Biggest tracked game
28.4M
2017 Alabama at Georgia on ESPN,ESPN2,ESPNU
Audience Intelligence
College Football TV Ratings & Viewership Lab
Compare rated college football audiences by game, team, conference, network, and era using Sports Media Watch rows matched to CFBTrack games.
Rated Sample
11 games
2008 – 2025 with 7 rows still flagged for review.
Average Audience
14.8M
Median game is 15.3M across 10 seasons.
Audience Context
Rated-game rows are separated from schedule coverage so audience comparisons stay tied to measured broadcasts.
Most Watched
28.4M
Alabama at Georgia on ESPN,ESPN2,ESPNU.
Top Team Draw
Unavailable
Team draw rankings will appear once the rated sample is available.
Rated Games
11
Sports Media Watch audience rows matched to CFBTrack games.
Median Audience
15.3M
Average audience is 14.8M in the active scope.
10M+ Games
133
Eight-figure TV audiences in the rated-game sample.
Coverage Range
2008 – 2025
Audience rows are tracked separately from schedule-only media coverage.
Audience research
TV ratings and viewership lab
Use Sports Media Watch audience rows to compare games, teams, conferences, and network draw.
Early seasons include partial Sports Media Watch packages and selected articles, so year-over-year comparisons should account for coverage depth.
Filtered to Alabama vs Georgia. Rankings and games below use the active matchup filter.Clear matchup
All rated games5,328 gamesCFP era4,636 gamesRegular season4,848 gamesPostseason480 games10M+ club133 gamesNetwork TV1,565 games
Rated games
11
2008-2025 with 7 rows in review.
Average viewers
14.8M
Median audience is 15.3M.
Most watched
28.4M
Alabama at Georgia
Million-plus games
11
18.2% of rated rows are postseason.
Team and network comparisons use matched rated-game rows from the active scope; regular-season filters use the dataset's regular season_type and team brand-lift baselines exclude direct head-to-head games.
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Top team draw
Alabama
14.8M average across 11 rated games
Best repeat matchup
24.6M
Alabama vs Clemson, 4 tracked games
Regular-season king
17.5M
2023 Georgia at Alabama on CBS
10M+ club
8
Games reached at least eight-figure audiences
Top conference draw
Southeastern Conference
14.8M average by team appearance
Top outlet
CBS
13.9M average across 6 games
Rated games
Most-watched game table
Sort by viewers, rating, season, or outlet to inspect the top broadcast audience rows.
| Game | Share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama at Georgia | 2017 · W1 | ESPN,ESPN2,ESPNU | 28.4M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2021 · W1 | ESPN | 22.6M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2023 · W14 | CBS | 17.5M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2018 · W14 | CBS | 17.5M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2012 · W14 | CBS | 16.2M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2021 · W14 | CBS | 15.3M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2024 · W5 | ABC | 12.0M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2025 · W5 | ABC | 10.4M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2020 · W7 | CBS | 9.61M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2015 · W5 | CBS | 7.04M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2008 · W5 | ESPN | 6.70M | 3.9 |
Rated games
Most-watched regular-season games
A cleaner table for regular-season TV arguments, where postseason inventory does not dominate the top rows.
| Game | Share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia at Alabama | 2023 · W14 | CBS | 17.5M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2018 · W14 | CBS | 17.5M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2012 · W14 | CBS | 16.2M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2021 · W14 | CBS | 15.3M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2024 · W5 | ABC | 12.0M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2025 · W5 | ABC | 10.4M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2020 · W7 | CBS | 9.61M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2015 · W5 | CBS | 7.04M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2008 · W5 | ESPN | 6.70M | 3.9 |
Rivalry TV index
Repeat matchups that travel
Matchups with at least three tracked games, ranked by average audience.
#1
Alabama vs Clemson
4 games · top game Alabama at Clemson at 26.2M
24.6M
Average
#2
Ohio State vs Oregon
4 games · top game Oregon at Ohio State at 34.1M
18.1M
Average
#3
Clemson vs Ohio State
4 games · top game Clemson at Ohio State at 21.1M
17.7M
Average
#4
Alabama vs Michigan
3 games · top game Alabama at Michigan at 27.8M
16.6M
Average
#5
Alabama vs Georgia
11 games · top game Alabama at Georgia at 28.4M
14.8M
Average
#6
Georgia vs Texas
4 games · top game Georgia at Texas at 16.6M
13.4M
Average
#7
Alabama vs Oklahoma
4 games · top game Oklahoma at Alabama at 19.1M
13.2M
Average
#8
Michigan vs Ohio State
16 games · top game Ohio State at Michigan at 19.1M
12.2M
Average
#9
Alabama vs Florida
9 games · top game Florida at Alabama at 18.0M
10.9M
Average
#10
Notre Dame vs Ohio State
3 games · top game Notre Dame at Ohio State at 10.5M
10.1M
Average