Biggest tracked game
21.1M
2019 Clemson at Ohio State on ESPN Megacast
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
4 games
2013 – 2020 with 7 rows still flagged for review.
Average Audience
17.7M
Median game is 19.2M across 4 seasons.
Audience Context
Rated-game rows are separated from schedule coverage so audience comparisons stay tied to measured broadcasts.
Most Watched
21.1M
Clemson at Ohio State on ESPN Megacast.
Top Team Draw
Unavailable
Team draw rankings will appear once the rated sample is available.
Rated Games
4
Sports Media Watch audience rows matched to CFBTrack games.
Median Audience
19.2M
Average audience is 17.7M in the active scope.
10M+ Games
133
Eight-figure TV audiences in the rated-game sample.
Coverage Range
2013 – 2020
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.
Filtered to Clemson vs Ohio State. 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
4
2013-2020 with 7 rows in review.
Average viewers
17.7M
Median audience is 19.2M.
Most watched
21.1M
Clemson at Ohio State
Million-plus games
4
100.0% 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
Clemson
17.7M average across 4 rated games
Best repeat matchup
24.6M
Alabama vs Clemson, 4 tracked games
10M+ club
4
Games reached at least eight-figure audiences
Top conference draw
Atlantic Coast Conference
17.7M average by team appearance
Top outlet
ESPN Megacast
21.1M average across 1 games
Rated games
Most-watched game table
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| Game | Share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson at Ohio State | 2019 · W1 | ESPN Megacast | 21.1M | N/A | |
| Ohio State at Clemson | 2016 · W1 | ESPNESPN2 | 19.2M | N/A | |
| Ohio State at Clemson | 2020 · W1 | ESPN Mega | 19.1M | N/A | |
| Clemson at Ohio State | 2013 · W1 | ESPN | 11.4M | 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