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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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2023-10-28Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks3,600,000
2023-10-28Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats2,510,000
2023-10-28Maryland Terrapins at Northwestern Wildcats270,000
2023-10-28Michigan State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers783,000
2023-10-28Purdue Boilermakers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,020,000
2023-10-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,890,000
2023-10-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers4,870,000
2023-10-28Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes2,810,000
2023-10-28Tulane Green Wave at Rice Owls215,000
2023-10-28Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs33,000
2023-10-28South Carolina Gamecocks at Texas A&M Aggies1,900,000
2023-10-28Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal700,000
2023-10-28West Virginia Mountaineers at UCF Knights409,000
2023-10-27Florida Atlantic Owls at Charlotte 49ers329,000
2023-10-26Georgia State Panthers at Georgia Southern Eagles242,000
2023-10-26Syracuse Orange at Virginia Tech Hokies782,000
2023-10-25UTEP Miners at Sam Houston Bearkats332,000
2023-10-24Liberty Flames at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers136,000
2023-10-21Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,210,000
2023-10-21Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,010,000
2023-10-21Appalachian State Mountaineers at Old Dominion Monarchs60,000
2023-10-21Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies1,080,000
2023-10-21Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks1,220,000
2023-10-21Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers1,800,000
2023-10-21Texas Tech Red Raiders at BYU Cougars545,000
2023-10-21Duke Blue Devils at Florida State Seminoles4,080,000
2023-10-21Georgia State Panthers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns25,000
2023-10-21Texas Longhorns at Houston Cougars3,080,000
2023-10-21Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini684,000
2023-10-21Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Indiana Hoosiers232,000
2023-10-21Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,680,000
2023-10-21TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas State Wildcats432,000
2023-10-21Memphis Tigers at UAB Blazers97,000
2023-10-21Toledo Rockets at Miami (OH) RedHawks46,000
2023-10-21Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans3,730,000
2023-10-21Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers560,000
2023-10-21Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs47,000
2023-10-21Virginia Cavaliers at North Carolina Tar Heels788,000
2023-10-21North Texas Mean Green at Tulane Green Wave112,000
2023-10-21Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,960,000
2023-10-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers1,010,000
2023-10-21UCF Knights at Oklahoma Sooners2,170,000
2023-10-21Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks2,350,000
2023-10-21UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal852,000
2023-10-21Utah Utes at USC Trojans3,230,000
2023-10-20SMU Mustangs at Temple Owls548,000
2023-10-19James Madison Dukes at Marshall Thundering Herd603,000
2023-10-19Rice Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane179,000
2023-10-18New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners293,000
2023-10-17Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks110,000
2023-10-17Southern Miss Golden Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars256,000
2023-10-14Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide3,430,000
2023-10-14Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers2,160,000
2023-10-14Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams471,000
2023-10-14BYU Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs1,020,000
2023-10-14Iowa State Cyclones at Cincinnati Bearcats534,000
2023-10-14Florida Atlantic Owls at South Florida Bulls84,000
2023-10-14Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles2,090,000
2023-10-14Georgia Southern Eagles at James Madison Dukes169,000
2023-10-14Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia State Panthers129,000
2023-10-14Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores2,460,000
2023-10-14Illinois Fighting Illini at Maryland Terrapins1,140,000
2023-10-14Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines3,550,000
2023-10-14Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,340,000
2023-10-14Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys796,000
2023-10-14Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders770,000
2023-10-14Louisville Cardinals at Pittsburgh Panthers569,000
2023-10-14Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels3,080,000
2023-10-14Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights503,000
2023-10-14Temple Owls at North Texas Mean Green37,000
2023-10-14Ohio Bobcats at Northern Illinois Huskies46,000
2023-10-14USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish6,430,000
2023-10-14UCLA Bruins at Oregon State Beavers1,430,000
2023-10-14Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies7,040,000
2023-10-14Massachusetts Minutemen at Penn State Nittany Lions693,000
2023-10-14Texas A&M Aggies at Tennessee Volunteers4,380,000
2023-10-14UAB Blazers at UTSA Roadrunners49,000
2023-10-13Stanford Cardinal at Colorado Buffaloes3,290,000
2023-10-13Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers1,720,000
2023-10-12SMU Mustangs at East Carolina Pirates467,000
2023-10-12West Virginia Mountaineers at Houston Cougars729,000
2023-10-11UTEP Miners at Florida International Panthers332,000
2023-10-10Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Appalachian State Mountaineers499,000
2023-10-10Liberty Flames at Jacksonville State Gamecocks117,000
2023-10-07Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies7,230,000
2023-10-07Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans2,550,000
2023-10-07Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears481,000
2023-10-07Virginia Tech Hokies at Florida State Seminoles3,020,000
2023-10-07Fresno State Bulldogs at Wyoming Cowboys737,000
2023-10-07Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs3,190,000
2023-10-07Howard Bison at Northwestern Wildcats71,000
2023-10-07TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones480,000
2023-10-07UCF Knights at Kansas Jayhawks1,450,000
2023-10-07Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns43,000
2023-10-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Louisville Cardinals5,120,000
2023-10-07LSU Tigers at Missouri Tigers2,340,000
2023-10-07Marshall Thundering Herd at NC State Wolfpack386,000
2023-10-07Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes4,510,000
2023-10-07Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,060,000
2023-10-07Syracuse Orange at North Carolina Tar Heels987,000

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