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Northwestern Wildcats

60 telecasts with figures · 60 published claims
60
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-29

Top events · Northwestern Wildcats

1
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
2018-12-01 · FOX
8,659,000
College Football
2
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
2020-12-19 · FOX
8,030,000
College Football
3
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
2013-10-05 · ABC
7,360,000
College Football
4
Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats
2021-01-01 · ABC
4,780,000
College Football
5
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
2022-11-05 · ABC
4,760,000
College Football
6
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats
2022-08-27 · FOX
4,420,000
College Football
7
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
2020-11-21 · ABC
4,250,000
College Football
8
Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats
2025-11-15 · FOX
3,760,000
College Football
9
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
2016-10-29 · ESPN
3,657,000
College Football
10
Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats
2018-09-29 · FOX
3,618,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Ohio State
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2018-12-01
8,659,000
6 telecasts
2
Auburn
Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats · 2021-01-01
4,780,000
1 telecast
3
Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats · 2022-08-27
4,420,000
4 telecasts
4
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats · 2020-11-21
4,250,000
6 telecasts
5
Michigan
Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats · 2025-11-15
3,760,000
4 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
FOX
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2018-12-01
8,659,000
10 telecasts
2
ABC
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats · 2013-10-05
7,360,000
13 telecasts
3
ESPN
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Northwestern Wildcats · 2018-11-03
3,293,000
9 telecasts
4
NBC
Northwestern Wildcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2014-11-15
2,960,000
1 telecast
5
CBS
Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights · 2023-09-03
2,680,000
1 telecast

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

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

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2025-12-26Central Michigan Chippewas at Northwestern Wildcats2,390,000
2025-11-15Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats3,760,000
2023-12-23Utah Utes at Northwestern Wildcats3,090,000
2023-09-03Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights2,680,000
2022-11-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats4,760,000
2022-08-27Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats4,420,000
2021-10-23Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines3,240,000
2021-09-03Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,100,000
2021-01-01Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats4,780,000
2020-12-19Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes8,030,000
2020-12-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats617,000
2020-11-28Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans2,550,000
2020-11-21Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats4,250,000
2020-10-31Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes1,150,000
2020-10-24Maryland Terrapins at Northwestern Wildcats186,000
2019-11-30Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini219,000
2019-11-23Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern Wildcats1,360,000
2019-11-02Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers377,000
2019-10-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats584,000
2019-10-18Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats1,640,000
2019-10-05Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,210,000
2019-09-28Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers3,030,000
2019-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats1,530,000
2019-08-31Northwestern Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal2,020,000
2018-12-31Northwestern Wildcats at Utah Utes1,787,000
2018-12-01Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes8,659,000
2018-11-10Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes2,636,000
2018-11-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Northwestern Wildcats3,293,000
2018-10-27Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats2,241,000
2018-10-13Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats2,428,000
2018-10-06Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans620,000
2018-09-29Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats3,618,000
2018-09-08Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats
2018-08-30Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2017-12-29Kentucky Wildcats at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-11-11Purdue Boilermakers at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-10-28Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-10-21Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-10-14Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins
2017-10-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats2,831,000
2017-09-30Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers2,844,000
2017-09-09Northwestern Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils161,000
2016-12-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Northwestern Wildcats2,425,000
2016-11-05Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats2,397,000
2016-10-29Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes3,657,000
2016-10-01Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes539,000
2016-09-03Western Michigan Broncos at Northwestern Wildcats160,000
2015-11-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats876,000
2015-10-24Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,747,000
2015-10-17Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats504,000
2015-09-05Stanford Cardinal at Northwestern Wildcats3,214,000
2014-11-29Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats252,000
2014-11-22Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers138,000
2014-11-15Northwestern Wildcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,960,000
2014-11-08Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats1,570,000
2014-10-04Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats1,260,000
2013-11-23Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,540,000
2013-10-19Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern Wildcats821,000
2013-10-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats7,360,000
2013-08-31Northwestern Wildcats at California Golden Bears714,000