Television ratings for college football games during the 2015 season. Will be updated as the season progresses. National ratings unavailable for games on SEC Network, CBS Sports Network, the Big Ten Network and the Pac-12 Network, as none are Nielsen-rated. Numbers from various sources, including ESPN, NBC Sports, Sports Business Daily, ShowBuzz Daily, Awful Announcing and Sports TV Ratings.
| Rtg. | Vwrs. | Game | Time | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWL SEASON | ||||
| Saturday, December 19 | ||||
| 2.2 | 3.675M | Utah/BYU Las Vegas Bowl |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 1.2 | 1.850M | Ohio/App. St. Camellia Bowl |
5:51 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.832M | Arizona/UNM New Mexico Bowl |
2:31 PM | ESPN |
| 0.9 | 1.450M | Ark. St./La. Tech New Orleans Bowl |
9:20 PM | ESPN |
| Monday, December 21 | ||||
| — | 1.152M | WKU/USF Miami Beach Bowl |
2:30 PM | ESPN |
| Tuesday, December 22 | ||||
| — | 1.962M | Toledo/Temple Boca Raton Bowl |
7:02 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.076M | Akron/Utah St. Potato Bowl |
3:30 PM | ESPN |
| Wednesday, December 23 | ||||
| — | 2.335M | Ga. So./BGSU GoDaddy Bowl |
8:00 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.382M | Boise St./NIU Poinsettia Bowl |
4:27 PM | ESPN |
| Thursday, December 24 | ||||
| — | 2.141M | WMU/MTSU Bahamas Bowl |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.636M | SDSU/CIN Hawaii Bowl |
8:00 PM | ESPN |
| Saturday, December 26 | ||||
| 2.9 | 4.700M | WSU/Miami Sun Bowl |
2:20 PM | CBS |
| — | 4.046M | NEB/UCLA San Fran Bowl |
9:52 PM | ESPN |
| 2.3 | 3.770M | Duke/Indiana Pinstripe Bowl |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| — | 3.416M | VT/Tulsa Independence Bowl |
5:55 PM | ESPN |
| — | 2.617M | Wash./So. Miss Heart of Dallas Bowl |
2:22 PM | ESPN |
| — | 2.400M | Marshall/UConn St. Petersburg Bowl |
11:00 AM | ESPN |
| Monday, December 28 | ||||
| — | 2.182M | Navy/Pitt Military Bowl |
2:30 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.486M | Minn./CMU Quick Lane Bowl |
5:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Tuesday, December 29 | ||||
| — | 4.958M | LSU/TTU Texas Bowl |
9:24 PM | ESPN |
| — | 4.202M | Baylor/UNC Russ. Ath. Bowl |
5:41 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.888M | Cal/Air Force Armed Forces Bowl |
2:00 PM | ESPN |
| Wednesday, December 30 | ||||
| — | 5.423M | L’ville/TAMU Music City Bowl |
7:12 PM | ESPN |
| — | 4.249M | Wisconsin/USC Holiday Bowl |
11:12 PM | ESPN |
| — | 3.501M | Miss. St./NCSU Belk Bowl |
3:32 PM | ESPN |
| — | 2.412M | Auburn/Memphis Birmingham Bowl |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| Thursday, December 31 | ||||
| 9.6 | 18.552M | Alabama/MSU Cotton Bowl (semi) |
8:20 PM | ESPN |
| 9.1 | 15.640M | Clemson/Okla. Orange Bowl (semi) |
4:10 PM | ESPN |
| 3.7 | 5.604M | Houston/FSU Peach Bowl |
11:58 AM | ESPN |
| Friday, January 1 | ||||
| 7.4 | 13.552M | Stanford/Iowa Rose Bowl |
5:09 PM | ESPN |
| 5.6 | 9.759M | Ohio State/ND Fiesta Bowl |
12:56 PM | ESPN |
| 5.1 | 8.940M | Miss./Okla. St. Sugar Bowl |
8:39 PM | ESPN |
| 5.1 | 8.761M | Michigan/UF Citrus Bowl |
1:00 PM | ABC |
| — | 2.821M | N’Wstn/Tenn. Outback Bowl |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, January 2 | ||||
| — | 7.414M | TCU/Oregon Alamo Bowl |
6:52 PM | ESPN |
| — | 7.049M | Arkansas/KSU Liberty Bowl |
3:24 PM | ESPN |
| — | 5.872M | Georgia/PSU Gator Bowl |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| — | 3.699M | WVU/ASU Cactus Bowl |
11:02 PM | ESPN |
| Monday, January 11 | ||||
| 15.0 | 26.182M | Alabama/Clemson Nat’l Champ. |
8:30 PM | ESPN Megacast |
| Bowl numbers via ESPN, ShowBuzz Daily [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], TV Media Insights, Programming Insiders [1], [2] Salt Lake Tribune | ||||
| WEEK FIFTEEN | ||||
| Saturday, December 12 | ||||
| 4.5 | 7.129M | Army Navy |
3:00 PM | CBS |
| Week 15 numbers via Sports Business Daily | ||||
| WEEK FOURTEEN | ||||
| Friday, December 4 | ||||
| 0.7 | 1.034M | BGSU/NIU MAC Champ. |
7:27 PM | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, December 5 | ||||
| 7.8 | 12.760M | Alabama/UF SEC Champ. |
4:00 PM | CBS |
| 5.7 | 9.818M | MSU/Iowa Big Ten Champ. |
8:19 PM | FOX |
| 4.1 | 7.919M | Clem./UNC ACC Champ. |
8:07 PM | ABC |
| 2.7 | 3.943M | Texas Baylor |
12:01 PM | ESPN |
| 1.6 | 2.582M | USC/Stan. Pac-12 Champ. |
7:45 PM | ESPN |
| 1.8 | 2.450M | Hou./Temple AAC Champ. |
12:01 PM | ABC |
| — | 620K | W. Virginia K-State |
4:35 PM | FS1 |
| — | 488K | USM/WKU C-USA Champ. |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 362K | AF/SDSU MWC Champ. |
7:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| Week 14 numbers via Sports Business Daily, TV Media Insights [1], [2], ShowBuzz Daily | ||||
| WEEK THIRTEEN | ||||
| Tuesday, November 24 | ||||
| — | 400K | Ohio N. Illinois |
7:34 PM | ESPNU |
| Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving) | ||||
| 0.6 | 1.358M | Texas Tech Texas |
7:30 PM | FS1 |
| — | 388K | USF UCF |
7:27 PM | ESPN |
| Friday, November 27 | ||||
| 3.9 | 6.189M | Iowa Nebraska |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 3.1 | 5.108M | Baylor TCU |
8:14 PM | ESPN |
| 2.1 | 3.055M | Navy Houston |
12:00 PM | ABC |
| 1.6 | 2.390M | Missouri Arkansas |
2:30 PM | CBS |
| 1.0 | 1.538M | Wash. St. Washington |
3:30 PM | FOX |
| — | 801K | Miami Pittsburgh |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 726K | Oregon St. Oregon |
4:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 168K | Marshall W. Kentucky |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 147K | Tulsa Tulane |
8:16 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 81K | UMass Buffalo |
4:35 PM | ESPNU |
| Saturday, November 28 | ||||
| 6.4 | 10.830M | Ohio St. Michigan |
12:00 PM | ABC |
| 5.3 | 9.299M | Alabama Auburn |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 4.3 | 7.319M | Notre Dame Stanford |
7:36 PM | FOX |
| 2.8 | 4.794M | Oklahoma Okla. St. |
8:07 PM | ABC |
| 2.5 | 4.503M | Penn St. Mich. St. |
3:30 PM | ESPN |
| 2.4 | 4.280M | FSU Florida |
7:32 PM | ESPN |
| 2.6 | 4.222M | USC/UCLA or UNC/NCSU |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 1.8 | 2.943M | Clemson S. Carolina |
12:01 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.023M | Georgia Ga. Tech |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 930K | Mississippi Miss. St. |
7:14 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 471K | Iowa St. W. Virginia |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 454K | Va. Tech Virginia |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 380K | UNC/NCSU or USC/UCLA |
3:33 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 347K | Nevada SDSU |
10:45 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 337K | Arizona St. Cal |
10:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 278K | UConn Temple |
7:03 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 264K | K-State Kansas |
4:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 224K | N’wstn Illinois |
3:38 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 196K | Air Force New Mexico |
10:20 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 77K | SMU Memphis |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 13 numbers via Sports Business Daily, TV Media Insights, ShowBuzz Daily, Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], [3] | ||||
| WEEK TWELVE | ||||
| Tuesday, November 17 | ||||
| — | 527K | Toledo BGSU |
6:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 101K | Ball St. Ohio |
7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Wednesday, November 18 | ||||
| — | 630K | W. Mich. N. Illinois |
8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 106K | C. Mich. Kent St. |
8:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Thursday, November 19 | ||||
| — | 669K | ECU UCF |
7:26 PM | ESPN |
| — | 84K | UL-Monroe Texas St. |
9:30 PM | ESPNU |
| Friday, November 20 | ||||
| 0.6 | 966K | Air Force Boise St. |
9:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, November 21 | ||||
| 6.6 | 11.052M | Mich. St. Ohio St. |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 3.9 | 6.110M | Michigan Penn St. |
12:01 PM | ABC |
| 2.6 | 4.277M | Baylor Okla. St. |
7:36 PM | FOX |
| 2.4 | 3.856M | TCU Oklahoma |
8:06 PM | ABC |
| 2.0 | 3.163M | LSU Mississippi |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 1.3 | 2.086M | UNC Va. Tech |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| 1.3 | 2.082M | Miss. St. Arkansas |
7:05 PM | ESPN |
| 1.1 | 1.986M | Boston Col. Notre Dame |
7:43 PM | NBCSN |
| 1.2 | 1.917M | Cal Stanford |
10:52 PM | ESPN |
| 1.1 | 1.660M | USC Oregon |
3:54 PM | ESPN |
| 0.8 | 1.348M | Tennessee Missouri |
7:15 PM | ESPN2 |
| 0.7 | 1.218M | Purdue Iowa |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| 0.5 | 954K | Ga. Southern Georgia |
7:06 PM | ESPNU |
| 0.6 | 845K | UCLA Utah |
3:36 PM | FOX |
| 0.5 | 780K | Wake Forest Clemson |
3:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| 0.3 | 489K | Colorado Wash. St. |
10:45 PM | ESPN2 |
| 0.2 | 393K | Arizona Arizona St. |
3:40 PM | FS1 |
| 0.2 | 373K | Houston UConn |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| 0.2 | 363K | Iowa St. K-State |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| 0.2 | 279K | Memphis Temple |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 269K | Illinois Minnesota |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 237K | Louisville Pittsburgh |
3:54 PM | ESPNEWS |
| 0.1 | 106K | Yale Harvard |
2:30 PM | NBCSN |
| — | 56K | Tulane SMU |
8:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 12 numbers via Nielsen, ESPN, TV Media Insights, Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], [3], ShowBuzz Daily [1], [2] | ||||
| WEEK ELEVEN | ||||
| Tuesday, November 10 | ||||
| — | 561K | Toledo C. Mich. |
8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 146K | Kent St. Ohio |
8:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Wednesday, November 11 | ||||
| — | 665K | BGSU W. Mich. |
8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 191K | N. Illinois Buffalo |
8:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Thursday, November 12 | ||||
| 1.0 | 1.527M | Va. Tech Ga. Tech |
7:30 PM | ESPN |
| — | 160K | UL-Lafayette S. Alabama |
7:30 PM | ESPNU |
| Friday, November 13 | ||||
| 0.9 | 1.374M | USC Colorado |
9:06 PM | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, November 14 | ||||
| 3.8 | 5.884M | Oklahoma Baylor |
8:07 PM | ABC |
| 3.4 | 5.403M | Alabama Miss. St. |
3:27 PM | CBS |
| 3.3 | 5.175M | MICH/IND or CLEM/SYR |
3:32 PM | ABC |
| 2.6 | 4.079M | Ohio St. Illinois |
12:01 PM | ABC |
| 2.2 | 3.638M | Arkansas LSU |
7:15 PM | ESPN |
| 1.9 | 2.955M | Georgia Auburn |
12:00 PM | CBS |
| 1.7 | 2.795M | Oregon Stanford |
7:35 PM | FOX |
| 1.3 | 1.942M | Wake Forest Notre Dame |
3:30 PM | NBC |
| 1.3 | 1.923M | Wash. St. UCLA |
10:45 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.741M | Okla. St. Iowa St. |
3:30 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.736M | Florida S. Carolina |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.006M | Maryland Mich. St. |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| 0.5 | 748K | Memphis Houston |
7:05 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 735K | CLEM/SYR or MICH/IND |
3:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 685K | Texas W. Virginia |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 575K | Utah Arizona |
10:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 414K | K-State Texas Tech |
3:43 PM | FS1 |
| — | 398K | Kansas TCU |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 367K | Miami UNC |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 296K | W. Carolina Texas A&M |
7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 245K | Pittsburgh Duke |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 235K | New Mexico Boise St. |
10:29 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 61K | Tulsa Cincinnati |
7:45 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 11 numbers from Sports Business Daily, Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], [3], TV Media Insights [1], [2], ShowBuzz Daily | ||||
| WEEK TEN | ||||
| Tuesday, November 3 | ||||
| — | 856K | N. Illinois Toledo |
8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Wednesday, November 4 | ||||
| — | 622K | Ohio BGSU |
8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Thursday, November 5 | ||||
| — | 1.189M | Baylor Kansas St. |
7:30 PM | FS1 |
| — | 1.189M | Miss. St Missouri |
8:55 PM | ESPN |
| — | 261K | Nevada Fresno St. |
10:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 200K | Ark. State App. State |
7:30 PM | ESPNU |
| Friday, November 6 | ||||
| — | 1.080M | Temple SMU |
7:55 PM | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, November 7 | ||||
| 6.4 | 11.063M | LSU Alabama |
8:00 PM | CBS |
| 4.7 | 7.563M | FSU Clemson |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 2.7 | 4.729M | Minnesota Ohio State |
8:05 PM | ABC |
| 2.5 | 3.844M | Notre Dame Pittsburgh |
12:01 PM | ABC |
| 2.0 | 3.470M | Michigan St. Nebraska |
7:03 PM | ESPN |
| 2.0 | 2.977M | Arkansas Mississippi |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 1.8 | 2.736M | Vanderbilt Florida |
12:01 PM | ESPN |
| 1.6 | 2.376M | TCU Okla. St. |
3:30 PM | FOX |
| — | 1.883M | Iowa Indiana |
3:30 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.528M | Arizona USC |
10:45 PM | ESPN |
| 0.9 | 1.518M | Utah Washington |
7:14 PM | FOX |
| — | 876K | Penn St. N’Western |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 851K | California Oregon |
10:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 742K | Duke UNC |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 710K | Texas Tech W. Virginia |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 653K | Navy Memphis |
7:09 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 554K | Iowa St. Oklahoma |
7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 396K | Cincinnati Houston |
3:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 384K | Arizona St. Wash. St. |
3:30 PM | FS1 |
| — | 248K | Army Air Force |
3:36 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 130K | UConn Tulane |
4:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 67K | UCF Tulsa |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 9 numbers via Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], [3], ShowBuzz Daily [1], [2], TV Media Insights | ||||
| WEEK NINE | ||||
| Thursday, October 29 | ||||
| 1.1 | 1.519M | Oregon Arizona St. |
10:28 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.247M | UNC Pittsburgh |
6:58 PM | ESPN |
| — | 916K | West Va. TCU |
7:30 PM | FS1 |
| — | 107K | Texas St. Ga. Southern |
7:30 PM | ESPNU |
| Friday, October 30 | ||||
| — | 629K | Louisville Wake Forest |
7:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 425K | Wyoming Utah St. |
10:28 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 188K | ECU UConn |
7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 113K | La. Tech Rice |
8:00 PM | FS1 |
| Saturday, October 31 | ||||
| 3.6 | 5.977M | Notre Dame Temple |
8:07 PM | ABC |
| 3.1 | 5.015M | Georgia Florida |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 2.2 | 3.681M | Michigan Minnesota |
7:29 PM | ESPN |
| 2.3 | 3.498M | CLEM/NCSU or UMD/IOWA |
3:35 PM | ABC |
| 2.3 | 3.495M | Mississippi Auburn |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| 1.8 | 2.588M | Syracuse FSU |
12:01 PM | ABC |
| 1.7 | 2.513M | Oklahoma St. Texas Tech |
3:36 PM | ESPN |
| 1.5 | 2.306M | Stanford Wash. St. |
10:45 PM | ESPN |
| 1.2 | 1.854M | USC California |
3:00 PM | FOX |
| — | 939K | Illinois Penn St. |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 849K | Nebraska Purdue |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 742K | Texas Iowa St. |
7:14 PM | FS1 |
| — | 730K | UMD/IOWA or CLEM/NCSU |
3:35 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 490K | Miami Duke |
7:14 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 482K | Oklahoma Kansas |
3:39 PM | FS1 |
| — | 392K | Vanderbilt Houston |
7:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 384K | Arizona Washington |
11:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 287K | Boise St. UNLV |
3:47 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 101K | UCF Cincinnati |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 63K | Tulsa SMU |
4:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 9 numbers via Sports Business Daily, Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], [3], TV Media Insights | ||||
| WEEK EIGHT | ||||
| Tuesday, October 20 | ||||
| — | 351K | UL-Lafayette Ark. State |
8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Thursday, October 22 | ||||
| — | 1.059M | California UCLA |
8:55 PM | ESPN |
| — | 679K | Temple ECU |
7:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 190K | Ga. South. App. State |
7:30 PM | ESPNU |
| Friday, October 23 | ||||
| — | 1.216M | Memphis Tulsa |
7:55 PM | ESPN |
| — | 368K | Utah St. SDSU |
10:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, October 24 | ||||
| 4.3 | 6.965M | Tennessee Alabama |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 3.0 | 5.290M | Ohio St. Rutgers |
8:06 PM | ABC |
| 3.1 | 4.869M | IND/MSU or TTU/OU |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 2.1 | 3.344M | Utah USC |
7:36 PM | FOX |
| 1.7 | 2.775M | Texas A&M Mississippi |
7:07 PM | ESPN |
| 1.8 | 2.634M | Clemson Miami |
12:01 PM | ABC |
| 1.4 | 2.098M | Washington Stanford |
10:51 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.943M | FSU Georgia Tech |
7:17 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 1.747M | N’western Nebraska |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 1.653M | Iowa St. Baylor |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.520M | Penn St. Maryland |
3:33 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.247M | W. Kentucky LSU |
7:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 904K | Kansas St. Texas |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 876K | TTU/OU or IND/MSU |
3:36 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 722K | Duke Va. Tech |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 605K | Wyoming Boise St. |
10:19 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 589K | Pittsburgh Syracuse |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 433K | Kansas Okla. St. |
3:37 PM | FS1 |
| — | 171K | Houston UCF |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 86K | SMU USF |
4:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 8 numbers via Sports Business Daily, Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], [3], ShowBuzz Daily, TV Media Insights | ||||
| WEEK SEVEN | ||||
| Tuesday, October 13 | ||||
| — | 287K | Ark. State S. Alabama |
8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Thursday, October 15 | ||||
| — | 2.226M | Auburn Kentucky |
7:00 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.326M | UCLA Stanford |
10:33 PM | ESPN |
| Friday, October 16 | ||||
| — | 1.468M | Cincinnati BYU |
7:55 PM | ESPN |
| — | 358K | UNLV Fresno St. |
10:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 185K | Houston Tulane |
9:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Saturday, October 17 | ||||
| 4.5 | 7.398M | Michigan St. Michigan |
3:28 PM | ESPN |
| 3.9 | 6.777M | Florida LSU |
7:24 PM | ESPN |
| 3.3 | 5.867M | Penn St. Ohio St. |
8:06 PM | ABC |
| 3.6 | 5.761M | Alabama Texas A&M |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 2.5 | 3.958M | USC Notre Dame |
7:30 PM | NBC |
| 2.3 | 3.311M | MISS/MEM or IOWA/NWSTN |
12:01 PM | ABC |
| 1.9 | 3.059M | Arizona St. Utah |
10:46 PM | ESPN |
| 1.9 | 2.852M | Louisville FSU |
12:01 PM | ESPN |
| — | 2.195M | W. Virginia Baylor |
12:00 PM | FOX |
| 1.1 | 1.565M | Oklahoma K-State |
3:35 PM | ABC |
| — | 1.211M | Oregon Washington |
10:38 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 970K | Nebraska Minnesota |
3:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 849K | TCU Iowa St. |
7:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 504K | IOWA/NWSTN or MISS/MEM |
12:01 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 465K | Boston Coll. Clemson |
7:03 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 437K | Va. Tech Miami |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 417K | Texas Tech Kansas |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 288K | Arizona Colorado |
9:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 121K | USF UConn |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 71K | SDSU SJSU |
10:36 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 62K | Tulsa ECU |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 7 numbers via ShowBuzz Daily, Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], TV Media Insights, Sports Business Daily | ||||
| WEEK SIX | ||||
| Thursday, October 8 | ||||
| 1.0 | 1.446M | Washington USC |
8:55 PM | ESPN |
| — | 356K | SMU Houston |
8:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Friday, October 9 | ||||
| 1.1 | 1.523M | N.C. State Va. Tech |
8:00 PM | ESPN |
| Saturday, October 10 | ||||
| 3.3 | 4.992M | Texas Oklahoma |
12:00 PM | ABC |
| 3.0 | 4.884M | Georgia Tennessee |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 2.9 | 4.835M | Arkansas Alabama |
7:00 PM | ESPN |
| 2.3 | 3.502M | Miami FSU |
8:07 PM | ABC |
| 2.2 | 3.466M | WISC/NEB or GT/CLEM |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 1.8 | 2.820M | Cal Utah |
10:37 PM | ESPN |
| 1.8 | 2.784M | TCU K-State |
7:36 PM | FOX |
| 1.7 | 2.639M | Navy Notre Dame |
3:30 PM | NBC |
| — | 2.600M | LSU S. Carolina |
3:30 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.535M | Indiana Penn St. |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.157M | Oklahoma St. W. Virginia |
7:14 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 1.021M | Illinois Iowa |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 706K | WISC/NEB or GT/CLEM |
3:33 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 299K | Oregon St. Arizona |
4:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 273K | ECU BYU |
7:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 257K | Wyoming Air Force |
11:14 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 242K | Minnesota Purdue |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 236K | Baylor Kansas |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 111K | UConn UCF |
3:45 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 90K | Tulane Temple |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| Week 6 numbers via ShowBuzz Daily, TV Media Insights, Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], Sports Business Daily | ||||
| WEEK FIVE | ||||
| Thursday, October 1 | ||||
| — | 1.348M | Miami Cincinnati |
7:25PM | ESPN |
| Friday, October 2 | ||||
| — | 1.240M | UConn BYU |
10:18 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 1.155M | Memphis USF |
10:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, October 3 | ||||
| 4.5 | 7.647M | Notre Dame Clemson |
8:07 PM | ABC |
| 4.3 | 7.298M | OSU/IND or TTU/BAY |
3:35 PM | ABC |
| 4.2 | 7.045M | Alabama Georgia |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 2.1 | 3.745M | Mississippi Florida |
7:00 PM | ESPN |
| 1.8 | 2.768M | Texas TCU |
12:01 PM | ABC |
| — | 2.637M | Iowa Wisconsin |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| 1.2 | 2.291M | Arkansas Tennessee |
7:16 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 2.231M | Oregon Colorado |
11:00 PM | ESPN |
| 1.4 | 2.162M | Arizona St. UCLA |
7:36 PM | FOX |
| — | 1.273M | FSU Wake Forest |
3:30 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.266M | Purdue Mich. St. |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 1.238M | W. Virginia Oklahoma |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 931K | TTU/BAY or OSU/IND |
3:35 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 847K | Kansas St. Okla. St. |
4:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 763K | E. Michigan LSU |
7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 610K | Hawaii Boise St. |
10:32 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 589K | Army Penn St. |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 386K | UNC Ga. Tech |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 86K | ECU SMU |
4:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 73K | Tulane UCF |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 5 numbers via ShowBuzz Daily [1], [2], TV Media Insights, Sports TV Ratings | ||||
| WEEK FOUR | ||||
| Thursday, September 24 | ||||
| — | 1.242M | Cincinnati Memphis |
7:25PM | ESPN |
| Friday, September 25 | ||||
| — | 1.752M | Boise St. Virginia |
7:55 PM | ESPN |
| — | 775K | Stanford Oregon St. |
10:00 PM | FS1 |
| Saturday, September 26 | ||||
| 2.9 | 4.641M | Tennessee Florida |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 2.4 | 3.721M | WMU/OSU or ECU/VT |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 2.1 | 3.204M | LSU Syracuse |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| 1.9 | 3.112M | Texas A&M Arkansas |
7:15 PM | ESPN |
| 2.0 | 3.071M | BYU Michigan |
12:00 PM | ABC |
| 1.8 | 2.975M | Utah Oregon |
8:53 PM | FOX |
| 1.7 | 2.770M | TCU Texas Tech |
4:30 PM | FOX |
| 1.6 | 2.403M | Oklahoma St. Texas |
3:45 PM | ESPN |
| 1.6 | 2.386M | UCLA Arizona |
8:07 PM | ABC |
| 1.2 | 2.164M | Miss. St. Auburn |
7:31 PM | ESPN2 |
| 1.4 | 2.144M | USC Arizona St. |
10:30 PM | ESPN |
| 1.3 | 1.964M | UMass Notre Dame |
3:30 PM | NBC |
| — | 775K | Ga. Tech Duke |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 594K | So. Miss. Nebraska |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 579K | ECU/VT or WMU/OSU |
3:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 499K | Vanderbilt Mississippi |
7:05 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 408K | Maryland W. Virginia |
3:37 PM | FS1 |
| — | 380K | UCF S. Carolina |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 348K | N. Texas Iowa |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 153K | N.C. State S. Alabama |
8:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 144K | Mid Tenn. Illinois |
4:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 119K | Maryland W. Virginia |
3:00 PM | FS2* |
| Week 4 numbers via ShowBuzz Daily [1], [2], Sports TV Ratings, TV Media Insights | ||||
| WEEK THREE | ||||
| Thursday, September 17 | ||||
| — | 1.938M | Clemson Louisville |
7:26PM | ESPN |
| Friday, September 18 | ||||
| 2.1 | 3.148M | FSU BC |
7:53 PM | ESPN |
| Saturday, September 19 | ||||
| 4.6 | 7.605M | Mississippi Alabama |
9:18 PM | ESPN |
| 3.3 | 5.254M | NIU/OSU (78%) or NEB/MIA (22%) |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 2.6 | 4.228M | Auburn LSU |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| 2.4 | 3.700M | Georgia Tech Notre Dame |
3:30 PM | NBC |
| 2.2 | 3.504M | Stanford USC |
8:06 PM | ABC |
| 1.9 | 3.189M | S. Carolina Georgia |
5:57 PM | ESPN |
| 1.7 | 2.531M | Air Force Michigan St. |
12:00 PM | ABC |
| 1.4 | 2.282M | California Texas |
7:36 PM | FOX |
| — | 1.914M | Texas Tech Arkansas |
7:54 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 1.903M | UConn Missouri |
12:01 PM | ESPN |
| — | 946K | BYU UCLA |
11:16 PM | FS1 |
| — | 926K | NEB/MIA (78%) or NIU/OSU (22%) |
3:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 844K | W. Carolina Tennessee |
7:13 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 668K | Tulsa Oklahoma |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 590K | Illinois UNC |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 563K | UTSA Oklahoma St. |
3:46 PM | FS1 |
| — | 522K | Va. Tech Purdue |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 293K | USF Maryland |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 191K | Iowa State Toledo |
8:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 164K | W. Kentucky Indiana |
4:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Week 3 numbers via ShowBuzz Daily [1], [2], Sports TV Ratings | ||||
| WEEK TWO | ||||
| Thursday, September 10 | ||||
| — | 232K | La. Tech W. Kentucky |
8:00 PM | FS1 |
| Friday, September 11 | ||||
| — | 1.345M | Utah State Utah |
8:55 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 666K | Miami Fla. Atlantic |
8:00 PM | FS1 |
| Saturday, September 12 | ||||
| 4.8 | 7.898M | Oregon Michigan St. |
8:06 PM | ABC |
| 3.7 | 5.744M | Notre Dame Virginia |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| — | 4.493M | Oregon State Michigan |
12:00 PM | ABC |
| 2.4 | 4.129M | Oklahoma Tennessee |
5:57 PM | ESPN |
| 2.0 | 3.121M | LSU Miss. St. |
9:59 PM | ESPN |
| 1.7 | 2.571M | Georgia Vanderbilt |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| — | 2.216M | USF FSU |
11:31 AM | ESPN |
| 1.1 | 1.785M | Iowa Iowa State |
4:30 PM | FOX |
| — | 1.046M | ECU Florida |
7:08 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 1.027M | Boise State BYU |
10:46 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 949K | Buffalo Penn State |
12:00 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 936K | LSU Miss. St. |
9:19 PM | ESPNU* |
| — | 630K | Fresno State Mississippi |
3:36 PM | ESPN2 |
| — | 461K | Wash. St. Rutgers |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 444K | Miami (OH) Wisconsin |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 420K | Ball State Texas A&M |
7:09 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 338K | Kansas St. UTSA |
12:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 269K | S. F. Austin TCU |
3:35 PM | FS1 |
| — | 166K | Temple Cincinnati |
8:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 151K | UCF Stanford |
10:30 PM | FS1 |
| — | 128K | San Jose St. Air Force |
10:48 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 101K | Indiana St. Purdue |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 59K | E. Illinois Northwestern |
4:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 10K | Iowa Iowa State |
4:45 PM | FS2* |
| Week 2 numbers via Sports TV Ratings [1], [2]; ShowBuzz Daily, TV Media Insights, Sports Business Daily, ESPN | ||||
| WEEK ONE | ||||
| Thursday, September 3 | ||||
| 2.2 | 3.601M | UNC S. Carolina |
5:54 PM | ESPN |
| 1.7 | 2.868M | Michigan Utah |
8:29 PM | FS1 |
| 1.7 | 2.621M | TCU Minnesota |
9:19 PM | ESPN |
| — | 358K | Oklahoma St. Central Mich. |
7:11 PM | ESPNU |
| Friday, September 4 | ||||
| — | 2.058M | Washington Boise State |
10:33 PM | ESPN |
| — | 2.003M | Baylor SMU |
6:58 PM | ESPN |
| — | 825K | Michigan St. W. Michigan |
7:06 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 174K | Charlotte Georgia St. |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| Saturday, September 5 | ||||
| 4.3 | 7.967M | Wisconsin Alabama |
8:00 PM | ABC |
| 2.4 | 4.060M | Texas Notre Dame |
7:30 PM | NBC |
| 2.4 | 4.010M | Louisville Auburn |
3:30 PM | CBS |
| — | 3.214M | Stanford Northwestern |
12:00 PM | ESPN |
| 1.9 | 3.134M | BYU Nebraska |
3:30 PM | ABC |
| 1.4 | 2.471M | Arizona State Texas A&M |
7:04 PM | ESPN |
| — | 1.912M | Penn State Temple |
3:30 PM | ESPN |
| 0.9 | 1.350M | Virginia UCLA |
3:30 PM | FOX |
| — | 754K | BGSU Tenneseee |
7:58 PM | ESPNEWS* |
| — | 546K | Texas St. FSU |
9:03 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 511K | Miss. St. So. Miss |
10:00 PM | FS1 |
| — | 417K | UTEP Arkansas |
3:30 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 310K | UL-Lafayette Kentucky |
7:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 307K | Richmond Maryland |
12:00 PM | ESPNU |
| — | 165K | S. Illinois Indiana |
4:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| — | 97K | Norfolk St. Rutgers |
12:00 PM | ESPNEWS |
| Sunday, September 6 | ||||
| — | 688K | Purdue Marshall |
3:00 PM | FS1 |
| Monday, September 7 | ||||
| 6.0 | 10.585M | Ohio State Virginia Tech |
8:00 PM | ESPN |
| Week 1 numbers via ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, ShowBuzz Daily, Sports TV Ratings [1], [2], TV Media Insights | ||||