2015 college football TV ratings

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
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