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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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2021-10-16Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,400,000
2021-10-16Army Black Knights at Wisconsin Badgers639,000
2021-10-16BYU Cougars at Baylor Bears1,440,000
2021-10-16UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,370,000
2021-10-16Florida Gators at LSU Tigers2,930,000
2021-10-16Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs6,370,000
2021-10-16Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers1,276,000
2021-10-16Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,450,000
2021-10-16Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats608,000
2021-10-16Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,062,000
2021-10-16Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats204,000
2021-10-16Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,130,000
2021-10-16TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,430,000
2021-10-16Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies640,000
2021-10-16Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars210,000
2021-10-16UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies1,530,000
2021-10-15California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks1,446,000
2021-10-15Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange2,120,000
2021-10-14Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers514,000
2021-10-12Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns428,000
2021-10-09Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies8,330,000
2021-10-09UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats799,000
2021-10-09Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels2,230,000
2021-10-09Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers4,580,000
2021-10-09West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears456,000
2021-10-09Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars2,240,000
2021-10-09Florida State Seminoles at North Carolina Tar Heels1,073,000
2021-10-09Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini416,000
2021-10-09Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes6,904,000
2021-10-09Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,790,000
2021-10-09Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,630,000
2021-10-09Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights642,000
2021-10-09Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns5,940,000
2021-10-09South Carolina Gamecocks at Tennessee Volunteers795,000
2021-10-09Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Syracuse Orange509,000
2021-10-09TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders625,000
2021-10-09Utah Utes at USC Trojans1,380,000
2021-10-08Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils1,134,000
2021-10-08Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats1,111,000
2021-10-07Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave464,000
2021-10-02Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide4,790,000
2021-10-02Arizona State Sun Devils at UCLA Bruins673,000
2021-10-02Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs3,850,000
2021-10-02Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers3,790,000
2021-10-02Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys995,000
2021-10-02Nevada Wolf Pack at Boise State Broncos197,000
2021-10-02Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,810,000
2021-10-02Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels303,000
2021-10-02Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats3,060,000
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

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