Following a reported 9% increase in minutes viewed during the 2025 season, new Nielsen data tracks the top ten most-watched college football teams across several major broadcast and cable networks.
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Following a reported 9% increase in minutes viewed during the 2025 season, new Nielsen data tracks the top ten most-watched college football teams across several major broadcast and cable networks.
After seeing a 9% increase in minutes viewed in 2025, college football is looking to see TV ratings continue their upward trajectory in 2026. Nielsen has also unveiled its official list of most-watched teams. Nielsen ranked the Top 10 teams based on average viewership this year.
Yahoo Sports reported the story as "College Football TV Ratings: Tracking the Top 10 most-watched teams of the 2026 season."
2 sources have covered this story, including Yahoo Sports and On3. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 7 hours ago.
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- FirstYahoo SportsNov 13, 1:24 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +0mOn3Nov 13, 1:24 PM ET · United StatesCenter
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 2 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] DisputedKey facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.