Ratings Reference
Teams

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

date

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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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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