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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
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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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2022-10-21Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls502,000
2022-10-20Virginia Cavaliers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets891,000
2022-10-19Georgia State Panthers at Appalachian State Mountaineers439,000
2022-10-15Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers11,560,000
2022-10-15Arkansas Razorbacks at BYU Cougars1,060,000
2022-10-15Auburn Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels2,060,000
2022-10-15LSU Tigers at Florida Gators2,460,000
2022-10-15Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini619,000
2022-10-15Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers392,000
2022-10-15Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns2,350,000
2022-10-15Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners1,210,000
2022-10-15Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines6,450,000
2022-10-15Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans2,450,000
2022-10-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers943,000
2022-10-15Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,150,000
2022-10-15Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs2,140,000
2022-10-15USC Trojans at Utah Utes2,740,000
2022-10-14Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs959,000
2022-10-13Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,150,000
2022-10-13Temple Owls at UCF Knights603,000
2022-10-12Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Marshall Thundering Herd496,000
2022-10-08Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies433,000
2022-10-08Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide7,150,000
2022-10-08James Madison Dukes at Arkansas State Red Wolves103,000
2022-10-08Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,240,000
2022-10-08Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos375,000
2022-10-08Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles1,930,000
2022-10-08BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,530,000
2022-10-08Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators488,000
2022-10-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini855,000
2022-10-08Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,010,000
2022-10-08Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones373,000
2022-10-08TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks1,310,000
2022-10-08Tennessee Volunteers at LSU Tigers2,960,000
2022-10-08Purdue Boilermakers at Maryland Terrapins400,000
2022-10-08North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes1,250,000
2022-10-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,440,000
2022-10-08Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats572,000
2022-10-08Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,630,000
2022-10-08Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners3,360,000
2022-10-08Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal1,080,000
2022-10-08Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins2,650,000
2022-10-08Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans1,840,000
2022-10-07Colorado State Rams at Nevada Wolf Pack433,000
2022-10-07Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers699,000
2022-10-07Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,150,000
2022-10-05SMU Mustangs at UCF Knights866,000
2022-10-01Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,130,000
2022-10-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks5,828,000
2022-10-01Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans1,920,000
2022-10-01LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers2,790,000
2022-10-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears2,410,000
2022-10-01Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles2,480,000
2022-10-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers573,000
2022-10-01Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,140,000
2022-10-01Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes4,200,000
2022-10-01Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks865,000
2022-10-01Kentucky Wildcats at Ole Miss Rebels2,790,000
2022-10-01Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins904,000
2022-10-01Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers829,000
2022-10-01Northwestern Wildcats at Penn State Nittany Lions1,620,000
2022-10-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes1,790,000
2022-10-01Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,468,000
2022-10-01Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks672,000
2022-10-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns1,190,000
2022-09-30San Diego State Aztecs at Boise State Broncos407,000
2022-09-30Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars1,220,000
2022-09-30Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins1,700,000
2022-09-29Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars1,260,000
2022-09-24Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils1,210,000
2022-09-24Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies3,500,000
2022-09-24Missouri Tigers at Auburn Tigers2,070,000
2022-09-24Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones762,000
2022-09-24Wyoming Cowboys at BYU Cougars609,000
2022-09-24Central Michigan Chippewas at Penn State Nittany Lions628,000
2022-09-24Charlotte 49ers at South Carolina Gamecocks177,000
2022-09-24Indiana Hoosiers at Cincinnati Bearcats482,000
2022-09-24Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons3,180,000
2022-09-24Duke Blue Devils at Kansas Jayhawks441,000
2022-09-24Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers5,570,000
2022-09-24Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights107,000
2022-09-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights739,000
2022-09-24Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners3,370,000
2022-09-24Northern Illinois Huskies at Kentucky Wildcats555,000
2022-09-24Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines4,380,000
2022-09-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans1,110,000
2022-09-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels3,460,000
2022-09-24Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,590,000
2022-09-24Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars2,270,000
2022-09-24Toledo Rockets at San Diego State Aztecs145,000
2022-09-24Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies532,000
2022-09-24Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,280,000
2022-09-23Nevada Wolf Pack at Air Force Falcons312,000
2022-09-23Virginia Cavaliers at Syracuse Orange1,790,000
2022-09-22Chattanooga Mocs at Illinois Fighting Illini176,000
2022-09-22Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Georgia State Panthers224,000
2022-09-22West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies1,600,000
2022-09-17North Dakota State Bison at Arizona Wildcats335,000
2022-09-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Auburn Tigers4,050,000
2022-09-17Texas State Bobcats at Baylor Bears221,000

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