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Michigan State Spartans

85 telecasts with figures · 86 published claims
85
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-10

Top events · Michigan State Spartans

1
Toledo Rockets at Michigan State Spartans
2026-09-04 · FS1
873,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Stanford
Stanford Cardinal at Michigan State Spartans · 2014-01-01
18,640,000
1 telecast
2
Alabama
Michigan State Spartans at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2015-12-31
18,552,000
1 telecast
3
Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans · 2013-12-07
13,900,000
10 telecasts
4
Iowa
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2015-12-05
9,818,000
6 telecasts
5
Michigan
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans · 2021-10-30
9,290,000
11 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
Stanford Cardinal at Michigan State Spartans · 2014-01-01
18,640,000
16 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans · 2013-12-07
13,900,000
20 telecasts
3
ABC
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2015-11-21
11,052,000
20 telecasts
4
NBC
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2016-09-17
4,987,000
6 telecasts
5
BTN
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines · 2024-10-26
1,730,000
2 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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

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

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2026-09-04Toledo Rockets at Michigan State Spartans873,000
2024-10-26Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines1,730,000
2024-10-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans1,570,000
2024-10-04Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks2,840,000
2023-11-11Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes3,570,000
2023-09-30Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes2,170,000
2023-09-23Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans1,240,000
2022-10-29Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines5,580,000
2022-10-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,440,000
2022-10-01Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins904,000
2021-12-30Pittsburgh Panthers at Michigan State Spartans7,650,000
2021-11-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,890,000
2021-11-13Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans2,200,000
2021-10-30Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans9,290,000
2021-09-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans1,660,000
2021-09-18Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes2,770,000
2021-09-03Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,100,000
2020-12-12Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,540,000
2020-12-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,110,000
2020-11-28Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans2,550,000
2020-11-14Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans2,440,000
2020-11-07Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes1,070,000
2020-10-31Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines4,220,000
2020-10-24Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans608,000
2019-12-27Michigan State Spartans at Wake Forest Demon Deacons3,800,000
2019-11-30Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans422,000
2019-11-16Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines3,940,000
2019-11-09Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans569,000
2019-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,920,000
2019-10-05Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes6,680,000
2019-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats1,530,000
2019-09-14Arizona State Sun Devils at Michigan State Spartans2,710,000
2019-08-30Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Michigan State Spartans939,000
2018-12-31Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks3,785,000
2018-11-24Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans3,038,000
2018-11-17Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,515,000
2018-11-10Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,191,000
2018-11-03Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins762,000
2018-10-27Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans
2018-10-20Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans5,416,000
2018-10-06Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans620,000
2018-09-29Central Michigan Chippewas at Michigan State Spartans425,000
2018-09-08Michigan State Spartans at Arizona State Sun Devils
2017-12-28Washington State Cougars at Michigan State Spartans1,613,000
2017-11-25Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights2,012,000
2017-11-18Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans2,035,000
2017-11-11Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes3,728,000
2017-11-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,102,000
2017-10-28Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-10-21Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans3,501,000
2017-10-07Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines6,508,000
2017-09-30Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans2,520,000
2017-09-23Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan State Spartans3,456,000
2017-09-02Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan State Spartans537,000
2016-11-26Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions3,715,000
2016-11-19Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,843,000
2016-10-29Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans4,647,000
2016-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,987,000
2015-12-31Michigan State Spartans at Alabama Crimson Tide18,552,000
2015-12-05Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes9,818,000
2015-11-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans4,503,000
2015-11-21Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes11,052,000
2015-11-14Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans1,006,000
2015-11-07Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,470,000
2015-10-24Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans4,869,000
2015-10-17Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines7,398,000
2015-10-03Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans1,266,000
2015-09-19Air Force Falcons at Michigan State Spartans2,531,000
2015-09-12Oregon Ducks at Michigan State Spartans7,898,000
2015-09-04Michigan State Spartans at Western Michigan Broncos825,000
2015-01-01Michigan State Spartans at Baylor Bears9,090,000
2014-11-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans6,830,000
2014-10-25Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans3,800,000
2014-10-18Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers2,170,000
2014-10-04Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans4,560,000
2014-09-27Wyoming Cowboys at Michigan State Spartans803,000
2014-09-06Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks5,980,000
2014-01-01Stanford Cardinal at Michigan State Spartans18,640,000
2013-12-07Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans13,900,000
2013-11-23Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,540,000
2013-11-02Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans5,170,000
2013-10-12Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans958,000
2013-10-05Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes1,490,000
2013-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,790,000
2013-09-07South Florida Bulls at Michigan State Spartans576,000