Ratings Reference
Teams

Michigan Wolverines

113 telecasts with figures · 119 published claims
113
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-12

Top events · Michigan Wolverines

1
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
2026-09-05 · NBC
4,135,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines · 2024-01-01
27,760,000
3 telecasts
2
Washington
CFP National Championship · 2024-01-08
25,050,000
2 telecasts
3
TCU
TCU Horned Frogs at Michigan Wolverines · 2022-12-31
21,400,000
1 telecast
4
Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-11-25
19,070,000
12 telecasts
5
Georgia
Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines · 2021-12-31
16,500,000
1 telecast

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines · 2024-01-01
27,760,000
18 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-11-25
19,070,000
31 telecasts
3
ABC
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2016-11-26
16,841,000
43 telecasts
4
NBC
Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2018-09-01
7,091,000
5 telecasts
5
CBS
USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines · 2024-09-21
6,320,000
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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2026-09-05Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines4,135,000
2025-12-31Michigan Wolverines at Texas Longhorns9,050,000
2025-11-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines4,400,000
2025-11-15Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats3,760,000
2025-09-06CFB Michigan–Oklahoma9,700,000
2024-12-31Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines6,550,000
2024-11-30Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes12,300,000
2024-10-26Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines1,730,000
2024-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini3,010,000
2024-09-21USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines6,320,000
2024-09-07Texas Longhorns at Michigan Wolverines9,350,000
2024-01-08CFP National Championship25,050,000
2024-01-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines27,760,000
2023-12-02Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes10,020,000
2023-11-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines19,070,000
2023-11-18Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins5,430,000
2023-11-11Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions9,160,000
2023-11-04Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines2,600,000
2023-10-14Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines3,550,000
2023-10-07Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,060,000
2023-09-30Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,480,000
2023-09-23Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines1,940,000
2023-09-16Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan Wolverines1,320,000
2022-12-31TCU Horned Frogs at Michigan Wolverines21,400,000
2022-12-03Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines10,700,000
2022-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes17,000,000
2022-11-12Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines3,880,000
2022-11-05Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,290,000
2022-10-29Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines5,580,000
2022-10-08Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,010,000
2022-09-17UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines2,030,000
2021-12-31Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines16,500,000
2021-12-04Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes11,660,000
2021-11-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines15,890,000
2021-11-13Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions5,940,000
2021-10-30Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans9,290,000
2021-10-23Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines3,240,000
2021-10-09Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,630,000
2021-10-02Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,310,000
2021-09-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,810,000
2021-09-11Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines4,750,000
2021-09-04Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines1,620,000
2020-11-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,090,000
2020-11-14Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines4,690,000
2020-11-07Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers1,750,000
2020-10-31Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines4,220,000
2020-10-24Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,120,000
2020-01-01Michigan Wolverines at Alabama Crimson Tide14,000,000
2019-11-30Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines12,420,000
2019-11-23Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers2,300,000
2019-11-16Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines3,940,000
2019-11-02Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins3,100,000
2019-10-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines6,750,000
2019-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,660,000
2019-10-12Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini2,130,000
2019-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines5,020,000
2019-09-21Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,730,000
2019-09-07Army Black Knights at Michigan Wolverines4,720,000
2018-12-29Florida Gators at Michigan Wolverines
2018-11-24Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes13,200,000
2018-11-17Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines2,273,000
2018-11-03Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,252,000
2018-10-20Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans5,416,000
2018-10-13Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,038,000
2018-10-06Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines2,329,000
2018-09-29Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats3,618,000
2018-09-22Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines1,449,000
2018-09-08Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines914,000
2018-09-01Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish7,091,000
2018-01-01Michigan Wolverines at South Carolina Gamecocks
2017-11-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines10,507,000
2017-11-18Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers5,226,000
2017-11-04Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines2,850,000
2017-10-21Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,954,000
2017-10-14Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,122,000
2017-10-07Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines6,508,000
2017-09-23Michigan Wolverines at Purdue Boilermakers3,521,000
2017-09-09Cincinnati Bearcats at Michigan Wolverines3,611,000
2017-09-02Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators7,650,000
2016-12-30Michigan Wolverines at Florida State Seminoles11,461,000
2016-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes16,841,000
2016-11-19Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines4,769,000
2016-11-12Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes6,442,000
2016-11-05Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines2,320,000
2016-10-29Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans4,647,000
2016-10-08Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,282,000
2016-10-01Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,851,000
2016-09-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines3,764,000
2016-09-10UCF Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,863,000
2016-09-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Michigan Wolverines2,135,000
2016-01-01Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators8,761,000
2015-11-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines10,830,000
2015-11-21Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,110,000
2015-11-14Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers5,175,000
2015-10-31Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,681,000
2015-10-17Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines7,398,000
2015-09-26BYU Cougars at Michigan Wolverines3,071,000
2015-09-12Oregon State Beavers at Michigan Wolverines4,493,000
2015-09-03Michigan Wolverines at Utah Utes2,868,000
2014-11-29Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes8,230,000