Ratings Reference
Teams

Michigan State Spartans

118 telecasts with figures · 132 published claims
118
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-27

Top events · Michigan State Spartans

1
Michigan State Spartans at UCLA Bruins
2026-10-24 · CBS
1,820,000
College Football
2
Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans
2026-10-10 · FS1
600,000
College Football
3
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
2026-10-03 · BTN
520,000
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
11 telecasts
4
Iowa
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2015-12-05
9,818,000
7 telecasts
5
Michigan
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans · 2021-10-30
9,290,000
13 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
23 telecasts
3
ABC
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2015-11-21
11,052,000
22 telecasts
4
NBC
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2016-09-17
4,987,000
11 telecasts
5
CBS
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans · 2025-11-15
2,476,000
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.

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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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2022-11-26Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions1,990,000
2022-11-19Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans369,000
2022-11-12Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans591,000
2022-11-05Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini928,000
2022-10-29Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines5,580,000
2022-10-15Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans2,450,000
2022-10-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,440,000
2022-10-01Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins904,000
2022-09-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans1,110,000
2022-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Washington Huskies2,790,000
2022-09-02Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan State Spartans1,350,000