Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
Nielsen average audience: 4,135,000 viewers (final), per Manny Soloway.
- Aired
- 2026-09-05 Saturday
- Networks
- NBC
- Away
- Michigan
- Home
- Western Michigan
4,135,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
provider-confirmed · 3 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-09-12
Published figures
JSONNielsen2 figures
4,135,000
Source quote not verbatim-confirmed against a fetched copy
via pressaverage audience
window / stated window · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
1,890,000
8 PM College Football: W. MI v. MI 1.02 16 1.89 NBCThe TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
blend2 figures
4,500,000
16 Michigan's 13-12 victory over Western Michigan averaged 4.5 million viewersNBC Sports, verbatim
6,700,000
Viewership for the game peaked at 6.7 million viewersNBC Sports, verbatim
2 provider figures · 2 press attributions · provider-confirmed
combined counts all networks and streams · confirmed = published by the provider · press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
combined counts all networks and streams · confirmed = published by the provider · press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
College Football 2026 season
Week 1 of 15 · 36th of 283 published College Football figures in the 2026 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 23:16 UTC
Prior-season comparable
1,640,000
2025-09-06 · NBC · Nielsen, final · The TV Ratings Guide
+152.1% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on NBC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.
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