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Illinois Fighting Illini

58 telecasts with figures · 60 published claims
58
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-06

Top events · Illinois Fighting Illini

1
Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
2026-09-26 · FOX
3,690,000
College Football
2
Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini
2026-10-03 · BTN
340,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini · 2025-10-11
5,871,000
6 telecasts
2
Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers at Illinois Fighting Illini · 2025-12-30
5,380,000
1 telecast
3
South Carolina
South Carolina Gamecocks at Illinois Fighting Illini · 2024-12-31
4,260,000
1 telecast
4
Nebraska
Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers · 2024-09-20
4,210,000
8 telecasts
5
USC
USC Trojans at Illinois Fighting Illini · 2025-09-27
4,116,000
1 telecast

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini · 2025-10-11
5,871,000
9 telecasts
2
ESPN
Tennessee Volunteers at Illinois Fighting Illini · 2025-12-30
5,380,000
6 telecasts
3
ABC
South Carolina Gamecocks at Illinois Fighting Illini · 2024-12-31
4,260,000
6 telecasts
4
NBC
Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2024-09-28
3,090,000
3 telecasts
5
CBS
Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini · 2024-10-19
3,010,000
2 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.

Methodology →
figure

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

Methodology →
2026-10-03Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini340,000
2026-09-26Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,690,000
2026-09-12Duke Blue Devils at Illinois Fighting Illini490,000
2026-09-03UAB Blazers at Illinois Fighting Illini250,000
2025-12-30Tennessee Volunteers at Illinois Fighting Illini5,380,000
2025-11-29Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini1,528,000
2025-11-22Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers979,000
2025-11-15Maryland Terrapins at Illinois Fighting Illini388,000
2025-11-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Illinois Fighting Illini991,000
2025-10-25Illinois Fighting Illini at Washington Huskies773,000
2025-10-11Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini5,871,000
2025-09-27USC Trojans at Illinois Fighting Illini4,116,000
2025-09-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana Hoosiers2,500,000
2025-09-06Illinois Fighting Illini at Duke Blue Devils2,200,000
2024-12-31South Carolina Gamecocks at Illinois Fighting Illini4,260,000
2024-10-26Illinois Fighting Illini at Oregon Ducks2,750,000
2024-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini3,010,000
2024-09-28Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,090,000
2024-09-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,210,000
2023-09-16Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2022-10-29Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,490,000
2021-08-28Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2020-12-19Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions739,000
2020-12-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats617,000
2020-12-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini781,000
2020-11-21Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers974,000
2020-10-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,010,000
2019-12-30California Golden Bears at Illinois Fighting Illini1,870,000
2019-11-30Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini219,000
2019-11-09Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans569,000
2019-10-19Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini1,110,000
2019-10-12Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini2,130,000
2019-09-21Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini896,000
2018-10-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers783,000
2018-10-13Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini501,000
2018-09-21Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini1,170,000
2017-11-18Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,093,000
2017-10-28Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini
2017-09-29Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini1,071,000
2017-09-15Illinois Fighting Illini at South Florida Bulls1,369,000
2016-11-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers811,000
2016-10-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,146,000
2015-11-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini4,079,000
2015-10-31Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions939,000
2015-10-10Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes1,021,000
2015-09-19Illinois Fighting Illini at North Carolina Tar Heels590,000
2014-12-26Illinois Fighting Illini at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2,340,000
2014-11-29Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats252,000
2014-11-22Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini977,000
2014-11-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,620,000
2014-10-25Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini633,000
2014-10-11Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,050,000
2014-10-04Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini585,000
2014-09-13Illinois Fighting Illini at Washington Huskies1,050,000
2013-11-16Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini2,890,000
2013-11-02Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions2,020,000
2013-10-05Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers781,000
2013-09-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Illinois Fighting Illini553,000