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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
College Football
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
College Football
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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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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2022-10-29Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,490,000
2022-10-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats3,380,000
2022-10-29Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers4,040,000
2022-10-29Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines5,580,000
2022-10-29Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange2,340,000
2022-10-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions8,270,000
2022-10-22Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers4,750,000
2022-10-22Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,380,000
2022-10-22Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers3,860,000
2022-10-22Minnesota Golden Gophers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,540,000
2022-10-22Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,460,000
2022-10-22UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks3,340,000
2022-10-15Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers11,560,000
2022-10-15Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners1,210,000
2022-10-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers943,000
2022-10-08Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide7,150,000
2022-10-08Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,240,000
2022-10-08BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,530,000
2022-10-08Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,010,000
2022-10-08TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks1,310,000
2022-10-08Tennessee Volunteers at LSU Tigers2,960,000
2022-10-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,440,000
2022-10-08Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins2,650,000
2022-10-01Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,130,000
2022-10-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks5,830,000
2022-10-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears2,410,000
2022-10-01Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles2,480,000
2022-10-01Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks865,000
2022-10-01Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins904,000
2022-10-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes1,790,000
2022-10-01Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,470,000
2022-09-24Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies3,500,000
2022-09-24Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers5,570,000
2022-09-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels3,460,000
2022-09-24Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars2,270,000
2022-09-24Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,280,000
2022-09-23Virginia Cavaliers at Syracuse Orange1,790,000
2022-09-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Auburn Tigers4,050,000
2022-09-17Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,620,000
2022-09-17Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,390,000
2022-09-17Miami Hurricanes at Texas A&M Aggies3,400,000
2022-09-17UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines2,030,000
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
2022-09-10Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators4,330,000
2022-09-10Tennessee Volunteers at Pittsburgh Panthers4,460,000
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
2022-09-03Utah Utes at Florida Gators2,950,000
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
2022-09-01Cal 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
2022-08-27Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats4,420,000
2022-08-27Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico State Aggies304,000
2022-01-10CFP National Championship22,600,000
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 Irish8,000,000
2022-01-01Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes16,630,000
2021-12-31Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide16,650,000
2021-12-31Washington State Cougars at Central Michigan Chippewas2,850,000
2021-12-31Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines16,500,000
2021-12-31Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Rutgers Scarlet Knights3,500,000
2021-12-30Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils3,600,000
2021-12-30Pittsburgh Panthers at Michigan State Spartans7,650,000
2021-12-30Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers5,600,000
2021-12-29Clemson Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones4,900,000
2021-12-29Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma Sooners4,700,000
2021-12-28Air Force Falcons at Louisville Cardinals2,730,000
2021-12-28Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,900,000
2021-12-23UCF Knights at Florida Gators3,200,000
2021-12-18UAB Blazers at BYU Cougars3,200,000
2021-12-11Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,580,000
2021-12-04Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide15,270,000
2021-12-04Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns440,000
2021-12-04Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys8,020,000
2021-12-04USC Trojans at California Golden Bears390,000
2021-12-04Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats3,420,000
2021-12-04Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes11,660,000
2021-12-04Kent State Golden Flashes at Northern Illinois Huskies880,000
2021-12-04Pittsburgh Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,660,000
2021-12-04Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs820,000
2021-12-03Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes4,250,000
2021-11-27Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers10,370,000
2021-11-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines15,890,000
2021-11-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,890,000
2021-11-27Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,050,000
2021-11-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal2,740,000
2021-11-27Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys6,490,000
2021-11-26Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,960,000
2021-11-26Cincinnati Bearcats at East Carolina Pirates2,390,000
2021-11-26Colorado Buffaloes at Utah Utes1,550,000