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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
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2026-10-03 · CBS
5,970,000
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10
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-24 · ABC
5,900,000
College Football

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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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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2023-12-30Auburn Tigers at Maryland Terrapins2,630,000
2023-12-30Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles10,300,000
2023-12-30Ole Miss Rebels at Penn State Nittany Lions7,770,000
2023-12-30Toledo Rockets at Wyoming Cowboys1,100,000
2023-12-29Clemson Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats3,430,000
2023-12-29Iowa State Cyclones at Memphis Tigers3,600,000
2023-12-29Missouri Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes9,600,000
2023-12-29Oregon State Beavers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,260,000
2023-12-28Arizona Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners3,930,000
2023-12-28SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles1,460,000
2023-12-28NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats4,310,000
2023-12-28Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Miami Hurricanes3,000,000
2023-12-27Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans3,510,000
2023-12-27North Carolina Tar Heels at West Virginia Mountaineers3,840,000
2023-12-27Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,070,000
2023-12-27Virginia Tech Hokies at Tulane Green Wave2,260,000
2023-12-26Bowling Green Falcons at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,220,000
2023-12-26Kansas Jayhawks at UNLV Rebels2,690,000
2023-12-26Texas State Bobcats at Rice Owls2,800,000
2023-12-23James Madison Dukes at Air Force Falcons2,440,000
2023-12-23Arkansas State Red Wolves at Northern Illinois Huskies1,570,000
2023-12-23Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at San José State Spartans950,000
2023-12-23Troy Trojans at Duke Blue Devils2,670,000
2023-12-23Eastern Michigan Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars760,000
2023-12-23Georgia State Panthers at Utah State Aggies1,150,000
2023-12-23Utah Utes at Northwestern Wildcats3,090,000
2023-12-22Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights2,350,000
2023-12-21South Florida Bulls at Syracuse Orange1,050,000
2023-12-19UTSA Roadrunners at Marshall Thundering Herd990,000
2023-12-18Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs920,000
2023-12-16Miami (OH) RedHawks at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,950,000
2023-12-16UCLA Bruins at Boise State Broncos2,380,000
2023-12-16California Golden Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,020,000
2023-12-16Howard Bison at Florida A&M Rattlers1,510,000
2023-12-16New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs840,000
2023-12-16Georgia Southern Eagles at Ohio Bobcats1,200,000
2023-12-16Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns1,080,000
2023-12-09Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,180,000
2023-12-02Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide17,520,000
2023-12-02Appalachian State Mountaineers at Troy Trojans372,000
2023-12-02Boise State Broncos at UNLV Rebels1,260,000
2023-12-02Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles7,030,000
2023-12-02Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes10,020,000
2023-12-02Miami (OH) RedHawks at Toledo Rockets1,290,000
2023-12-02Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns7,890,000
2023-12-02SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave1,880,000
2023-12-01Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies9,250,000
2023-11-25Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers9,090,000
2023-11-25Georgia Southern Eagles at Appalachian State Mountaineers53,000
2023-11-25Arizona Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils740,000
2023-11-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears691,000
2023-11-25BYU Cougars at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,390,000
2023-11-25California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins1,660,000
2023-11-25Charlotte 49ers at South Florida Bulls17,000
2023-11-25Kansas Jayhawks at Cincinnati Bearcats374,000
2023-11-25James Madison Dukes at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers139,000
2023-11-25Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators5,070,000
2023-11-25Fresno State Bulldogs at San Diego State Aztecs198,000
2023-11-25Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets5,330,000
2023-11-25Houston Cougars at UCF Knights185,000
2023-11-25Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers246,000
2023-11-25Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats3,290,000
2023-11-25Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals1,570,000
2023-11-25Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers2,000,000
2023-11-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines19,070,000
2023-11-25Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,230,000
2023-11-25Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs76,000
2023-11-25South Alabama Jaguars at Texas State Bobcats79,000
2023-11-25Troy Trojans at Southern Miss Golden Eagles31,000
2023-11-25Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Syracuse Orange248,000
2023-11-25Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies5,850,000
2023-11-24Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos409,000
2023-11-24Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks4,090,000
2023-11-24Miami Hurricanes at Boston College Eagles1,430,000
2023-11-24Toledo Rockets at Central Michigan Chippewas74,000
2023-11-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,390,000
2023-11-24Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls394,000
2023-11-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,380,000
2023-11-24TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners2,220,000
2023-11-24Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks4,120,000
2023-11-24Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns3,770,000
2023-11-24UTSA Roadrunners at Tulane Green Wave1,720,000
2023-11-23Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,290,000
2023-11-21Bowling Green Falcons at Western Michigan Broncos116,000
2023-11-21Eastern Michigan Eagles at Buffalo Bulls384,000
2023-11-18Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils1,900,000
2023-11-18Florida International Panthers at Arkansas Razorbacks173,000
2023-11-18Oklahoma Sooners at BYU Cougars2,170,000
2023-11-18North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers1,760,000
2023-11-18Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers307,000
2023-11-18Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers2,270,000
2023-11-18North Alabama Lions at Florida State Seminoles1,330,000
2023-11-18New Mexico Lobos at Fresno State Bulldogs255,000
2023-11-18Georgia State Panthers at LSU Tigers741,000
2023-11-18Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers5,730,000
2023-11-18Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars704,000
2023-11-18Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes847,000
2023-11-18Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones2,470,000
2023-11-18Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks869,000
2023-11-18Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Troy Trojans33,000

Seasons

  • 2026278 of 385 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