Ratings Reference
Telecasts · College Football

Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines

2026-09-05 · College Football · NBC
4,135,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
final · figures last changed 2026-09-12

Published figures

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Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Manny Soloway (Awful Announcing), X
WMU/Michigan | Saturday | 7:30PM | NBC | 4135 Manny Soloway (Awful Announcing), X, verbatim
4,135,000
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
8 PM College Football: W. MI v. MI 1.02 16 1.89 NBC The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
1,890,000
blend2 figures
average audience
combined / full telecast / TV + streaming · final
confirmed · NBC Sports
16 Michigan's 13-12 victory over Western Michigan averaged 4.5 million viewers NBC Sports, verbatim
4,500,000
peak audience
combined / full telecast / TV + streaming · final
confirmed · NBC Sports
Viewership for the game peaked at 6.7 million viewers NBC Sports, verbatim
6,700,000
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

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