Michigan State Spartans
70
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-03
Top events · Michigan State Spartans
1
1979 NCAA championship game
35,110,000
2
2000 NCAA championship game
20,587,000
3
2009 NCAA championship game
17,649,000
4
2005 NCAA national semifinal
17,548,000
5
1999 NCAA national semifinal
16,990,000
6
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
16,200,000
7
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan State Spartans
15,840,000
8
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
15,307,000
9
2010 NCAA national semifinal
14,460,000
10
2001 NCAA national semifinal
13,202,000
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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |