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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

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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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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2016-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes9,759,000
2015-11-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines10,830,000
2015-11-21Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes11,052,000
2015-11-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini4,079,000
2015-11-07Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,729,000
2015-10-24Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights5,290,000
2015-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes5,867,000
2015-10-03Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers7,298,000
2015-09-26Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio State Buckeyes3,721,000
2015-09-19Northern Illinois Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyessplit window5,254,000
2015-09-07Ohio State Buckeyes at Virginia Tech Hokies10,585,000
2015-01-12CFP National Championship33,400,000
2015-01-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Ohio State Buckeyes28,270,000
2014-12-06Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,130,000
2014-11-29Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes8,230,000
2014-11-15Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,730,000
2014-11-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans6,830,000
2014-11-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,620,000
2014-10-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions4,670,000
2014-10-18Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes3,800,000
2014-10-04Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins3,350,000
2014-09-13Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio State Buckeyes2,960,000
2014-09-06Virginia Tech Hokies at Ohio State Buckeyes4,310,000
2014-01-03Clemson Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes11,400,000
2013-12-07Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans13,900,000
2013-11-30Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines9,500,000
2013-11-23Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,030,000
2013-11-16Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini2,890,000
2013-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes4,060,000
2013-10-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes5,340,000
2013-10-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats7,360,000
2013-09-28Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,750,000
2013-09-14Ohio State Buckeyes at California Golden Bears3,250,000
2013-08-31Buffalo Bulls at Ohio State Buckeyes1,890,000