Biggest tracked game
34.1M
2014 Oregon 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
480 games
2008 – 2024 with 7 rows still flagged for review.
Average Audience
4.82M
Median game is 2.71M across 13 seasons.
Audience Context
Rated-game rows are separated from schedule coverage so audience comparisons stay tied to measured broadcasts.
Most Watched
34.1M
Oregon at Ohio State on ESPN 'Megacast'.
Top Team Draw
Unavailable
Team draw rankings will appear once the rated sample is available.
Rated Games
480
Sports Media Watch audience rows matched to CFBTrack games.
Median Audience
2.71M
Average audience is 4.82M in the active scope.
10M+ Games
133
Eight-figure TV audiences in the rated-game sample.
Coverage Range
2008 – 2024
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.
Postseason480 gamesAll rated games5,328 gamesCFP era4,636 gamesRegular season4,848 games10M+ club133 gamesNetwork TV1,565 games
Rated games
480
2008-2024 with 7 rows in review.
Average viewers
4.82M
Median audience is 2.71M.
Most watched
34.1M
Oregon at Ohio State
Million-plus games
440
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
Alabama
20.9M average across 17 rated games
Best repeat matchup
24.6M
Alabama vs Clemson, 4 tracked games
10M+ club
54
Games reached at least eight-figure audiences
Top conference draw
Southeastern Conference
8.48M average by team appearance
Top outlet
ESPN
3.96M average across 334 games
Rated games
Most-watched game table
Sort by viewers, rating, season, or outlet to inspect the top broadcast audience rows.
| Game | Share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon at Ohio State | 2014 · W1 | ESPN 'Megacast' | 34.1M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Georgia | 2017 · W1 | ESPN,ESPN2,ESPNU | 28.4M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Ohio State | 2014 · W1 | ESPN | 28.3M | N/A | |
| Oregon at Florida State | 2014 · W1 | ESPN | 28.2M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Michigan | 2023 · W1 | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU | 27.8M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Oklahoma | 2017 · W1 | ESPN &ESPN2 | 26.9M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Clemson | 2015 · W1 | ESPN Megacast | 26.2M | N/A | |
| Florida State at Auburn | 2013 · W1 | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS | 26.1M | N/A | |
| Clemson at LSU | 2019 · W1 | ESPN Megacast | 25.6M | N/A | |
| Clemson at Alabama | 2018 · W1 | ESPN Megacast | 25.3M | N/A | |
| Clemson at Alabama | 2016 · W1 | ESPN Megacast | 25.3M | N/A | |
| Washington at Michigan | 2023 · W1 | ESPN | 25.1M | N/A | |
| Georgia at Alabama | 2021 · W1 | ESPN | 22.6M | N/A | |
| Ohio State at Georgia | 2022 · W1 | ESPN/ESPN Megacast | 22.4M | N/A | |
| TCU at Michigan | 2022 · W1 | ESPN/ESPN Megacast | 21.7M | N/A | |
| Alabama at Clemson | 2017 · W1 | ESPN &ESPN2 | 21.5M | N/A | |
| Clemson at Ohio State | 2019 · W1 | ESPN Megacast | 21.1M | N/A | |
| Ohio State at Oregon | 2024 · W1 | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU | 21.1M | N/A | |
| Washington at Alabama | 2016 · W1 | ESPNESPN2 | 19.3M | 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 | |
| Oklahoma at Alabama | 2018 · W1 | ESPN/ESPN2 | 19.1M | N/A | |
| Notre Dame at Alabama | 2020 · W1 | ESPN Mega | 18.9M | N/A | |
| Texas at Washington | 2023 · W1 | ESPN | 18.8M | N/A | |
| Ohio State at Alabama | 2020 · W1 | ESPN Mega | 18.6M | 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
Clemson vs Ohio State
4 games · top game Clemson at Ohio State at 21.1M
17.7M
Average
#3
James Madison vs North Dakota State
3 games · top game James Madison at North Dakota State at 2.69M
1.76M
Average
#4
North Dakota State vs South Dakota State
3 games · top game South Dakota State at North Dakota State at 1.58M
1.17M
Average