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BTN

175 telecasts with figures · 182 published claims
175
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-27

Top events · BTN

1
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
2026-10-10 · BTN
1,570,000
College Football
2
Oregon Ducks at Illinois Fighting Illini
2026-10-24 · BTN
570,000
College Football
3
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
2026-10-03 · BTN
520,000
College Football
4
Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2026-10-03 · BTN
480,000
College Football
5
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers
2026-10-10 · BTN
390,000
College Football
6
Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini
2026-10-03 · BTN
340,000
College Football
7
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins
2026-10-17 · BTN
110,000
College Football
8
Ball State Cardinals at Northwestern Wildcats
2026-10-10 · BTN
80,000
College Football

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
College Football
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2023-11-18
2,020,000
151 telecasts
2
College Basketball
CBB Hoosiers–Cornhuskers · 2024-03-15
914,000
24 telecasts

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2023-11-18
2,020,000
17 telecasts
2
Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats · 2024-11-16
1,890,000
12 telecasts
3
Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers · 2021-11-26
1,950,000
15 telecasts
4
Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2022-11-25
1,470,000
15 telecasts
5
Rutgers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-09-23
1,940,000
31 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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.

Methodology →
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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2023-10-21Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Indiana Hoosiers232,000
2023-10-21Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers560,000
2023-10-14Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights503,000
2023-10-14Massachusetts Minutemen at Penn State Nittany Lions693,000
2023-10-07Howard Bison at Northwestern Wildcats71,000
2023-09-23Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines1,940,000
2023-09-16Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan Wolverines1,320,000
2023-09-09Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio State Buckeyes1,220,000
2023-09-08Indiana State Sycamores at Indiana Hoosiers243,000
2023-09-02Fresno State Bulldogs at Purdue Boilermakers343,000
2023-09-02Toledo Rockets at Illinois Fighting Illini294,000
2023-09-02Towson Tigers at Maryland Terrapins102,000
2022-11-26Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins97,000
2022-11-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,470,000
2022-11-19Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans369,000
2022-11-19Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights856,000
2022-11-12Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans591,000
2022-11-12Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers331,000
2022-11-05Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini928,000
2022-11-05Maryland Terrapins at Wisconsin Badgers576,000
2022-11-05Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,290,000
2022-10-29Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers302,000
2022-10-22Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights238,000
2022-10-22Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins252,000
2022-10-15Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini619,000
2022-10-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers943,000
2022-10-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini855,000
2022-10-08Purdue Boilermakers at Maryland Terrapins400,000
2022-10-08Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats572,000
2022-10-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers573,000
2022-10-01Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,140,000
2022-10-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes1,790,000
2022-09-24Central Michigan Chippewas at Penn State Nittany Lions628,000
2022-09-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans1,110,000
2022-09-22Chattanooga Mocs at Illinois Fighting Illini176,000
2022-09-17Nevada Wolf Pack at Iowa Hawkeyes348,000
2022-09-17New Mexico State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers426,000
2022-09-03Buffalo Bulls at Maryland Terrapins181,000
2022-09-03North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Nebraska Cornhuskers889,000
2022-09-01New Mexico State Aggies at Minnesota Golden Gophers241,000
2022-08-27Wyoming Cowboys at Illinois Fighting Illini512,000
2021-11-27Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini139,000
2021-11-27Maryland Terrapins at Rutgers Scarlet Knights158,000
2021-11-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,950,000
2021-11-13Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Indiana Hoosiers180,000
2021-11-13Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes980,000
2021-11-06Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats552,000
2021-11-06Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights433,000
2021-10-30Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern Wildcats401,000
2021-10-23Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers734,000
2021-10-16Army Black Knights at Wisconsin Badgers639,000
2021-10-16Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats204,000
2021-10-09Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini416,000
2021-10-09Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights642,000
2021-10-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,190,000
2021-09-25Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes1,075,000
2021-09-18Northern Illinois Huskies at Michigan Wolverines512,000
2021-09-11Buffalo Bulls at Nebraska Cornhuskers626,000
2021-09-04UTSA Roadrunners at Illinois Fighting Illini211,000
2021-09-04Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes554,000
2020-12-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights610,000
2020-12-05Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers633,000
2020-10-31Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights506,000
2020-10-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers795,000
2020-10-24Maryland Terrapins at Northwestern Wildcats186,000
2020-10-24Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans608,000
2020-10-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,010,000
2020-03-08CBB Hawkeyes–Fighting Illini646,000
2019-11-30Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions627,000
2019-11-29Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,430,000
2019-10-19Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini1,110,000
2019-10-19Minnesota Golden Gophers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights564,000
2019-10-18Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats1,640,000
2019-09-21Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini896,000
2019-08-31Idaho Vandals at Penn State Nittany Lions588,000