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Ranking the most watched college football programs
Posted on 7/3/22 at 12:00 am
Posted on 7/3/22 at 12:00 am
The following list is driving expansion, not TV markets by city or region. Cable is dead.
It’s all about how popular are the brands in each conference.
Top 50 programs are listed below. Full list is here.
The numbers next to each school indicate the average number of viewers per week from 2015–19. Streaming numbers are included when available.
Conference championship games and bowl games are not included in these numbers.
Ohio State (5.19M)
Alabama (5.09M)
Michigan (4.18M)
Notre Dame (3.61M)
LSU (3.22M)
Auburn (3.12M)
Georgia (2.91M)
Oklahoma (2.90M)
Clemson (2.67M)
Penn State (2.55M)
Florida (2.46M)
Wisconsin (2.27M)
Texas (2.269M)
Florida State (2.23M)
Michigan State (2.20M)
Southern Cal (1.98M)
Texas A&M (1.851M)
Tennessee (1.849M)
Oklahoma State (1.64M)
Mississippi (1.61M)
Iowa (1.57M)
Nebraska (1.51M)
Miami (1.503M)
TCU (1.495M)
Stanford (1.43M)
Oregon (1.34M)
Arkansas (1.33M)
Washington (1.32M)
Mississippi State (1.31M)
West Virginia (1.27M)
Virginia Tech (1.26M)
UCLA (1.25M)
Louisville (1.22M)
Indiana (1.17M)
Baylor (1.12M)
South Carolina (1.07M)
Navy (1.01M)
Texas Tech (921K)
Washington State (909K)
Northwestern (867K)
Utah (856K)
Army (825K)
Minnesota (803K)
Pittsburgh (781K)
North Carolina (749K)
Iowa State (747K)
California (730K)
BYU (714K)
NC State (703K)
Arizona State (695K)
It’s all about how popular are the brands in each conference.
Top 50 programs are listed below. Full list is here.
The numbers next to each school indicate the average number of viewers per week from 2015–19. Streaming numbers are included when available.
Conference championship games and bowl games are not included in these numbers.
Ohio State (5.19M)
Alabama (5.09M)
Michigan (4.18M)
Notre Dame (3.61M)
LSU (3.22M)
Auburn (3.12M)
Georgia (2.91M)
Oklahoma (2.90M)
Clemson (2.67M)
Penn State (2.55M)
Florida (2.46M)
Wisconsin (2.27M)
Texas (2.269M)
Florida State (2.23M)
Michigan State (2.20M)
Southern Cal (1.98M)
Texas A&M (1.851M)
Tennessee (1.849M)
Oklahoma State (1.64M)
Mississippi (1.61M)
Iowa (1.57M)
Nebraska (1.51M)
Miami (1.503M)
TCU (1.495M)
Stanford (1.43M)
Oregon (1.34M)
Arkansas (1.33M)
Washington (1.32M)
Mississippi State (1.31M)
West Virginia (1.27M)
Virginia Tech (1.26M)
UCLA (1.25M)
Louisville (1.22M)
Indiana (1.17M)
Baylor (1.12M)
South Carolina (1.07M)
Navy (1.01M)
Texas Tech (921K)
Washington State (909K)
Northwestern (867K)
Utah (856K)
Army (825K)
Minnesota (803K)
Pittsburgh (781K)
North Carolina (749K)
Iowa State (747K)
California (730K)
BYU (714K)
NC State (703K)
Arizona State (695K)
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Posted on 7/3/22 at 12:09 am to Willie_Mac
2021 numbers:
1. Ohio St
2. Michigan
3. Bama
4. Pedo St
5. UGA
6. OU
7. Auburn
8. Sparty
9. ND
10. Oregon
13. Texas
14. UF
15. Arkansas
16. LSU
17. A&M
18. Ole Miss
23. Vols
33. Kentucky
43. Moo St
52. SCar
60. Mizzou
105. Vandy (damn)
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1. Ohio St
2. Michigan
3. Bama
4. Pedo St
5. UGA
6. OU
7. Auburn
8. Sparty
9. ND
10. Oregon
13. Texas
14. UF
15. Arkansas
16. LSU
17. A&M
18. Ole Miss
23. Vols
33. Kentucky
43. Moo St
52. SCar
60. Mizzou
105. Vandy (damn)
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Posted on 7/3/22 at 12:11 am to Willie_Mac
Only six over 3mm
Big6
Big6
This post was edited on 7/3/22 at 12:12 am
Posted on 7/3/22 at 12:46 am to Willie_Mac
Either list is shite or Auburn fans are more stupid than I thought.
Posted on 7/3/22 at 12:52 am to Willie_Mac
quote:
Texas (2.269M)
Are there really that many masochists out there?
Posted on 7/3/22 at 5:47 am to Willie_Mac
Success has something to do with it. Compare the Saban and Dubose years and I think we’d see a great contrast.
Posted on 7/3/22 at 7:45 am to Willie_Mac
Remind me again why fAggie and Mizzou was let in?
Posted on 7/3/22 at 10:03 am to Willie_Mac
In relation to their respective state populations, Alabama and Auburn are even more impressive.
Posted on 7/3/22 at 1:53 pm to Willie_Mac
Big gap between the top 2 and the rest. Lots of fans, but a big chunk are people that tune in to the juggernauts hoping to see an upset.
This post was edited on 7/3/22 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 7/3/22 at 3:08 pm to Willie_Mac
Already posted and his methodolgy is idiotic. and the author admits as much.
"The data can be skewed by outliers. For example, more than 7 million people watched Ohio State beat TCU in 2018. That’s TCU’s most-viewed game of the last five years, by far. But how much of that really had to do with TCU? The Horned Frogs get the benefit of that number, but the game probably would have been viewed by just as many people if you swapped in Baylor or Texas Tech.
Each conference only has so many quality viewing windows, so the lower-end teams in each conference are hurt disproportionally by this metric. For example, Rutgers, Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky rarely ever get to play in one of the Big Ten’s or SEC’s prime windows simply because of the teams they’re competing with for those spots"
"Cable is dead"
Not when it comes to CFB and who's shelling out huge TV deals.
"The data can be skewed by outliers. For example, more than 7 million people watched Ohio State beat TCU in 2018. That’s TCU’s most-viewed game of the last five years, by far. But how much of that really had to do with TCU? The Horned Frogs get the benefit of that number, but the game probably would have been viewed by just as many people if you swapped in Baylor or Texas Tech.
Each conference only has so many quality viewing windows, so the lower-end teams in each conference are hurt disproportionally by this metric. For example, Rutgers, Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky rarely ever get to play in one of the Big Ten’s or SEC’s prime windows simply because of the teams they’re competing with for those spots"
"Cable is dead"
Not when it comes to CFB and who's shelling out huge TV deals.
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