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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

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

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2021-11-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,950,000
2021-11-26Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns2,860,000
2021-11-26Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies1,210,000
2021-11-20Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide5,460,000
2021-11-20Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks2,030,000
2021-11-20Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers1,550,000
2021-11-20Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,460,000
2021-11-20Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners3,100,000
2021-11-20Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers3,530,000
2021-11-20Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,910,000
2021-11-20Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes4,820,000
2021-11-20UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans1,840,000
2021-11-13Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears3,720,000
2021-11-13Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles1,530,000
2021-11-13Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers5,780,000
2021-11-13Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans2,200,000
2021-11-13Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions5,940,000
2021-11-13Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers3,280,000
2021-11-13Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,740,000
2021-11-13TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,370,000
2021-11-13Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels3,530,000
2021-11-13Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks1,990,000
2021-11-12Cincinnati Bearcats at South Florida Bulls1,160,000
2021-10-30Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers2,530,000
2021-10-30Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears2,400,000
2021-10-30Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks2,670,000
2021-10-30Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators6,120,000
2021-10-30Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans9,290,000
2021-10-30North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,350,000
2021-10-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,050,000
2021-10-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners2,370,000
2021-10-23Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,680,000
2021-10-23Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers2,160,000
2021-10-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,350,000
2021-10-23Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones2,660,000
2021-10-23LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels3,110,000
2021-10-23Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines3,240,000
2021-10-23USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,870,000
2021-10-23Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins3,850,000
2021-10-16Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,530,000
2021-10-16Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,400,000
2021-10-16UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,370,000
2021-10-16Florida Gators at LSU Tigers2,930,000
2021-10-16Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs6,370,000
2021-10-16Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,130,000
2021-10-16TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,430,000
2021-10-16UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies1,530,000
2021-10-15Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange2,120,000
2021-10-09Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies8,330,000
2021-10-09Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels2,230,000
2021-10-09Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers4,580,000
2021-10-09Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars2,240,000
2021-10-09Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,790,000
2021-10-09Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,630,000
2021-10-09Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns5,940,000
2021-10-09Utah Utes at USC Trojans1,380,000
2021-10-02Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide4,790,000
2021-10-02Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs3,850,000
2021-10-02Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers3,790,000
2021-10-02Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats3,060,000
2021-10-02Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions4,000,000
2021-10-02Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats2,620,000
2021-10-02Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,310,000
2021-09-25Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks1,660,000
2021-09-25Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks4,070,000
2021-09-25Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears2,010,000
2021-09-25Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies804,000
2021-09-25Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators3,280,000
2021-09-25LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,790,000
2021-09-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,810,000
2021-09-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans1,660,000
2021-09-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers5,370,000
2021-09-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners4,500,000
2021-09-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns1,730,000
2021-09-18Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators7,860,000
2021-09-18Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions7,610,000
2021-09-18Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers2,100,000
2021-09-18South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs2,550,000
2021-09-18Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes2,770,000
2021-09-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oklahoma Sooners4,210,000
2021-09-18Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,580,000
2021-09-18Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes1,830,000
2021-09-18USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars1,580,000
2021-09-11Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,080,000
2021-09-11Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks3,360,000
2021-09-11Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,500,000
2021-09-11Texas A&M Aggies at Colorado Buffaloes4,500,000
2021-09-11Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls1,600,000
2021-09-11Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines4,750,000
2021-09-11Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes7,730,000
2021-09-11Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers1,740,000
2021-09-11Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans1,440,000
2021-09-10Kansas Jayhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1,300,000
2021-09-06Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels3,080,000
2021-09-05Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles7,750,000
2021-09-04Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes5,030,000
2021-09-04BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats933,000
2021-09-04Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,860,000
2021-09-04Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars831,000
2021-09-04Stanford Cardinal at Kansas State Wildcats312,000