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	Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans	8,470,000
2026-03-08	Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines	2,900,000
2026-02-13	Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers	1,480,000
2026-01-30	Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans	2,800,000
2025-11-27	CBB Michigan State–North Carolina	6,500,000
2025-03-30	Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers	11,700,000
2025-03-28	Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans	6,710,000
2025-03-02	CBB Badgers–Spartans	2,030,000
2025-02-21	CBB Spartans–Wolverines	1,780,000
2024-11-12	CBB Spartans–Jayhawks	1,410,000
2024-03-23	Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels	10,020,000
2024-03-15	CBB Spartans–Boilermakers	731,000
2024-03-06	CBB Wildcats–Spartans	400,000
2024-03-02	CBB Spartans–Boilermakers	1,320,000
2024-02-17	CBB Spartans–Wolverines	1,330,000
2024-02-10	CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans	1,340,000
2024-01-21	CBB Spartans–Terrapins	1,230,000
2024-01-18	CBB Golden Gophers–Spartans	443,000
2023-11-23	CBB Spartans–Wildcats	5,180,000
2023-11-14	CBB Blue Devils–Spartans	1,510,000
2023-03-23	Michigan State Spartans at Kansas State Wildcats	5,920,000
2023-03-19	Michigan State Spartans at Marquette Golden Eagles	10,910,000
2022-11-15	CBB Wildcats–Spartans	2,030,000
2022-11-11	CBB Spartans–Bulldogs	1,480,000
2022-03-20	Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils	11,220,000
2022-03-18	Davidson Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans	4,960,000
2021-11-09	CBB Jayhawks–Spartans	1,520,000
2021-03-07	CBB Wolverines–Spartans	2,130,000
2021-03-04	CBB Spartans–Wolverines	1,000,000
2021-01-31	CBB Spartans–Buckeyes	1,450,000
2020-12-25	CBB Badgers–Spartans	1,980,000
2020-12-01	CBB Spartans–Blue Devils	1,960,000
2020-03-08	CBB Buckeyes–Spartans	2,050,000
2020-02-29	CBB Spartans–Terrapins	1,710,000
2020-02-15	CBB Terrapins–Spartans	1,210,000
2020-02-01	CBB Spartans–Badgers	1,250,000
2020-01-05	CBB Wolverines–Spartans	1,060,000
2019-12-03	CBB Blue Devils–Spartans	1,590,000
2019-11-05	CBB Spartans–Wildcats	2,270,000
2019-04-06	Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan State Spartans	15,840,000
2019-03-31	Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils	16,200,000
2019-03-29	LSU Tigers at Michigan State Spartans	5,790,000
2019-03-23	Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans	6,490,000
2019-03-02	CBB Spartans–Hoosiers	1,120,000
2019-02-24	CBB Spartans–Wolverines	2,880,000
2019-02-17	CBB Buckeyes–Spartans	1,730,000
2019-02-02	CBB Hoosiers–Spartans	1,770,000
2019-01-27	CBB Spartans–Boilermakers	1,680,000
2019-01-24	CBB Spartans–Hawkeyes	683,000
2018-12-08	CBB Spartans–Gators	1,280,000
2018-11-06	CBB Spartans–Jayhawks	2,000,000
2018-03-03	CBB Wolverines–Spartans	2,700,000
2018-02-25	CBB Spartans–Badgers	2,100,000
2018-02-20	CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans	806,000
2018-02-06	CBB Spartans–Hawkeyes	836,000
2018-02-03	CBB Spartans–Hoosiers	1,100,000
2018-01-13	CBB Wolverines–Spartans	1,600,000
2018-01-07	CBB Spartans–Buckeyes	3,300,000
2017-11-14	CBB Blue Devils–Spartans	3,000,000
2015-04-04	Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils	15,307,000
2015-03-29	Michigan State Spartans at Louisville Cardinals	10,600,000
2010-04-03	2010 NCAA national semifinal	14,460,000
2009-04-06	2009 NCAA championship game	17,649,000
2009-04-04	2009 NCAA national semifinal	12,583,000
2005-04-02	2005 NCAA national semifinal	17,548,000
2001-03-31	2001 NCAA national semifinal	13,202,000
2000-04-03	2000 NCAA championship game	20,587,000
2000-04-01	2000 NCAA national semifinal	12,643,000
1999-03-27	1999 NCAA national semifinal	16,990,000
1979-03-26	1979 NCAA championship game	35,110,000