Ratings Reference
Leagues

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

Full chart
1
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-10 · ABC
12,240,000
College Football
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
2026-10-17 · FOX
10,376,000
College Football
3
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
2026-10-10 · ABC
9,820,000
College Football
4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
2026-10-17 · ABC
9,160,000
College Football
5
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
2026-10-17 · ABC
8,100,000
College Football
6
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
2026-10-24 · ABC
8,090,000
College Football
7
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
2026-10-24 · FOX
7,015,000
College Football
8
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2026-10-10 · FOX
6,734,000
College Football
9
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2026-10-03 · CBS
5,970,000
College Football
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

RSS
date

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

Methodology →
telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

Methodology →
figure

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

Methodology →
2022-09-17Marshall Thundering Herd at Bowling Green Falcons169,000
2022-09-17BYU Cougars at Oregon Ducks2,580,000
2022-09-17California Golden Bears at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,910,000
2022-09-17Cincinnati Bearcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks185,000
2022-09-17Colorado Buffaloes at Minnesota Golden Gophers690,000
2022-09-17Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,620,000
2022-09-17Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks3,000,000
2022-09-17Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,390,000
2022-09-17Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars225,000
2022-09-17Nevada Wolf Pack at Iowa Hawkeyes348,000
2022-09-17Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers3,060,000
2022-09-17SMU Mustangs at Maryland Terrapins257,000
2022-09-17Miami Hurricanes at Texas A&M Aggies3,400,000
2022-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Washington Huskies2,790,000
2022-09-17UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines2,030,000
2022-09-17Texas Tech Red Raiders at NC State Wolfpack747,000
2022-09-17Oklahoma Sooners at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,410,000
2022-09-17New Mexico State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers426,000
2022-09-17Toledo Rockets at Ohio State Buckeyes3,050,000
2022-09-17Pittsburgh Panthers at Western Michigan Broncos195,000
2022-09-17Purdue Boilermakers at Syracuse Orange1,210,000
2022-09-17San Diego State Aztecs at Utah Utes326,000
2022-09-16Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals2,750,000
2022-09-10Colorado Buffaloes at Air Force Falcons808,000
2022-09-10Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorns10,600,000
2022-09-10Appalachian State Mountaineers at Texas A&M Aggies1,770,000
2022-09-10Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arizona Wildcats471,000
2022-09-10Arizona State Sun Devils at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,020,000
2022-09-10South Carolina Gamecocks at Arkansas Razorbacks1,520,000
2022-09-10San José State Spartans at Auburn Tigers364,000
2022-09-10Baylor Bears at BYU Cougars2,370,000
2022-09-10Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats160,000
2022-09-10Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators4,330,000
2022-09-10Georgia Southern Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,240,000
2022-09-10Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders633,000
2022-09-10Virginia Cavaliers at Illinois Fighting Illini159,000
2022-09-10Missouri Tigers at Kansas State Wildcats490,000
2022-09-10Marshall Thundering Herd at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,480,000
2022-09-10Ohio Bobcats at Penn State Nittany Lions1,550,000
2022-09-10Tennessee Volunteers at Pittsburgh Panthers4,460,000
2022-09-10USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,960,000
2022-09-10Washington State Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers3,920,000
2022-09-09Louisville Cardinals at UCF Knights1,850,000
2022-09-05Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets4,860,000
2022-09-04Florida State Seminoles at LSU Tigers7,550,000
2022-09-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Appalachian State Mountaineers520,000
2022-09-03Arizona Wildcats at San Diego State Aztecs921,000
2022-09-03Cincinnati Bearcats at Arkansas Razorbacks2,900,000
2022-09-03Boise State Broncos at Oregon State Beavers1,250,000
2022-09-03Buffalo Bulls at Maryland Terrapins181,000
2022-09-03Colorado State Rams at Michigan Wolverines3,930,000
2022-09-03NC State Wolfpack at East Carolina Pirates2,030,000
2022-09-03Utah Utes at Florida Gators2,950,000
2022-09-03Oregon Ducks at Georgia Bulldogs6,200,000
2022-09-03Illinois State Redbirds at Wisconsin Badgers498,000
2022-09-03South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Iowa Hawkeyes1,010,000
2022-09-03Kent State Golden Flashes at Washington Huskies319,000
2022-09-03North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Nebraska Cornhuskers889,000
2022-09-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes10,530,000
2022-09-03UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners1,220,000
2022-09-03Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Wyoming Cowboys361,000
2022-09-02TCU Horned Frogs at Colorado Buffaloes1,250,000
2022-09-02Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana Hoosiers965,000
2022-09-02Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan State Spartans1,350,000
2022-09-02Virginia Tech Hokies at Old Dominion Monarchs334,000
2022-09-01Cal Poly Mustangs at Fresno State Bulldogs167,000
2022-09-01Central Michigan Chippewas at Oklahoma State Cowboys402,000
2022-09-01Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers122,000
2022-09-01New Mexico State Aggies at Minnesota Golden Gophers241,000
2022-09-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers3,510,000
2022-09-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers3,150,000
2022-08-27Wyoming Cowboys at Illinois Fighting Illini512,000
2022-08-27Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats4,420,000
2022-08-27Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico State Aggies304,000
2022-08-27UConn Huskies at Utah State Aggies517,000
2022-01-10CFP National Championship22,600,000
2022-01-04LSU Tigers at Kansas State Wildcats2,364,000
2022-01-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Arkansas Razorbacks3,900,000
2022-01-01Baylor Bears at Ole Miss Rebels9,500,000
2022-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats6,500,000
2022-01-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Notre Dame Fighting Irish7,960,000
2022-01-01Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes16,630,000

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