North Carolina Tar Heels
68
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-29
Top events · North Carolina Tar Heels
1
1993 NCAA championship game
32,941,000
2
1982 NCAA championship game
30,589,000
3
1981 NCAA championship game
29,060,000
4
1977 NCAA championship game
26,400,000
5
2005 NCAA championship game
23,895,000
6
Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
22,998,000
7
1998 NCAA national semifinal
19,403,000
8
Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels
18,825,000
9
Villanova Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels
17,752,000
10
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
17,663,000
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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |