Biggest tracked game
27.8M
2023 Alabama at Michigan 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
3 games
2012 – 2023 with 7 rows still flagged for review.
Average Audience
16.6M
Median game is 14.0M across 3 seasons.
Audience Context
Rated-game rows are separated from schedule coverage so audience comparisons stay tied to measured broadcasts.
Most Watched
27.8M
Alabama at Michigan on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU.
Top Team Draw
Unavailable
Team draw rankings will appear once the rated sample is available.
Rated Games
3
Sports Media Watch audience rows matched to CFBTrack games.
Median Audience
14.0M
Average audience is 16.6M in the active scope.
10M+ Games
133
Eight-figure TV audiences in the rated-game sample.
Coverage Range
2012 – 2023
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 Michigan. 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
3
2012-2023 with 7 rows in review.
Average viewers
16.6M
Median audience is 14.0M.
Most watched
27.8M
Alabama at Michigan
Million-plus games
3
66.7% 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
16.6M average across 3 rated games
Best repeat matchup
24.6M
Alabama vs Clemson, 4 tracked games
Regular-season king
7.90M
2012 Michigan at Alabama on ABC
10M+ club
2
Games reached at least eight-figure audiences
Top conference draw
Big Ten Conference
16.6M average by team appearance
Top outlet
ABC
10.9M average across 2 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 Michigan | 2023 · W1 | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU | 27.8M | N/A | |
| Michigan at Alabama | 2019 · W1 | ABC | 14.0M | N/A | |
| Michigan at Alabama | 2012 · W1 | ABC | 7.90M | N/A |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan at Alabama | 2012 · W1 | ABC | 7.90M | N/A |
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