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Teams

Houston Cougars

63 telecasts with figures · 63 published claims
63
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-10

Top events · Houston Cougars

1
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
2026-09-05 · ESPNEWS
1,686,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars · 2016-09-03
5,713,000
2 telecasts
2
Florida State
Houston Cougars at Florida State Seminoles · 2015-12-31
5,604,000
1 telecast
3
San Diego State
Houston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs · 2016-12-17
3,744,000
1 telecast
4
Cincinnati
Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats · 2021-12-04
3,420,000
6 telecasts
5
Memphis
Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers · 2016-11-25
3,093,000
4 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ABC
Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars · 2016-09-03
5,713,000
10 telecasts
2
ESPN
Houston Cougars at Florida State Seminoles · 2015-12-31
5,604,000
20 telecasts
3
ESPNEWS
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars · 2026-09-05
1,686,000
1 telecast
4
FOX
TCU Horned Frogs at Houston Cougars · 2023-09-16
1,200,000
2 telecasts
5
ESPN2
Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars · 2015-11-14
748,000
13 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2026-09-05Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars1,686,000
2025-12-27LSU Tigers at Houston Cougars2,920,000
2024-11-30Houston Cougars at BYU Cougars1,560,000
2024-10-04Houston Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs1,510,000
2024-08-31UNLV Rebels at Houston Cougars172,000
2023-09-16TCU Horned Frogs at Houston Cougars1,200,000
2021-12-04Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats3,420,000
2021-09-04Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars831,000
2020-12-24Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Houston Cougars1,900,000
2020-12-12Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers239,000
2020-11-07Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats1,390,000
2020-10-16BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars1,160,000
2020-10-08Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars418,000
2019-11-30Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars411,000
2019-11-16Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars292,000
2019-11-02Houston Cougars at UCF Knights736,000
2019-10-24SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars769,000
2019-10-12Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars261,000
2019-09-19Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave1,030,000
2019-09-13Washington State Cougars at Houston Cougars2,070,000
2019-09-01Houston Cougars at Oklahoma Sooners5,440,000
2018-12-22Houston Cougars at Army Black Knights
2018-11-15Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars
2018-10-27South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars2,035,000
2018-10-04Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars
2018-09-15Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,079,000
2018-09-08Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars2,539,000
2017-12-24Fresno State Bulldogs at Houston Cougars
2017-11-24Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars
2017-10-28Houston Cougars at South Florida Bulls
2017-10-19Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars
2017-09-30Houston Cougars at Temple Owls
2017-09-09Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats242,000
2016-12-17Houston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs3,744,000
2016-11-25Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers3,093,000
2016-11-17Louisville Cardinals at Houston Cougars2,432,000
2016-10-29UCF Knights at Houston Cougars192,000
2016-10-22Houston Cougars at SMU Mustangs473,000
2016-10-15Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars454,000
2016-09-29Connecticut Huskies at Houston Cougars1,421,000
2016-09-24Houston Cougars at Texas State Bobcats252,000
2016-09-15Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats2,159,000
2016-09-03Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars5,713,000
2015-12-31Houston Cougars at Florida State Seminoles5,604,000
2015-12-05Temple Owls at Houston Cougars2,450,000
2015-11-27Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars3,055,000
2015-11-21Houston Cougars at Connecticut Huskies373,000
2015-11-14Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars748,000
2015-11-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars396,000
2015-10-31Vanderbilt Commodores at Houston Cougars392,000
2015-10-16Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave185,000
2015-10-08SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars356,000
2015-01-02Houston Cougars at Pittsburgh Panthers2,110,000
2014-12-06Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats1,310,000
2014-11-08Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars154,000
2014-10-17Temple Owls at Houston Cougars250,000
2014-10-02UCF Knights at Houston Cougars744,000
2014-09-11Houston Cougars at BYU Cougars1,050,000
2014-01-04Vanderbilt Commodores at Houston Cougars2,570,000
2013-11-29SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars325,000
2013-11-16Houston Cougars at Louisville Cardinals348,000
2013-11-09Houston Cougars at UCF Knights431,000
2013-10-31South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars1,130,000