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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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2024-10-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,790,000
2024-10-26Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes5,960,000
2024-10-26North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Cavaliers398,000
2024-10-26Tulane Green Wave at North Texas Mean Green130,000
2024-10-26Oklahoma Sooners at Ole Miss Rebels2,600,000
2024-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers3,340,000
2024-10-26Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs2,360,000
2024-10-25Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles879,000
2024-10-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at USC Trojans2,010,000
2024-10-24Georgia Southern Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs214,000
2024-10-24Syracuse Orange at Pittsburgh Panthers948,000
2024-10-23Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Jacksonville State Gamecocks434,000
2024-10-22Sam Houston Bearkats at Florida International Panthers132,000
2024-10-19Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers10,230,000
2024-10-19Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats2,020,000
2024-10-19LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks1,360,000
2024-10-19East Carolina Pirates at Army Black Knights323,000
2024-10-19Auburn Tigers at Missouri Tigers2,450,000
2024-10-19Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders316,000
2024-10-19Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers54,000
2024-10-19Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,590,000
2024-10-19Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns13,190,000
2024-10-19Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Washington State Cougars258,000
2024-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini3,010,000
2024-10-19Nebraska Cornhuskers at Indiana Hoosiers3,180,000
2024-10-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans1,570,000
2024-10-19UCF Knights at Iowa State Cyclones526,000
2024-10-19Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers1,140,000
2024-10-19Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals4,070,000
2024-10-19USC Trojans at Maryland Terrapins516,000
2024-10-19North Texas Mean Green at Memphis Tigers30,000
2024-10-19New Mexico Lobos at Utah State Aggies34,000
2024-10-19Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats502,000
2024-10-19UNLV Rebels at Oregon State Beavers507,000
2024-10-19UCLA Bruins at Rutgers Scarlet Knights426,000
2024-10-19TCU Horned Frogs at Utah Utes912,000
2024-10-18Oklahoma State Cowboys at BYU Cougars1,660,000
2024-10-18Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils1,260,000
2024-10-18Oregon Ducks at Purdue Boilermakers2,150,000
2024-10-17Boston College Eagles at Virginia Tech Hokies712,000
2024-10-17Georgia State Panthers at Marshall Thundering Herd209,000
2024-10-16Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Sam Houston Bearkats403,000
2024-10-15Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at New Mexico State Aggies64,000
2024-10-15Troy Trojans at South Alabama Jaguars352,000
2024-10-12Air Force Falcons at New Mexico Lobos52,000
2024-10-12South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide6,000,000
2024-10-12Arizona Wildcats at BYU Cougars1,310,000
2024-10-12Toledo Rockets at Buffalo Bulls40,000
2024-10-12California Golden Bears at Pittsburgh Panthers741,000
2024-10-12Ohio Bobcats at Central Michigan Chippewas24,000
2024-10-12Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights280,000
2024-10-12Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,300,000
2024-10-12Kansas State Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes3,260,000
2024-10-12San José State Spartans at Colorado State Rams75,000
2024-10-12North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls82,000
2024-10-12Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers3,250,000
2024-10-12Washington State Cougars at Fresno State Bulldogs246,000
2024-10-12Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Southern Eagles15,000
2024-10-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels541,000
2024-10-12Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini440,000
2024-10-12Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers1,220,000
2024-10-12Washington Huskies at Iowa Hawkeyes2,370,000
2024-10-12Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers4,240,000
2024-10-12Minnesota Golden Gophers at UCLA Bruins312,000
2024-10-12Missouri Tigers at Massachusetts Minutemen276,000
2024-10-12Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,870,000
2024-10-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks9,600,000
2024-10-12Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners7,600,000
2024-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at USC Trojans4,280,000
2024-10-12Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights620,000
2024-10-11Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils1,290,000
2024-10-11Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins712,000
2024-10-10Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at James Madison Dukes390,000
2024-10-10UTEP Miners at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers81,000
2024-10-05Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,280,000
2024-10-05Kansas Jayhawks at Arizona State Sun Devils525,000
2024-10-05Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona Wildcats943,000
2024-10-05Tennessee Volunteers at Arkansas Razorbacks5,290,000
2024-10-05Army Black Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane72,000
2024-10-05Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,930,000
2024-10-05Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones1,200,000
2024-10-05Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos239,000
2024-10-05Miami Hurricanes at California Golden Bears1,920,000
2024-10-05East Carolina Pirates at Charlotte 49ers28,000
2024-10-05Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles1,410,000
2024-10-05Colorado State Rams at Oregon State Beavers568,000
2024-10-05Indiana Hoosiers at Northwestern Wildcats439,000
2024-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,460,000
2024-10-05James Madison Dukes at UL Monroe Warhawks42,000
2024-10-05SMU Mustangs at Louisville Cardinals1,410,000
2024-10-05Michigan Wolverines at Washington Huskies4,040,000
2024-10-05USC Trojans at Minnesota Golden Gophers701,000
2024-10-05Missouri Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies3,270,000
2024-10-05Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack446,000
2024-10-05Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,030,000
2024-10-05Nevada Wolf Pack at San José State Spartans28,000
2024-10-05Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels645,000
2024-10-05West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys634,000
2024-10-05Ole Miss Rebels at South Carolina Gamecocks1,230,000
2024-10-05UCLA Bruins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000

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