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College Football

3,419 telecasts with figures · 3,488 published claims
3,419
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top events · College Football

Full chart
1
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2026-09-06 · NBC
7,421,000
College Football
2
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers
2026-09-05 · ABC
5,755,000
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3
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
2026-09-06 · NBC
5,136,000
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4
North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs
2026-08-29 · ESPN · Disney+
4,900,000
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5
Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
2026-09-05 · CBS
4,831,000
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6
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
2026-09-06 · ABC
4,695,000
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7
Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers
2026-09-05 · ABC · Disney+
4,244,000
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8
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
2026-09-05 · NBC
4,135,000
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9
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles
2026-09-07 · ESPN
4,070,000
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10
East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-09-05 · ABC
3,779,000
College Football

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Ohio State
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
132 telecasts
2
Oregon
Oregon Ducks at Florida State Seminoles · 2015-01-01
28,160,000
99 telecasts
3
Miami
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers · 2026-01-19
30,100,000
87 telecasts
4
Indiana
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl · 2026-01-01
23,900,000
57 telecasts
5
Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2015-01-01
28,270,000
133 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
900 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-11-25
19,070,000
327 telecasts
3
CBS
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2023-12-02
17,520,000
217 telecasts
4
ABC
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2016-11-26
16,841,000
543 telecasts
5
NBC
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2020-11-07
10,070,000
79 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

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

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2016-09-17Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers1,191,000
2016-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,987,000
2016-09-17Oregon Ducks at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,228,000
2016-09-17Ohio State Buckeyes at Oklahoma Sooners5,804,000
2016-09-17Pittsburgh Panthers at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,000,000
2016-09-17Troy Trojans at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles23,000
2016-09-17USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,877,000
2016-09-16Arizona State Sun Devils at UT San Antonio Roadrunners720,000
2016-09-16Baylor Bears at Rice Owls1,454,000
2016-09-15Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats2,159,000
2016-09-10Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Alabama Crimson Tide2,467,000
2016-09-10Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona State Sun Devils834,000
2016-09-10Arkansas Razorbacks at TCU Horned Frogs2,470,000
2016-09-10SMU Mustangs at Baylor Bears668,000
2016-09-10Washington State Cougars at Boise State Broncos684,000
2016-09-10BYU Cougars at Utah Utes1,693,000
2016-09-10Central Michigan Chippewas at Oklahoma State Cowboys519,000
2016-09-10Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils397,000
2016-09-10NC State Wolfpack at East Carolina Pirates397,000
2016-09-10Eastern Michigan Eagles at Missouri Tigers380,000
2016-09-10Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators2,517,000
2016-09-10Jacksonville State Gamecocks at LSU Tigers800,000
2016-09-10Morgan State Bears at Marshall Thundering Herd6,000
2016-09-10UCF Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,863,000
2016-09-10South Carolina Gamecocks at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,426,000
2016-09-10Wyoming Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,126,000
2016-09-10Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,451,000
2016-09-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes4,016,000
2016-09-10Virginia Cavaliers at Oregon Ducks1,579,000
2016-09-10Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers2,388,000
2016-09-10Virginia Tech Hokies at Tennessee Volunteers5,790,000
2016-09-09Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange1,730,000
2016-09-05Ole Miss Rebels at Florida State Seminoles8,354,000
2016-09-04Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas Longhorns10,945,000
2016-09-03USC Trojans at Alabama Crimson Tide7,944,000
2016-09-03BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats728,000
2016-09-03Clemson Tigers at Auburn Tigers4,742,000
2016-09-03Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Boston College Eagles682,000
2016-09-03Georgia Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels3,529,000
2016-09-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Michigan Wolverines2,135,000
2016-09-03Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars5,713,000
2016-09-03Miami (OH) RedHawks at Iowa Hawkeyes418,000
2016-09-03Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Kentucky Wildcats409,000
2016-09-03LSU Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers7,832,000
2016-09-03Missouri Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers786,000
2016-09-03New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners13,000
2016-09-03Western Michigan Broncos at Northwestern Wildcats160,000
2016-09-03UCLA Bruins at Texas A&M Aggies3,107,000
2016-09-02Toledo Rockets at Arkansas State Red Wolves143,000
2016-09-02Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes1,073,000
2016-09-02Kansas State Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal1,358,000
2016-09-01Indiana Hoosiers at Florida Intl Golden Panthers211,000
2016-09-01South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores1,942,000
2016-01-11CFP National Championship26,180,000
2016-01-02West Virginia Mountaineers at Arizona State Sun Devils3,699,000
2016-01-02Kansas State Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks7,049,000
2016-01-02Penn State Nittany Lions at Georgia Bulldogs5,872,000
2016-01-02Oregon Ducks at TCU Horned Frogs7,414,000
2016-01-01Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators8,761,000
2016-01-01Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes13,552,000
2016-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes9,759,000
2016-01-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Ole Miss Rebels8,940,000