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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |