cardinals at Alabama Crimson Tide4,540,000
2018-09-01BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
2018-09-01UTSA Roadrunners at Arizona State Sun Devils234,000
2018-09-01Washington Huskies at Auburn Tigers5,253,000
2018-09-01Austin Peay Governors at Georgia Bulldogs