Ratings for college football games on national television in 2006. Ratings for games on cable (ESPN, ESPN2) are national ratings; cable ratings, which measure the amount of households watching out of the amount of households with access to the cable channel, are larger.
Timeslots for games on cable are unavailable. Ratings for the Cotton Bowl, Gator Bowl and Capital One Bowl are unavailable. Asterisk (*) indicates overnight rating.
Thursday, August 28
1.8: South Carolina/Mississippi State (ESPN)
Saturday, September 2
3.8*: Regional coverage (3:30 PM, ABC)
5.8*: Notre Dame/GA Tech (8:00 PM, ABC)
2.5: Vanderbilt/Michigan (ESPN)
1.9: California/Tennessee (ESPN)
1.7: USC/Arkansas (ESPN)
1.4: Akron/Penn State (ESPN2)
Sunday, September 3
1.5: Kentucky/Louisville (ESPN)
1.3: Memphis/Mississippi (ESPN)
Monday, September 4
5.7: Florida State/Miami (ESPN)
Saturday, September 9
4.7: Penn State/Notre Dame (3:30 PM, NBC)
3.6: Regional coverage (3:30 PM, ABC)
8.2: Ohio State/Texas (8:00 PM, ABC)
1.9: Va. Tech/North Carolina (ESPN)
1.4: Georgia/South Carolina (ESPN)
Thursday, September 14
2.1: Maryland/West Virginia (ESPN)
Saturday, September 16
4.3: Michigan/Notre Dame (3:30 PM, NBC)
3.4: Regional coverage (3:30 PM, ABC)
2.9: LSU/Auburn (3:30 PM, CBS)
3.7: Florida/Tennessee (8:00 PM, CBS)
3.6: Nebraska/USC (8:00 PM, ABC)
1.7: Clemson/Florida State (ESPN)
1.5: Iowa State/Iowa (ESPN)
Thursday, September 21
1.5: Virginia/Ga. Tech (ESPN)
Saturday, September 23
5.2: Regional action (3:30 PM, ABC)
2.2: Alabama/Arkansas (3:30 PM, CBS)
5.6: Notre Dame/Michigan State (8:00 PM, ABC)
2.4: Wisconsin/Michigan (ESPN)
1.6: Kentucky/Florida (ESPN)
Thursday, September 28
2.8: Auburn/South Carolina (ESPN)
Friday, September 29
1.3: Rutgers/South Florida (ESPN2)
Saturday, September 30
2.7: Purdue/Notre Dame (2:30 PM, NBC)
3.5: Regional action (3:30 PM, ABC)
3.4: Alabama/Florida (3:30 PM, CBS)
4.9: Ohio State/Iowa (8:00 PM, ABC)
1.4: Tennessee/Memphis (ESPN)
1.3: Georgia/Mississippi (ESPN2)
1.2: Michigan/Minnesota (ESPN)
Thursday, October 5
2.4: Florida State/NC State (ESPN)
Saturday, October 7
2.8: Arkansas/Auburn (12:00 PM, CBS)
1.6: Stanford/Notre Dame (2:30 PM, NBC)
3.4: LSU/Florida (3:30 PM, CBS)
3.1: Texas/Oklahoma (3:30 PM, ABC)
2.4: Regional action (8:00 PM, ABC)
2.8: Tennessee/Georgia (ESPN)
Thursday, October 12
1.8: Va. Tech/Boston College (ESPN)
Saturday, October 14
4.2: Regional action (3:30 PM, ABC)
2.3: Mississippi/Alabama (3:30 PM, CBS)
3.8: Regional action (8:00 PM, ABC)
3.3: Florida/Auburn (ESPN)
1.3: Minnesota/Wisconsin (ESPN)
Friday, October 20
1.7: West Virginia/Connecticut (ESPN)
Saturday, October 21
3.4: Regional action (12:00 PM, ABC)
3.2: UCLA/Notre Dame (2:30 PM, NBC)
3.9: Regional action (3:30 PM, ABC)
1.9: Georgia Tech/Clemson (ESPN)
1.3: Wisconsin/Purdue (ESPN)
1.0: Illinois/Penn State (ESPN2)
Thursday, October 26
1.7: Clemson/Va. Tech (ESPN)
Saturday, October 28
2.8: Regional action (12:00 PM, ABC)
2.3: Notre Dame/Navy (12:00 PM, CBS)
4.0: Regional action (3:30 PM, ABC)
3.5: Georgia/Florida (3:30 PM, CBS)
2.6: Tennessee/South Carolina (ESPN)
1.4: Northwestern/Michigan (ESPN)
1.6: Texas/Texas Tech (TBS)
Thursday, November 2
4.4: West Virginia/Louisville (ESPN)
Saturday, November 4
3.1: Regional action (12:00 PM, ABC)
2.5: North Carolina/Notre Dame (2:30 PM, NBC)
3.9: LSU/Tennessee (3:30 PM, CBS)
3.8: Regional action (8:00 PM, ABC)
1.6: Arkansas/South Carolina (ESPN)
1.9: Ohio State/Illinois (ESPN2)
Thursday, November 9
4.2: Louisville/Rutgers (ESPN)
Saturday, November 11
4.1: Regional action (3:30 PM, ABC)
3.9: South Carolina/Florida (3:30 PM, CBS)
3.7: Regional action (8:00 PM, ABC)
2.2: Wisconsin/Iowa (ESPN)
2.0: Alabama/LSU (ESPN)
1.5: Michigan/Indiana (ESPN)
1.7: Tennessee/Arkansas (ESPN2)
Thursday, November 16
2.5: West Virginia/Pittsburgh (ESPN)
Saturday, November 18
12.9: Michigan/Ohio State (3:30 PM, ABC)
1.4: Army/Notre Dame (2:30 PM, NBC)
1.9: Auburn/Alabama (3:30 PM, CBS)
5.8: California/USC (8:00 PM, ABC)
1.5: Michigan State/Penn State (ESPN)
1.4: Rutgers/Cincinnati (ESPN)
1.2: Maryland/Boston College (ESPN)
Thursday, November 23
2.0: Boston College/Miami (ESPN)
Friday, November 24
3.8: Texas A&M/Texas (12:00 PM, ABC)
3.3: LSU/Arkansas (2:30 PM, CBS)
2.7: Colorado/Nebraska (3:30 PM, ABC)
Saturday, November 25
4.3: Florida/Florida State (12:00 PM, ABC)
1.0: Grambling/Southern (2:00 PM, NBC)
3.2: Georgia Tech/Georgia (3:30 PM, CBS)
9.0: Notre Dame/USC (8:00 PM, ABC)
1.4: South Carolina/Clemson (ESPN)
1.3: Louisville/Pittsburgh (ESPN)
1.1: Wake Forest/Maryland (ESPN)
Saturday, December 2
3.6: ACC Championship Game, Wake/GT (1:00 PM, ABC)
2.3: Army/Navy (2:00 PM, CBS)
7.3: USC/UCLA (4:00 PM, ABC)
4.5: SEC Championship Game, Ark./Fla. (6:00 PM, CBS)
4.2: Big 12 Championship Game, Neb./OK (8:00 PM, ABC)
2.4: Rutgers/West Virginia (ESPN)
1.6: Connecticut/Louisville (ESPN)
Saturday, December 9
2.0: Heisman Trophy Presentation (ESPN)
Thursday, December 21
1.6: Las Vegas Bowl, BYU/Ore. (ESPN)
Saturday, December 23
1.7: Armed Forces Bowl, Tulsa/Utah (ESPN)
1.5: New Mexico Bowl, NM/San Jose State (ESPN)
1.4: PapaJohns.com Bowl: S. Florida/ECU (ESPN2)
Sunday, December 24
2.1: Hawaii Bowl, ASU/Hawaii (ESPN)
Tuesday, December 26
1.7: Motor City Bowl: Middle Tennessee State-Central Michigan (ESPN)
Wednesday, December 27
3.7: Emerald Bowl: Florida State-UCLA (ESPN)
Thursday, December 28
3.4: Holiday Bowl: Texas A&M-California (ESPN)
2.4: Independence Bowl: Oklahoma State-Alabama (ESPN)
Friday, December 29
2.4: Sun Bowl: Oregon State-Missouri (2:00 PM, CBS)
2.7: Liberty Bowl: South Carolina-Houston (ESPN)
2.5: Champs Sports Bowl: Purdue-Maryland (ESPN)
1.8: Music City Bowl: Clemson-Kentucky (ESPN)
Saturday, December 30
4.9: Alamo Bowl: Texas-Iowa (ESPN)
3.9: Chick-fil-A Bowl: Georgia-Virginia Tech (ESPN)
3.2: Meineke Car Care Bowl: Navy-Boston College (ESPN)
Monday, January 1
13.9: Rose Bowl, USC/Michigan (5:00 PM, ABC)
8.4: Fiesta Bowl, Boise State/Oklahoma (8:30 PM, FOX)
3.6: Outback Bowl: Tennessee-Penn State (ESPN)
Tuesday, January 2
7.0: Orange Bowl: Louisville/Wake Forest (8:00 PM, FOX)
Wednesday, January 3
9.3: Sugar Bowl: LSU/Notre Dame (8:00 PM, FOX)
Saturday, January 6
1.1: International Bowl: Western Michigan-Cincinnati (ESPN2)
Sunday, January 7
1.3: GMAC Bowl: Ohio Univ.-Southern Miss (ESPN)
Monday, January 8
17.4: BCS National Championship Game, OSU/Florida (8:00 PM, FOX)
