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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 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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2015-11-03Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets856,000
2015-10-31Arizona Wildcats at Washington Huskies384,000
2015-10-31Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers3,495,000
2015-10-31Boise State Broncos at UNLV Rebels287,000
2015-10-31USC Trojans at California Golden Bears1,854,000
2015-10-31Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils490,000
2015-10-31Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators5,015,000
2015-10-31Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles2,588,000
2015-10-31Vanderbilt Commodores at Houston Cougars392,000
2015-10-31Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions939,000
2015-10-31Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones742,000
2015-10-31Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks482,000
2015-10-31Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,681,000
2015-10-31Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers849,000
2015-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Temple Owls5,977,000
2015-10-31Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,513,000
2015-10-31Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars2,306,000
2015-10-30East Carolina Pirates at Connecticut Huskies188,000
2015-10-30Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Rice Owls113,000
2015-10-30Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons629,000
2015-10-30Wyoming Cowboys at Utah State Aggies425,000
2015-10-29Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils1,519,000
2015-10-29Texas State Bobcats at Georgia Southern Eagles107,000
2015-10-29North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers1,247,000
2015-10-29West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs916,000
2015-10-24Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide6,965,000
2015-10-24Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears1,653,000
2015-10-24Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos605,000
2015-10-24Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes2,634,000
2015-10-24Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies722,000
2015-10-24Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,943,000
2015-10-24Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys433,000
2015-10-24Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns904,000
2015-10-24Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at LSU Tigers1,247,000
2015-10-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins1,520,000
2015-10-24Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,747,000
2015-10-24Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights5,290,000
2015-10-24Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels2,775,000
2015-10-24Pittsburgh Panthers at Syracuse Orange589,000
2015-10-24Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal2,098,000
2015-10-24Utah Utes at USC Trojans3,344,000
2015-10-23Memphis Tigers at Tulsa Golden Hurricane1,216,000
2015-10-23Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs368,000
2015-10-22Georgia Southern Eagles at Appalachian State Mountaineers190,000
2015-10-22California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins1,059,000
2015-10-22Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates679,000
2015-10-17Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies5,761,000
2015-10-17Arizona Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes288,000
2015-10-17Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes3,059,000
2015-10-17West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears2,195,000
2015-10-17Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers465,000
2015-10-17Florida Gators at LSU Tigers6,777,000
2015-10-17Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles2,852,000
2015-10-17TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones849,000
2015-10-17Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks417,000
2015-10-17Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes437,000
2015-10-17Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines7,398,000
2015-10-17Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers970,000
2015-10-17USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,958,000
2015-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes5,867,000
2015-10-17Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies1,211,000
2015-10-17San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans71,000
2015-10-17South Florida Bulls at Connecticut Huskies121,000
2015-10-16Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars1,468,000
2015-10-16UNLV Rebels at Fresno State Bulldogs358,000
2015-10-16Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave185,000
2015-10-15Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats2,226,000
2015-10-15UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal1,326,000
2015-10-13Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars287,000
2015-10-10Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons257,000
2015-10-10Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide4,835,000
2015-10-10Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats299,000
2015-10-10Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks236,000
2015-10-10East Carolina Pirates at BYU Cougars273,000
2015-10-10California Golden Bears at Utah Utes2,820,000
2015-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles3,502,000
2015-10-10Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers4,884,000
2015-10-10Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes1,021,000
2015-10-10Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,535,000
2015-10-10South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers2,600,000
2015-10-10Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers242,000
2015-10-10Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,639,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers1,157,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns4,992,000
2015-10-10Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls90,000
2015-10-09NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Tech Hokies1,523,000
2015-10-08SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars356,000
2015-10-08Washington Huskies at USC Trojans1,446,000
2015-10-03Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs7,045,000
2015-10-03Arizona State Sun Devils at UCLA Bruins2,162,000
2015-10-03Arkansas Razorbacks at Tennessee Volunteers2,291,000
2015-10-03Army Black Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions589,000
2015-10-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos610,000
2015-10-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers7,647,000
2015-10-03Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes2,231,000
2015-10-03Eastern Michigan Eagles at LSU Tigers763,000
2015-10-03Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators3,745,000
2015-10-03Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,273,000
2015-10-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets386,000
2015-10-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,637,000

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