On Saturday, Alabama-Florida State led the way with 10.7 million viewers — the most-watched Week 1 game in the mid-afternoon window on record, peaking with a monster 12.9 million viewers.
FSU-Bama - the most watched Week 1, 3:30 game in the history of televised college football.https://t.co/hTzQf5iDTC.
— Skip Foster (@skipfoster) September 3, 2025
Logo still holds weight https://t.co/LOFvgQjKKn pic.twitter.com/RX8pt0VAPH
— Jon Loesche (@jloesche88) September 4, 2025
https://csnbbs.com/thread-1014898.html
These viewership measurements are based on Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel methodology, combining Nielsen’s panel measurement with data from cable, satellite set-top boxes and smart TVs across 45 million households and 75 million devices.
Notre Dame and Miami drew 10.8 million viewers
Alabama and Florida State attracted 10.7 million viewers
LSU and Clemson attracted 10.4 million viewers
TCU and North Carolina scored 6.1 million viewers (still waiting on new Big Data + Panel methodology)
Virginia Tech and South Carolina saw 5.4 million viewers
Georgia Tech at Colorado scored 3.7 million viewers
Syracuse and Tennessee drew 2.6 million viewers
Regular Season:
Day of Week Date Time Network Visitor Conference Home Conference Viewers
1 Saturday 11/25/2023 noon FOX Ohio State Big Ten Michigan Big Ten 19.07
2 Saturday 11/26/2022 noon FOX Michigan Big Ten Ohio State Big Ten 17.14
3 Saturday 11/26/2016 noon ABC Michigan Big Ten Ohio State Big Ten 16.841
4 Saturday 11/2/2019 3:30pm CBS LSU SEC Alabama SEC 16.64
5 Saturday 8/30/2025 noon FOX Texas SEC Ohio State Big Ten 16.62
6 Saturday 11/27/2021 noon FOX Ohio State Big Ten Michigan Big Ten 15.893
7 Saturday 11/25/2017 3:30pm CBS Alabama SEC Auburn SEC 13.657
8 Saturday 11/24/2018 noon FOX Michigan Big Ten Ohio State Big Ten 13.2
9 Saturday 10/19/2024 7:30pm ABC Georgia SEC Texas SEC 13.19
10 Saturday 11/5/2022 3:30pm CBS Tennessee SEC Georgia SEC 13.06
11 Saturday 11/30/2019 noon FOX Ohio State Big Ten Michigan Big Ten 12.42
12 Saturday 9/2/2017 8pm ABC Alabama SEC Florida State ACC 12.335
13 Saturday 11/30/2024 noon FOX Michigan Big Ten Ohio State Big Ten 12.3
14 Saturday 9/28/2024 7:30pm ABC Georgia SEC Alabama SEC 11.99
15 Saturday 10/15/2022 3:30pm CBS Alabama SEC Tennessee SEC 11.56
16 Saturday 11/3/2018 8pm CBS Alabama SEC LSU SEC 11.543
17 Saturday 11/30/2019 3:30pm CBS Alabama SEC Auburn SEC 11.43
18 Saturday 11/7/2015 8pm CBS LSU SEC Alabama SEC 11.06
19 Saturday 11/21/2015 3:30pm ABC MSU Big Ten Ohio State Big Ten 11.05
20 Sunday 9/4/2016 7:30pm ABC Notre Dame Independent Texas B12 10.95
21 Saturday 11/28/2015 noon ABC Ohio State Big Ten Michigan Big Ten 10.83
22 Sunday 8/31/2025 7:30pm ABC Notre Dame Independent Miami ACC 10.80
23 Saturday 8/30/2025 3:30pm ABC Alabama SEC Florida State ACC 10.70
24 Saturday 9/10/2022 noon FOX Alabama SEC Texas B12 10.6
25 Monday 9/7/2015 8pm ESPN Ohio State Big Ten Virginia Tech ACC 10.59
26 Saturday 9/3/2022 7:30pm ABC Notre Dame Independent Ohio State Big Ten 10.53
27 Saturday 11/25/2017 noon FOX Ohio State Big Ten Michigan Big Ten 10.507
28 Saturday 8/30/2025 7:30pm ABC LSU SEC Clemson ACC 10.40
29 Saturday 11/5/2016 8pm CBS Alabama SEC LSU SEC 10.385
30 Saturday 11/27/2021 3:30pm CBS Alabama SEC Auburn SEC 10.369
31 Saturday 10/19/2024 3:30pm ABC Alabama SEC Tennessee SEC 10.23
32 Saturday 11/7/2020 7:30pm NBC Clemson ACC Notre Dame Independent 10.07
33 Saturday 9/23/2023 3:30pm ABC Colorado Pac 12 Oregon Pac 12 10.03
1 Saturday 12/2/2023 4pm CBS Georgia SEC Alabama SEC 17.52
2 Saturday 12/1/2018 4pm CBS Georgia SEC Alabama SEC 17.499
3 Saturday 12/7/2024 4pm ABC Georgia SEC Texas SEC 16.6
4 Saturday 12/4/2021 4pm CBS Georgia SEC Alabama SEC 15.277
5 Saturday 12/7/2019 4pm CBS Georgia SEC LSU SEC 13.7
6 Saturday 12/7/2019 8pm FOX Wisconsin Big Ten Ohio State Big Ten 13.55
7 Saturday 12/2/2017 4pm CBS Auburn SEC Georgia SEC 13.466
8 Saturday 12/2/2017 8pm FOX Wisconsin Big Ten Ohio State Big Ten 12.918
9 Saturday 12/5/2015 4pm CBS Florida SEC Alabama SEC 12.76
10 Saturday 12/4/2021 8pm FOX Iowa Big Ten Michigan Big Ten 11.658
11 Saturday 12/3/2016 4pm CBS Florida SEC Alabama SEC 11.09
12 Saturday 12/3/2022 4pm CBS LSU SEC Georgia SEC 10.89
13 Saturday 12/3/2022 8pm FOX Purdue Big Ten Michigan Big Ten 10.7
14 Saturday 12/7/2024 8pm CBS Penn State Big Ten Oregon Big Ten 10.5
15 Saturday 12/1/2018 noon ABC Texas B12 Oklahoma B12 10.155
16 Saturday 12/2/2023 8pm FOX Iowa Big Ten Michigan Big Ten 10.02
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