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Penn State Nittany Lions

128 telecasts with figures · 150 published claims
128
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-22

Top events · Penn State Nittany Lions

1
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
2026-10-17 · CBS
4,500,000
College Football
2
Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats
2026-10-02 · FOX
3,450,000
College Football
3
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
2026-10-10 · NBC
2,920,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2025-01-09
17,800,000
1 telecast
2
USC
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2017-01-02
15,740,000
3 telecasts
3
Boise State
Penn State Nittany Lions at Boise State Broncos · 2024-12-31
13,900,000
1 telecast
4
Oregon
Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks · 2024-12-07
10,500,000
2 telecasts
5
Utah
Penn State Nittany Lions at Utah Utes · 2023-01-02
10,190,000
1 telecast

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2025-01-09
17,800,000
20 telecasts
2
CBS
Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks · 2024-12-07
10,500,000
10 telecasts
3
FOX
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2023-10-21
9,960,000
21 telecasts
4
ABC
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2018-09-29
9,141,000
36 telecasts
5
NBC
Oregon Ducks at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2025-09-27
8,500,000
7 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

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

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

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2026-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,500,000
2026-10-10USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,920,000
2026-10-02Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats3,450,000
2026-09-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Temple Owls900,000
2026-09-05Marshall Thundering Herd at Penn State Nittany Lions970,000
2025-12-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Clemson Tigers7,600,000
2025-11-29Penn State Nittany Lions vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights950,000
2025-11-22Nebraska Cornhuskers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,104,000
2025-11-15Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans2,476,000
2025-11-08Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions6,025,000
2025-11-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,190,000
2025-10-04Penn State Nittany Lions at UCLA Bruins3,130,000
2025-09-27Oregon Ducks at Penn State Nittany Lions8,500,000
2025-08-30Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany Lions2,240,000
2025-01-09Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions17,800,000
2024-12-31Penn State Nittany Lions at Boise State Broncos13,900,000
2024-12-21CFP First round6,600,000
2024-12-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks10,500,000
2024-11-16Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers1,800,000
2024-11-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,940,000
2024-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers3,340,000
2024-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at USC Trojans4,280,000
2024-10-05UCLA Bruins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000
2024-09-28Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,090,000
2024-09-21Kent State Golden Flashes at Penn State Nittany Lions434,000
2024-08-31Penn State Nittany Lions at West Virginia Mountaineers2,990,000
2023-12-30Ole Miss Rebels at Penn State Nittany Lions7,770,000
2023-11-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,380,000
2023-11-18Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions765,000
2023-11-11Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions9,160,000
2023-11-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins2,390,000
2023-10-28Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,400,000
2023-10-21Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,960,000
2023-10-14Massachusetts Minutemen at Penn State Nittany Lions693,000
2023-09-23Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000
2023-09-16Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2023-09-02West Virginia Mountaineers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,500,000
2023-01-02Penn State Nittany Lions at Utah Utes10,190,000
2022-11-26Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions1,990,000
2022-11-19Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights856,000
2022-11-12Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions1,880,000
2022-11-05Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers2,230,000
2022-10-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions8,270,000
2022-10-22Minnesota Golden Gophers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,540,000
2022-10-15Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines6,450,000
2022-10-01Northwestern Wildcats at Penn State Nittany Lions1,620,000
2022-09-24Central Michigan Chippewas at Penn State Nittany Lions628,000
2022-09-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Auburn Tigers4,050,000
2022-09-10Ohio Bobcats at Penn State Nittany Lions1,550,000
2022-09-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers3,510,000
2022-01-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Arkansas Razorbacks3,900,000
2021-11-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,890,000
2021-11-13Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions5,940,000
2021-11-06Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins936,000
2021-10-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,050,000
2021-10-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,765,000
2021-10-09Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes6,904,000
2021-10-02Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions4,000,000
2021-09-18Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions7,610,000
2021-09-11Ball State Cardinals at Penn State Nittany Lions881,000
2021-09-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers5,410,000
2020-12-19Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions739,000
2020-12-12Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,540,000
2020-12-05Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights594,000
2020-11-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,090,000
2020-11-14Penn State Nittany Lions at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,720,000
2020-10-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,530,000
2020-10-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers2,070,000
2019-12-28Memphis Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions6,220,000
2019-11-30Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions627,000
2019-11-23Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,430,000
2019-11-16Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions2,930,000
2019-11-09Penn State Nittany Lions at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,740,000
2019-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,920,000
2019-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,660,000
2019-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes3,700,000
2019-10-05Purdue Boilermakers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,500,000
2019-09-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins990,000
2019-09-14Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,200,000
2019-09-07Buffalo Bulls at Penn State Nittany Lions2,170,000
2019-08-31Idaho Vandals at Penn State Nittany Lions588,000
2019-01-01Kentucky Wildcats at Penn State Nittany Lions7,709,000
2018-11-24Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,176,000
2018-11-10Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions2,270,000
2018-11-03Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,252,000
2018-10-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
2018-10-20Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers3,133,000
2018-09-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,141,000
2018-09-21Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini1,170,000
2018-09-15Kent State Golden Flashes at Penn State Nittany Lions893,000
2018-09-08Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers3,286,000
2017-12-30Washington Huskies at Penn State Nittany Lions
2017-11-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,564,000
2017-11-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,102,000
2017-10-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,868,000
2017-10-21Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,954,000
2017-10-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats2,831,000
2017-09-23Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes5,259,000
2017-09-09Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,701,000
2017-09-02Akron Zips at Penn State Nittany Lions2,332,000