Illinois Fighting Illini

Telecasts 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 →
2026-04-04	Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies	14,160,000
2026-02-27	Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini	2,160,000
2026-02-21	Illinois Fighting Illini at UCLA Bruins	1,000,000
2025-03-02	CBB Fighting Illini–Wolverines	2,110,000
2024-03-30	Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies	6,480,000
2024-03-28	Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa State Cyclones	3,300,000
2024-03-21	Morehead State Eagles at Illinois Fighting Illini	1,790,000
2024-02-24	CBB Hawkeyes–Fighting Illini	549,000
2024-02-21	CBB Fighting Illini–Nittany Lions	329,000
2024-02-10	CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans	1,340,000
2024-01-24	CBB Fighting Illini–Wildcats	335,000
2024-01-05	CBB Fighting Illini–Boilermakers	904,000
2024-01-02	CBB Wildcats–Fighting Illini	219,000
2023-11-14	CBB Golden Eagles–Fighting Illini	327,000
2023-01-24	CBB Buckeyes–Fighting Illini	705,000
2021-03-14	CBB Buckeyes–Fighting Illini	3,680,000
2021-03-06	CBB Fighting Illini–Buckeyes	1,500,000
2021-02-02	CBB Fighting Illini–Hoosiers	713,000
2020-12-02	CBB Fighting Illini–Bears	1,040,000
2020-03-08	CBB Hawkeyes–Fighting Illini	646,000
2018-02-20	CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans	806,000
2005-04-04	2005 NCAA championship game	23,895,000
2005-04-02	2005 NCAA national semifinal	15,657,000