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Teams

Wisconsin Badgers

81 telecasts with figures · 84 published claims
81
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-10

Top events · Wisconsin Badgers

1
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2026-09-06 · NBC
7,421,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Oregon
Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers · 2020-01-01
16,300,000
1 telecast
2
Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers · 2019-12-07
13,550,000
7 telecasts
3
South Carolina
Wisconsin Badgers at South Carolina Gamecocks · 2014-01-01
9,590,000
1 telecast
4
Penn State
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions · 2016-12-03
9,189,000
5 telecasts
5
Alabama
Wisconsin Badgers at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2015-09-05
7,967,000
2 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers · 2020-01-01
16,300,000
15 telecasts
2
FOX
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers · 2019-12-07
13,550,000
17 telecasts
3
ABC
Wisconsin Badgers at South Carolina Gamecocks · 2014-01-01
9,590,000
25 telecasts
4
NBC
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 2026-09-06
7,421,000
4 telecasts
5
ESPN2
Auburn Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers · 2015-01-01
6,420,000
7 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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2026-09-06Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish7,421,000
2024-11-02Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes2,734,000
2024-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers3,340,000
2024-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at Wisconsin Badgers5,030,000
2024-01-01Wisconsin Badgers at LSU Tigers4,610,000
2023-10-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers4,870,000
2021-12-30Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils3,600,000
2021-11-27Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,050,000
2021-11-20Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers3,530,000
2021-10-02Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,310,000
2021-09-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers5,370,000
2021-09-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers5,410,000
2020-12-30Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Wisconsin Badgers1,980,000
2020-12-12Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,800,000
2020-12-05Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers3,820,000
2020-11-21Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats4,250,000
2020-11-14Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines4,690,000
2020-10-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,010,000
2020-01-01Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers16,300,000
2019-12-07Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers13,550,000
2019-11-30Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,030,000
2019-11-23Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers3,120,000
2019-11-09Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,320,000
2019-10-26Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,650,000
2019-10-19Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini1,110,000
2019-10-05Kent State Golden Flashes at Wisconsin Badgers360,000
2019-09-28Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers3,030,000
2019-09-21Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,730,000
2019-08-30Wisconsin Badgers at South Florida Bulls1,800,000
2018-12-27Miami Hurricanes at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-11-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-11-10Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions2,270,000
2018-10-27Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats2,241,000
2018-10-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers783,000
2018-10-13Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,038,000
2018-09-22Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,313,000
2018-09-15BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers2,913,000
2018-08-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Wisconsin Badgers
2017-12-30Wisconsin Badgers at Miami Hurricanes
2017-12-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers12,918,000
2017-11-25Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,600,000
2017-11-18Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers5,226,000
2017-11-11Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers3,780,000
2017-11-04Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers2,834,000
2017-10-28Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini
2017-10-21Maryland Terrapins at Wisconsin Badgers1,495,000
2017-09-30Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers2,844,000
2017-09-16Wisconsin Badgers at BYU Cougars2,274,000
2017-09-01Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers1,760,000
2017-01-02Western Michigan Broncos at Wisconsin Badgers5,442,000
2016-12-03Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions9,189,000
2016-11-19Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers1,850,000
2016-11-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers811,000
2016-11-05Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats2,397,000
2016-10-29Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers3,770,000
2016-10-22Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,241,000
2016-10-15Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers8,964,000
2016-10-01Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,851,000
2016-09-03LSU Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers7,832,000
2015-12-30USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers4,249,000
2015-10-10Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,466,000
2015-10-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,637,000
2015-09-12Miami (OH) RedHawks at Wisconsin Badgers444,000
2015-09-05Wisconsin Badgers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,967,000
2015-01-01Auburn Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers6,420,000
2014-12-06Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,130,000
2014-11-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers4,030,000
2014-11-08Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers848,000
2014-11-01Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,940,000
2014-10-11Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,050,000
2014-10-04Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats1,260,000
2014-09-27South Florida Bulls at Wisconsin Badgers590,000
2014-09-20Bowling Green Falcons at Wisconsin Badgers856,000
2014-01-01Wisconsin Badgers at South Carolina Gamecocks9,590,000
2013-11-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers2,220,000
2013-11-23Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,810,000
2013-11-16Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers1,200,000
2013-11-09BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers2,180,000
2013-09-28Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,750,000
2013-09-21Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers2,780,000
2013-09-14Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils2,530,000