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Ohio State Buckeyes

134 telecasts with figures · 143 published claims
134
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-10

Top events · Ohio State Buckeyes

1
Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes
2026-09-05 · BTN
1,601,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Oregon
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
4 telecasts
2
Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2015-01-01
28,270,000
2 telecasts
3
Georgia
Ohio State Buckeyes at Georgia Bulldogs · 2022-12-31
22,450,000
1 telecast
4
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2022-09-03
10,530,000
4 telecasts
5
Clemson
Clemson Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2019-12-28
21,150,000
4 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
24 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines · 2023-11-25
19,070,000
44 telecasts
3
ABC
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2016-11-26
16,841,000
47 telecasts
4
NBC
Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2023-09-23
9,980,000
4 telecasts
5
CBS
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers · 2023-09-02
4,650,000
4 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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2026-09-05Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes1,601,000
2025-12-31Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes19,000,000
2025-12-06Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes18,330,000
2025-11-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines4,400,000
2025-11-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,190,000
2025-08-30Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes16,600,000
2025-01-20CFP National Championship22,100,000
2025-01-10Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns20,900,000
2025-01-01Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks21,100,000
2024-12-21CFP First round14,680,000
2024-11-30Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes12,300,000
2024-11-23Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes9,320,000
2024-11-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,940,000
2024-10-26Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes5,960,000
2024-10-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks9,600,000
2024-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,460,000
2024-09-21Marshall Thundering Herd at Ohio State Buckeyes3,960,000
2024-09-07Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio State Buckeyes1,720,000
2024-08-31Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes2,970,000
2023-12-29Missouri Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes9,600,000
2023-11-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines19,070,000
2023-11-18Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,020,000
2023-11-11Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes3,570,000
2023-11-04Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights3,960,000
2023-10-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers4,870,000
2023-10-21Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,960,000
2023-09-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish9,980,000
2023-09-16Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,820,000
2023-09-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers4,650,000
2022-12-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Georgia Bulldogs22,450,000
2022-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes17,000,000
2022-11-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats4,760,000
2022-10-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions8,270,000
2022-10-22Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,380,000
2022-10-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,440,000
2022-10-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes1,790,000
2022-09-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes10,530,000
2022-01-01Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes16,630,000
2021-11-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines15,890,000
2021-11-13Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,740,000
2021-10-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,050,000
2021-10-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,350,000
2021-10-09Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,790,000
2021-09-18Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes1,830,000
2021-09-11Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes7,730,000
2021-09-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,300,000
2021-01-11CFP National Championship18,710,000
2021-01-01Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers19,150,000
2020-12-19Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes8,030,000
2020-12-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,110,000
2020-11-21Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,360,000
2020-10-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,530,000
2020-10-24Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,180,000
2019-12-28Clemson Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes21,150,000
2019-12-07Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers13,550,000
2019-11-30Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines12,420,000
2019-11-23Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,430,000
2019-11-09Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,580,000
2019-10-26Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,650,000
2019-10-18Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats1,640,000
2019-10-05Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes6,680,000
2019-09-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,140,000
2019-09-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,050,000
2019-09-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Ohio State Buckeyes2,940,000
2019-08-31Florida Atlantic Owls at Ohio State Buckeyes2,620,000
2019-01-01Washington Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyes16,780,000
2018-12-01Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes8,659,000
2018-11-24Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes13,200,000
2018-11-17Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins5,588,000
2018-11-10Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,191,000
2018-11-03Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes5,006,000
2018-10-20Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers6,292,000
2018-10-13Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,405,000
2018-10-06Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,988,000
2018-09-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,141,000
2018-09-15Ohio State Buckeyes at TCU Horned Frogs7,232,000
2018-09-01Oregon State Beavers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,487,000
2017-12-29USC Trojans at Ohio State Buckeyes
2017-12-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers12,918,000
2017-11-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines10,507,000
2017-11-18Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,093,000
2017-11-11Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes3,728,000
2017-11-04Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2017-10-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,868,000
2017-10-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,375,000
2017-10-07Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,645,000
2017-09-16Army Black Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes2,506,000
2017-09-09Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes8,081,000
2017-08-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers5,126,000
2016-12-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers19,237,000
2016-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes16,841,000
2016-11-19Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,843,000
2016-11-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins2,291,000
2016-11-05Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,969,000
2016-10-29Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes3,657,000
2016-10-22Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,478,000
2016-10-15Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers8,964,000
2016-10-08Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,218,000
2016-09-17Ohio State Buckeyes at Oklahoma Sooners5,804,000
2016-09-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes4,016,000