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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
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-24 · ABC
5,900,000
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10
BYU Cougars at UCF Knights
2026-10-24 · FOX
4,740,000
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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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date

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

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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

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

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2016-09-17Ohio 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
2015-12-31Michigan State Spartans at Alabama Crimson Tide18,552,000
2015-12-31Oklahoma Sooners at Clemson Tigers15,640,000
2015-12-31Houston Cougars at Florida State Seminoles5,604,000
2015-12-30Auburn Tigers at Memphis Tigers2,412,000
2015-12-30Texas A&M Aggies at Louisville Cardinals5,423,000
2015-12-30NC State Wolfpack at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,501,000
2015-12-30USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers4,249,000
2015-12-29California Golden Bears at Air Force Falcons1,888,000
2015-12-29North Carolina Tar Heels at Baylor Bears4,202,000
2015-12-29LSU Tigers at Texas Tech Red Raiders4,958,000
2015-12-28Central Michigan Chippewas at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,486,000
2015-12-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Navy Midshipmen2,182,000
2015-12-26Indiana Hoosiers at Duke Blue Devils3,770,000
2015-12-26Connecticut Huskies at Marshall Thundering Herd2,400,000
2015-12-26Miami Hurricanes at Washington State Cougars4,700,000
2015-12-26UCLA Bruins at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,046,000
2015-12-26Washington Huskies at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles2,617,000
2015-12-26Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Virginia Tech Hokies3,416,000
2015-12-24San Diego State Aztecs at Cincinnati Bearcats1,636,000
2015-12-24Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Western Michigan Broncos2,141,000
2015-12-23Boise State Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies1,382,000
2015-12-23Georgia Southern Eagles at Bowling Green Falcons2,335,000
2015-12-22Akron Zips at Utah State Aggies1,076,000
2015-12-22Temple Owls at Toledo Rockets1,962,000
2015-12-21Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at South Florida Bulls1,152,000
2015-12-19Ohio Bobcats at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,850,000
2015-12-19Arizona Wildcats at New Mexico Lobos1,832,000
2015-12-19Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs1,450,000
2015-12-19BYU Cougars at Utah Utes3,675,000
2015-12-12Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,129,000
2015-12-05Florida Gators at Alabama Crimson Tide12,760,000
2015-12-05Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears3,943,000
2015-12-05North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers7,919,000
2015-12-05Temple Owls at Houston Cougars2,450,000
2015-12-05Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes9,818,000
2015-12-05Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers488,000
2015-12-05USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,582,000
2015-12-04Bowling Green Falcons at Northern Illinois Huskies1,034,000
2015-11-28Air Force Falcons at New Mexico Lobos196,000
2015-11-28Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers9,299,000
2015-11-28Arizona State Sun Devils at California Golden Bears337,000

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