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
133 games
2008 – 2025 with 7 rows still flagged for review.
Average Audience
15.2M
Median game is 13.6M across 18 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
Ohio State
16.5M average across 29 rated appearances.
Rated Games
133
Sports Media Watch audience rows matched to CFBTrack games.
Median Audience
13.6M
Average audience is 15.2M 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.
10M+ club133 gamesAll rated games5,328 gamesCFP era4,636 gamesRegular season4,848 gamesPostseason480 gamesNetwork TV1,565 games
Rated games
133
2008-2025 with 7 rows in review.
Average viewers
15.2M
Median audience is 13.6M.
Most watched
34.1M
Oregon at Ohio State
Million-plus games
133
40.6% 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.
Share hooks
Stats built for arguments
Fast cuts from the active filter, ready to copy into a post or use as a research lead.
Top team draw
Oregon
20.0M average across 6 rated games
Best repeat matchup
24.6M
Alabama vs Clemson, 4 tracked games
Regular-season king
20.0M
2011 LSU at Alabama on CBS
10M+ club
133
Games reached at least eight-figure audiences
Top conference draw
Pac-12 Conference
17.5M average by team appearance
Top outlet
CBS
13.1M average across 34 games
Audience timeline
Coverage depth and audience pull by season
The bars show average audience while the row count keeps partial early-season samples visible.
2008
13.7M · 2 games
2009
13.7M · 3 games
2010
11.3M · 2 games
2011
14.2M · 3 games
2012
14.5M · 3 games
2013
15.1M · 10 games
2014
18.8M · 8 games
2015
14.5M · 9 games
2016
15.6M · 9 games
2017
16.2M · 10 games
2018
16.0M · 9 games
2019
15.7M · 11 games
2020
16.7M · 4 games
2021
15.8M · 8 games
2022
14.2M · 11 games
2023
17.3M · 8 games
2024
14.2M · 12 games
2025
12.3M · 11 games
TV draw rankings
Programs that move the number
Average audience by team appearance, with rated-game counts beside every rank so small samples stay visible.
| Rank | Team | Avg | Games | 10M+ | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio State Big Ten Conference | 16.5M | 29 | 29 | |
| #2 | Alabama Southeastern Conference | 15.8M | 49 | 49 | |
| #3 | Georgia Southeastern Conference | 15.6M | 25 | 25 |
Network ranks
Top team draws by broadcast network
Average audience by team appearance on ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, with rated-game counts shown next to each leader.
ABC
- #1 USC16.1M1 games
- #2 Michigan13.9M3 games
- #3 Indiana13.4M1 games
- #4 Texas A&M13.0M1 games
- #5 Ohio State12.8M5 games
CBS
- #1 Georgia14.4M9 games
- #2 Alabama13.6M24 games
- #3 Texas A&M13.6M1 games
- #4 Missouri13.6M2 games
- #5 Florida13.5M5 games
FOX
- #1 Ohio State14.7M12 games
- #2 Michigan State13.9M1 games
- #3 Michigan13.8M11 games
- #4 Texas13.6M2 games
- #5 Wisconsin13.2M2 games
NBC
- #1 Clemson10.1M1 games
- #2 Notre Dame10.1M1 games