Illinois Fighting Illini
45
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-29
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1
Tennessee Volunteers at Illinois Fighting Illini
5,380,000
2
South Carolina Gamecocks at Illinois Fighting Illini
4,260,000
3
Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,210,000
4
Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini
4,079,000
5
Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,620,000
6
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
7
Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
8
Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,093,000
9
Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,090,000
10
Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,010,000
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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 → |
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| 2018-10-20 | Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers | 783,000 |
| 2018-10-13 | Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini | 501,000 |
| 2018-09-21 | Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini | 1,170,000 |