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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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2024-10-05Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers588,000
2024-10-04Houston Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs1,510,000
2024-10-04Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks2,840,000
2024-10-04Syracuse Orange at UNLV Rebels698,000
2024-10-03Texas State Bobcats at Troy Trojans343,000
2024-09-28Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide11,990,000
2024-09-28Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes907,000
2024-09-28Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies1,800,000
2024-09-28Oklahoma Sooners at Auburn Tigers5,040,000
2024-09-28BYU Cougars at Baylor Bears428,000
2024-09-28Washington State Cougars at Boise State Broncos535,000
2024-09-28Cincinnati Bearcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders417,000
2024-09-28Stanford Cardinal at Clemson Tigers1,000,000
2024-09-28Colorado Buffaloes at UCF Knights4,170,000
2024-09-28North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils521,000
2024-09-28Fresno State Bulldogs at UNLV Rebels174,000
2024-09-28Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia State Panthers29,000
2024-09-28Iowa State Cyclones at Houston Cougars372,000
2024-09-28Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,090,000
2024-09-28Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers547,000
2024-09-28Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats1,880,000
2024-09-28Kentucky Wildcats at Ole Miss Rebels3,990,000
2024-09-28Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Memphis Tigers39,000
2024-09-28Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines3,600,000
2024-09-28Navy Midshipmen at UAB Blazers185,000
2024-09-28Northern Illinois Huskies at NC State Wolfpack427,000
2024-09-28Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins1,500,000
2024-09-28South Florida Bulls at Tulane Green Wave41,000
2024-09-27Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes3,260,000
2024-09-27Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,930,000
2024-09-26Army Black Knights at Temple Owls684,000
2024-09-21Akron Zips at South Carolina Gamecocks89,000
2024-09-21Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders410,000
2024-09-21Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,020,000
2024-09-21Baylor Bears at Colorado Buffaloes3,640,000
2024-09-21Portland State Vikings at Boise State Broncos248,000
2024-09-21Kansas State Wildcats at BYU Cougars1,500,000
2024-09-21California Golden Bears at Florida State Seminoles887,000
2024-09-21Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats195,000
2024-09-21NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers1,950,000
2024-09-21UTEP Miners at Colorado State Rams56,000
2024-09-21Duke Blue Devils at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders53,000
2024-09-21Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,640,000
2024-09-21Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos55,000
2024-09-21Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Louisville Cardinals782,000
2024-09-21Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,890,000
2024-09-21Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers1,150,000
2024-09-21Kent State Golden Flashes at Penn State Nittany Lions434,000
2024-09-21Tulane Green Wave at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns86,000
2024-09-21UCLA Bruins at LSU Tigers2,730,000
2024-09-21Marshall Thundering Herd at Ohio State Buckeyes3,960,000
2024-09-21Miami (OH) RedHawks at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,690,000
2024-09-21Miami Hurricanes at South Florida Bulls1,250,000
2024-09-21USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines6,320,000
2024-09-21Northwestern Wildcats at Washington Huskies378,000
2024-09-21Utah Utes at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,140,000
2024-09-21Tennessee Volunteers at Oklahoma Sooners6,270,000
2024-09-21Purdue Boilermakers at Oregon State Beavers452,000
2024-09-21TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs322,000
2024-09-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,210,000
2024-09-20San José State Spartans at Washington State Cougars542,000
2024-09-20Stanford Cardinal at Syracuse Orange1,370,000
2024-09-19South Alabama Jaguars at App State Mountaineers629,000
2024-09-14Air Force Falcons at Baylor Bears128,000
2024-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at Wisconsin Badgers5,030,000
2024-09-14App State Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates81,000
2024-09-14Arkansas State Red Wolves at Michigan Wolverines979,000
2024-09-14New Mexico Lobos at Auburn Tigers662,000
2024-09-14San Diego State Aztecs at California Golden Bears938,000
2024-09-14Cincinnati Bearcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks51,000
2024-09-14Colorado Buffaloes at Colorado State Rams3,250,000
2024-09-14Memphis Tigers at Florida State Seminoles1,590,000
2024-09-14Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators4,800,000
2024-09-14New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs64,000
2024-09-14Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats6,600,000
2024-09-14Indiana Hoosiers at UCLA Bruins1,290,000
2024-09-14Troy Trojans at Iowa Hawkeyes446,000
2024-09-14Kennesaw State Owls at San José State Spartans35,000
2024-09-14LSU Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks4,940,000
2024-09-14Toledo Rockets at Mississippi State Bulldogs69,000
2024-09-14North Texas Mean Green at Texas Tech Red Raiders138,000
2024-09-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers2,280,000
2024-09-14Oklahoma State Cowboys at Tulsa Golden Hurricane308,000
2024-09-14Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners1,390,000
2024-09-14Ole Miss Rebels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons419,000
2024-09-14Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers2,820,000
2024-09-14West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers1,150,000
2024-09-14UCF Knights at TCU Horned Frogs1,030,000
2024-09-14UTSA Roadrunners at Texas Longhorns1,480,000
2024-09-13Arizona Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats2,580,000
2024-09-13UNLV Rebels at Kansas Jayhawks1,320,000
2024-09-12Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas State Bobcats993,000
2024-09-07South Florida Bulls at Alabama Crimson Tide2,580,000
2024-09-07Alcorn State Braves at Vanderbilt Commodores17,000
2024-09-07Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arizona State Sun Devils954,000
2024-09-07Arkansas Razorbacks at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,800,000
2024-09-07California Golden Bears at Auburn Tigers1,120,000
2024-09-07Baylor Bears at Utah Utes2,080,000
2024-09-07Pittsburgh Panthers at Cincinnati Bearcats304,000
2024-09-07Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers5,670,000

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