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Penn State Nittany Lions

103 telecasts with figures · 104 published claims
103
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-10

Top events · Penn State Nittany Lions

1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions
2025-01-09 · ESPN
17,800,000
College Football
2
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
2017-01-02 · ESPN
15,740,000
College Football
3
Penn State Nittany Lions at Boise State Broncos
2024-12-31 · ESPN
13,900,000
College Football
4
Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks
2024-12-07 · CBS
10,500,000
College Football
5
Penn State Nittany Lions at Utah Utes
2023-01-02 · ESPN
10,200,000
College Football
6
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
2023-10-21 · FOX
9,960,000
College Football
7
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
2024-11-02 · FOX
9,940,000
College Football
8
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
2017-10-28 · FOX
9,868,000
College Football
9
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
2019-11-23 · FOX
9,430,000
College Football
10
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
2016-12-03 · FOX
9,189,000
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
2 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
10,200,000
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
19 telecasts
2
CBS
Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks · 2024-12-07
10,500,000
6 telecasts
3
FOX
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2023-10-21
9,960,000
16 telecasts
4
ABC
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2018-09-29
9,141,000
35 telecasts
5
NBC
Oregon Ducks at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2025-09-27
8,500,000
4 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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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