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 →
2026-03-21	Texas A&M Aggies at Houston Cougars	1,625,000
2026-03-19	Idaho Vandals at Houston Cougars	627,000
2026-03-14	Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats	3,100,000
2026-03-13	Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars	1,468,000
2026-03-12	BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars	866,000
2026-03-07	Houston Cougars at Oklahoma State Cowboys	953,000
2026-03-04	Baylor Bears at Houston Cougars	468,000
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
2025-04-05	Houston Cougars at Duke Blue Devils	16,290,000
2025-03-30	Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars	7,100,000
2025-03-22	Gonzaga Bulldogs at Houston Cougars	2,660,000
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