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 →
2026-03-07	North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils	3,400,000
2026-02-07	CBB North Carolina–Duke	3,510,000
2025-11-27	CBB Michigan State–North Carolina	6,500,000
2025-03-18	North Carolina Tar Heels at San Diego State Aztecs	2,200,000
2025-02-15	CBB Tar Heels–Orange	1,750,000
2024-11-08	CBB Tar Heels–Jayhawks	1,120,000
2024-03-28	Alabama Crimson Tide at North Carolina Tar Heels	7,800,000
2024-03-23	Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels	10,020,000
2024-03-16	CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels	3,240,000
2024-03-15	CBB Panthers–Tar Heels	1,720,000
2024-02-24	CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers	1,470,000
2024-02-10	CBB Tar Heels–Hurricanes	1,050,000
2024-02-06	CBB Tigers–Tar Heels	1,150,000
2024-01-30	CBB Tar Heels–Yellow Jackets	955,000
2024-01-22	CBB Demon Deacons–Tar Heels	1,070,000
2024-01-13	CBB Orange–Tar Heels	1,130,000
2024-01-10	CBB Tar Heels–Wolfpack	1,100,000
2024-01-02	CBB Tar Heels–Panthers	1,110,000
2023-12-20	CBB Tar Heels–Sooners	1,290,000
2023-03-04	CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels	2,630,000
2023-02-25	CBB Cavaliers–Tar Heels	1,870,000
2023-01-24	CBB Tar Heels–Orange	855,000
2022-04-04	North Carolina Tar Heels at Kansas Jayhawks	17,050,000
2022-04-02	North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils	17,663,000
2022-03-27	Saint Peter's Peacocks at North Carolina Tar Heels	13,580,000
2022-03-17	Marquette Golden Eagles at North Carolina Tar Heels	1,170,000
2022-03-05	CBB Tar Heels–Blue Devils	3,980,000
2021-03-06	CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels	1,870,000
2020-12-02	CBB Longhorns–Tar Heels	473,000
2020-03-11	CBB Tar Heels–Orange	950,000
2020-02-17	CBB Tar Heels–Fighting Irish	919,000
2020-02-15	CBB Cavaliers–Tar Heels	1,160,000
2019-12-21	CBB Bruins–Tar Heels	1,200,000
2019-03-29	Auburn Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels	5,620,000
2019-03-22	Iona Gaels at North Carolina Tar Heels	3,000,000
2019-03-02	CBB Tar Heels–Tigers	1,690,000
2019-02-23	CBB Seminoles–Tar Heels	1,800,000
2019-02-02	CBB Tar Heels–Cardinals	1,610,000
2018-12-15	CBB Bulldogs–Tar Heels	1,470,000
2018-03-18	Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels	9,400,000
2018-03-10	CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers	3,440,000
2018-02-27	CBB Hurricanes–Tar Heels	1,000,000
2018-02-17	CBB Tar Heels–Cardinals	1,200,000
2018-02-12	CBB Fighting Irish–Tar Heels	1,000,000
2018-01-30	CBB Tar Heels–Tigers	1,100,000
2018-01-27	CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels	1,900,000
2018-01-22	CBB Tar Heels–Hokies	1,000,000
2018-01-06	CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers	1,300,000
2017-12-23	CBB Buckeyes–Tar Heels	1,700,000
2017-04-03	Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels	22,998,000
2017-04-01	Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels	18,825,000
2017-03-26	Kentucky Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels	15,500,000
2017-03-24	Butler Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels	6,400,000
2016-04-04	Villanova Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels	17,752,000
2016-04-02	Syracuse Orange at North Carolina Tar Heels	12,939,000
2016-03-27	Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels	10,100,000
2009-04-06	2009 NCAA championship game	17,649,000
2009-04-04	2009 NCAA national semifinal	14,454,000
2008-04-05	2008 NCAA national semifinal	14,435,000
2005-04-04	2005 NCAA championship game	23,895,000
2005-04-02	2005 NCAA national semifinal	17,548,000
2000-04-01	2000 NCAA national semifinal	15,245,000
1998-03-28	1998 NCAA national semifinal	19,403,000
1997-03-29	1997 NCAA national semifinal	14,090,000
1993-04-05	1993 NCAA championship game	32,941,000
1982-03-29	1982 NCAA championship game	30,589,000
1981-03-30	1981 NCAA championship game	29,060,000
1977-03-28	1977 NCAA championship game	26,400,000