Houston Cougars
29
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-29
Top events · Houston Cougars
1
1983 NCAA championship game
32,140,000
2
1984 NCAA championship game
25,140,000
3
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars
18,100,000
4
Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears
8,357,000
5
Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars
7,100,000
6
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
5,920,000
7
Houston Cougars at Michigan Wolverines
3,800,000
8
Ohio State Buckeyes at Houston Cougars
3,570,000
9
Houston Cougars at Kentucky Wildcats
3,410,000
10
Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
3,100,000
Top opponents
by most-watched telecastTop networks
by most-watched telecastTelecasts with figures
| date date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year. Methodology → | 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. Methodology → |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats | 3,100,000 |
| 2026-02-21 | Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars | 2,450,000 |
| 2025-11-25 | CBB Volunteers–Cougars | 798,000 |
| 2025-04-07 | Florida Gators at Houston Cougars | 18,100,000 |
| 2025-03-30 | Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars | 7,100,000 |
| 2025-03-15 | CBB Wildcats–Cougars | 2,240,000 |
| 2025-03-01 | CBB Bearcats–Cougars | 1,010,000 |
| 2025-02-22 | CBB Cyclones–Cougars | 1,390,000 |
| 2025-02-15 | CBB Cougars–Wildcats | 1,260,000 |
| 2024-03-15 | CBB Red Raiders–Cougars | 449,000 |
| 2024-03-14 | CBB Horned Frogs–Cougars | 541,000 |
| 2024-02-27 | CBB Bearcats–Cougars | 252,000 |
| 2024-02-24 | CBB Cougars–Bears | 1,300,000 |
| 2024-02-19 | CBB Cyclones–Cougars | 1,000,000 |
| 2024-02-17 | CBB Longhorns–Cougars | 869,000 |
| 2024-02-06 | CBB Cowboys–Cougars | 138,000 |
| 2023-03-16 | Northern Kentucky Norse at Houston Cougars | 2,490,000 |
| 2021-04-03 | Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears | 8,357,000 |
| 2021-03-29 | Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars | 5,920,000 |
| 2021-03-14 | CBB Bearcats–Cougars | 893,000 |
| 2020-12-26 | CBB Cougars–Knights | 710,000 |
| 2020-03-08 | CBB Tigers–Cougars | 1,020,000 |
| 2019-03-29 | Houston Cougars at Kentucky Wildcats | 3,410,000 |
| 2019-03-24 | Ohio State Buckeyes at Houston Cougars | 3,570,000 |
| 2019-03-17 | CBB Bearcats–Cougars | 1,190,000 |
| 2018-03-17 | Houston Cougars at Michigan Wolverines | 3,800,000 |
| 2018-03-15 | San Diego State Aztecs at Houston Cougars | 1,800,000 |
| 1984-04-02 | 1984 NCAA championship game | 25,140,000 |
| 1983-04-04 | 1983 NCAA championship game | 32,140,000 |