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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
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2
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers
2026-09-05 · ABC
5,755,000
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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
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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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date

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

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telecast

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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2021-09-04Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns2,880,000
2021-09-04West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins1,350,000
2021-09-04Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines1,620,000
2021-09-04Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners2,530,000
2021-09-04Oregon State Beavers at Purdue Boilermakers439,000
2021-09-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers5,410,000
2021-09-03Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,100,000
2021-09-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies2,580,000
2021-09-02East Carolina Pirates at Appalachian State Mountaineers245,000
2021-09-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,300,000
2021-09-01UAB Blazers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks841,000
2021-08-28Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UCLA Bruins976,000
2021-08-28Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2021-01-11CFP National Championship18,710,000
2021-01-02Ole Miss Rebels at Indiana Hoosiers4,110,000
2021-01-02Oregon Ducks at Iowa State Cyclones6,680,000
2021-01-02NC State Wolfpack at Kentucky Wildcats2,710,000
2021-01-02Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels7,580,000
2021-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide18,890,000
2021-01-01Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats4,780,000
2021-01-01Georgia Bulldogs at Cincinnati Bearcats8,720,000
2021-01-01Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers19,150,000
2020-12-31West Virginia Mountaineers at Army Black Knights3,740,000
2020-12-31Ball State Cardinals at San José State Spartans1,770,000
2020-12-31Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,250,000
2020-12-30Florida Gators at Oklahoma Sooners5,770,000
2020-12-30Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Wisconsin Badgers1,980,000
2020-12-29Texas Longhorns at Colorado Buffaloes2,980,000
2020-12-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Miami Hurricanes3,200,000
2020-12-26Liberty Flames at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2,620,000
2020-12-26Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Georgia State Panthers923,000
2020-12-25Marshall Thundering Herd at Buffalo Bulls2,110,000
2020-12-24Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Houston Cougars1,900,000
2020-12-23Memphis Tigers at Florida Atlantic Owls1,270,000
2020-12-23Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Georgia Southern Eagles923,000
2020-12-22UCF Knights at BYU Cougars1,550,000
2020-12-22Tulane Green Wave at Nevada Wolf Pack914,000
2020-12-21Appalachian State Mountaineers at North Texas Mean Green637,000
2020-12-19Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators8,920,000
2020-12-19Boise State Broncos at San José State Spartans1,420,000
2020-12-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Cincinnati Bearcats1,880,000
2020-12-19Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish9,920,000
2020-12-19Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions739,000
2020-12-19Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones2,990,000
2020-12-19Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes8,030,000
2020-12-19Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins596,000
2020-12-19Texas A&M Aggies at Tennessee Volunteers1,660,000
2020-12-19Washington State Cougars at Utah Utes302,000
2020-12-18Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls875,000
2020-12-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights610,000
2020-12-18Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans3,850,000
2020-12-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks2,590,000
2020-12-12Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights4,910,000
2020-12-12Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears1,030,000
2020-12-12San Diego State Aztecs at BYU Cougars606,000
2020-12-12Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes1,700,000
2020-12-12LSU Tigers at Florida Gators4,620,000
2020-12-12Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos194,000
2020-12-12Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers239,000
2020-12-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats617,000
2020-12-12Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,800,000
2020-12-12Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at TCU Horned Frogs290,000
2020-12-12North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes3,330,000
2020-12-12Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,540,000
2020-12-12Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,050,000
2020-12-12Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers332,000
2020-12-12USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins3,240,000
2020-12-11Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats1,020,000
2020-12-06Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans405,000
2020-12-05Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers4,220,000
2020-12-05Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats364,000
2020-12-05UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils428,000
2020-12-05Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers2,800,000
2020-12-05Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners1,830,000
2020-12-05BYU Cougars at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1,210,000
2020-12-05Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears1,010,000
2020-12-05Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,380,000
2020-12-05Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers3,420,000
2020-12-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini781,000
2020-12-05Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers3,820,000
2020-12-05West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones1,220,000
2020-12-05Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats1,450,000
2020-12-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,110,000
2020-12-05Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Navy Midshipmen424,000
2020-12-05Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers633,000
2020-12-05Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,840,000
2020-12-05Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs642,000
2020-12-05Oregon State Beavers at Utah Utes702,000
2020-12-05Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights594,000
2020-12-05Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies1,300,000
2020-12-04Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,010,000
2020-11-28Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide6,660,000
2020-11-28Troy Trojans at Appalachian State Mountaineers173,000
2020-11-28Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins1,390,000
2020-11-28Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears494,000
2020-11-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers3,000,000
2020-11-28Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators2,510,000
2020-11-28Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers952,000
2020-11-28TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks217,000
2020-11-28LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies4,150,000