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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |