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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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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
2018-09-01North Carolina Tar Heels at California Golden Bears930,000
2018-09-01Central Michigan Chippewas at Kentucky Wildcats
2018-09-01Cincinnati Bearcats at UCLA Bruins
2018-09-01Florida Atlantic Owls at Oklahoma Sooners1,385,000
2018-09-01James Madison Dukes at NC State Wolfpack
2018-09-01Texas Longhorns at Maryland Terrapins1,274,000
2018-09-01Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish7,091,000
2018-09-01Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-09-01Oregon State Beavers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,487,000
2018-09-01Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2018-09-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Tennessee Volunteers2,647,000
2018-08-31Army Black Knights at Duke Blue Devils
2018-08-31San Diego State Aztecs at Stanford Cardinal596,000
2018-08-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-08-30Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2018-08-30UCF Knights at UConn Huskies
2018-01-08CFP National Championship28,440,000
2018-01-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Clemson Tigers
2018-01-01UCF Knights at Auburn Tigers
2018-01-01Georgia Bulldogs at Oklahoma Sooners
2018-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LSU Tigers
2018-01-01Michigan Wolverines at South Carolina Gamecocks
2017-12-30Iowa State Cyclones at Memphis Tigers3,438,000
2017-12-30Louisville Cardinals at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2017-12-30Wisconsin Badgers at Miami Hurricanes
2017-12-30Washington Huskies at Penn State Nittany Lions
2017-12-29NC State Wolfpack at Arizona State Sun Devils2,205,000
2017-12-29Kentucky Wildcats at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-12-29USC Trojans at Ohio State Buckeyes
2017-12-29Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Texas A&M Aggies
2017-12-28Washington State Cougars at Michigan State Spartans1,613,000
2017-12-28Virginia Cavaliers at Navy Midshipmen
2017-12-28Virginia Tech Hokies at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2017-12-28Stanford Cardinal at TCU Horned Frogs
2017-12-27Arizona Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers2,826,000
2017-12-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Boston College Eagles
2017-12-27Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Florida State Seminoles
2017-12-27Texas Longhorns at Missouri Tigers
2017-12-26Duke Blue Devils at Northern Illinois Huskies
2017-12-26Utah Utes at West Virginia Mountaineers
2017-12-24Fresno State Bulldogs at Houston Cougars
2017-12-23Appalachian State Mountaineers at Toledo Rockets
2017-12-23San Diego State Aztecs at Army Black Knights
2017-12-23Texas Tech Red Raiders at South Florida Bulls
2017-12-21Temple Owls at Florida Intl Golden Panthers
2017-12-20Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at SMU Mustangs
2017-12-19Akron Zips at Florida Atlantic Owls
2017-12-16Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Arkansas State Red Wolves
2017-12-16Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks3,801,000
2017-12-16Marshall Thundering Herd at Colorado State Rams
2017-12-16Troy Trojans at North Texas Mean Green
2017-12-02Akron Zips at Toledo Rockets
2017-12-02Troy Trojans at Arkansas State Red Wolves
2017-12-02Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers13,466,000
2017-12-02Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos
2017-12-02Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers5,428,000
2017-12-02North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls
2017-12-02Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights3,385,000
2017-12-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers12,918,000
2017-12-02TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners5,896,000
2017-12-01Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
2017-11-25Utah State Aggies at Air Force Falcons
2017-11-25Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers13,657,000
2017-11-25Clemson Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks

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