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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
College Football
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 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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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
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