With the conference realignment talk heating back up, let’s get caught up. Here are the numbers through week 8. Let’s use the highest ratings between the Viewership & the Adobe + Nielsen Viewership numbers. Using the same site from last season. For a reminder, ACCN & SECN games are not rated & will not appear. BTN is rated. These are just Nielsen rated games.
https://tvmediablog.substack.com/p/2026-...viewership
B12 Top 5
1 BYU 21.061M
2 Texas Tech 10.237M
3 Houston 9.956M
4 Colorado 9.933M
5 TCU 7.493M
Arizona
Wk 2 v BYU 3:30 Sat FOX 3.008M
Wk 3 v N Illinois 10:30 Sat TNT 123k
Wk 4 v Washington St 7:30 Sat CBS 1.274M
Wk 5 v Cincinnati 11pm Sat FOX 1.211M
Wk 6 v West Virginia 12pm Sat TNT 424k
Wk 8 v Iowa State 7:30 Sat ESPN2 330k
Total= 6.37M
Arizona State
Wk 2 v Texas A&M 12pm Sat ABC 2.531M
Wk 3 v Kansas 11:55am Sat FS1 588k
Wk 5 v Baylor 10:30 Sat ESPN 681k
Wk 6 v Hawaii 10:30 Sat FS1 253k
Wk 7 v Texas Tech 3:56 Sat FOX 2.481M
Wk 8 v Kansas St 3:45 Sat ESPN2 452k
Total= 6.986M
Baylor
Wk 1 v Auburn 3:30 Sat ABC 4.244M
Wk 3 v La Tech 4pm Sat ESPNU 105k
Wk 4 v Colorado 12pm Sat ESPN2 619k
Wk 5 v Arizona St 10:30 Sat ESPN 681k
Wk 7 v TCU 7pm Sat FS1 239k
Wk 8 v Kansas 1pm Sat TNT 327k
Total= 6.215M
BYU
Wk 2 v Arizona 3:30 Sat FOX 3.008M
Wk 3 v Colorado St 8pm Sat CBS 963k
Wk 5 v TCU 7pm Sat ESPN 1.571M
Wk 6 v Iowa St 10:15 Fri ESPN 1.619M
Wk 7 v Notre Dame 7:41 Sat ABC 9.157M
Wk 8 v UCF 3:30 Sat FOX 4.743M
Total= 21.061M
UCF
Wk 2 v Pittsburgh 3:30 Sat ESPN2 859k
Wk 4 v TCU 3:30 Sat FS1 231k
Wk 5 v Houston 12pm Sat TNT 639k
Wk 6 v Oklahoma St 12pm Sat ESPN2 531k
Wk 8 v BYU 3:30 Sat FOX 4.743M
Total= 7.003M
Cincinnati
Wk 1 v Boston Coll 3:30 Sat FOX 1.105M
Wk 4 v Kansas St 7:30 Sat ESPN2 442k
Wk 5 v Arizona 11pm Sat FOX 1.211M
Wk 7 v West Virginia 12pm Sat TNT 342k
Wk 8 v Texas Tech 12pm Sat FS1 494k
Total= 3.594M
Colorado
Wk 1 v Geo. Tech 8pm Thur ESPN 3.734M
Wk 3 v Nwestern 7:30 Sat FOX 1.01M
Wk 4 v Baylor 12pm Sat ESPN2 619k
Wk 5 v Texas Tech 7:36 Sat FOX 2.509M
Wk 7 v Utah 11pm Sat ESPN 1.428M
Wk 8 v Oklahoma St 7pm Sat FS1 633k
Total= 9.933M
Houston
Wk 1 v Oregon St 12pm Sat ESPN 1.686M
Wk 3 v Texas Tech 8pm Fri FOX 3.028M
Wk 4 v Geo Southern 4pm Sat ESPNU 80k
Wk 5 v UCF 12pm Sat ESPN2 385k
Wk 6 v Kansas St 3:30 Sat FOX 1.655M
Wk 7 v Oklahoma St 7:36 Sat Fox 1.543M
Wk 8 v Utah 10:15 Sat ESPN 1.579M
Total= 9.956M
Iowa State
Wk 2 v Iowa 7:30 Sat NBC+Peacock 2.2M
Wk 3 v Bowling Grn 12pm Sat ESPNU 198k
Wk 4 v Utah St 3:42 Sat FOX 1.308M
Wk 5 v West Virginia 12pm Sat TNT 639k
Wk 6 v BYU 10:15 Fri ESPN 1.619M
Wk 8 v Arizona 7:30 Sat ESPN2 330k
Total= 6.294M
Kansas
Wk 1 v LIU 8pm Fri ESPNU 250k
Wk 2 v Missouri 8pm Fri FOX 3.095M
Wk 3 v Arizona St 11:55am Sat FS1 588k
Wk 5 v Mid Tenn 12pm Sat ESPNU 105k
Wk 6 v Utah 8pm Sat ESPN 1.326M
Wk 7 v Kansas St 12pm Sat FS1 334k
Wk 8 v Baylor 1pm Sat TNT 327k
Total= 6.025M
Kansas State
Wk 2 v Wash State 12pm Sat TNT 257k
Wk 3 v Tulane 12pm Sat ESPN2 316k
Wk 4 v Cincinnati 7:30 Sat ESPN2 442k
Wk 6 v Houston 3:30 Sat FOX 1.655M
Wk 7 v Kansas 12pm Sat FS1 334k
Wk 8 v Arizona St 3:45 Sat ESPN2 452k
Total= 3.456M
Oklahoma State
Wk 1 v Tulsa 3:45 Sat ESPNU 450k
Wk 2 v Oregon 1:30 Sat ESPN 2.135M
Wk 4 v W Virginia 7pm Sat FS1 768k
Wk 6 v UCF 12pm Sat ESPN2 531k
Wk 7 v Houston 7:36 Sat Fox 1.543M
Wk 8 v Colorado 7pm Sat FS1 633k
Total= 6.06M
TCU
Wk 0 v North Car. 12pm Sat ESPN 4.908M
Wk 3 v Arkansas St 8pm Sat ESPNU 79k
Wk 4 v UCF 3:30 Sat ESPN 231k
Wk 5 v BYU 7pm Sat ESPN 1.571M
Wk 7 v Baylor 7pm Sat FS1 239k
Wk 8 v West Virginia 12pm Sat ESPN2 465k
Total= 7.493M
Texas Tech
Wk 1 v Abilene Christ 7pm Sat FS1 301k
Wk 2 v Oregon St 7:30 Sat CBS 1.256M
Wk 3 v Houston 8pm Fri FOX 3.028M
Wk 4 v Sam Hou 12pm Sat TNT 168k
Wk 5 v Colorado 7:36 Sat FOX 2.509M
Wk 7 v Arizona St 3:56 Sat FOX 2.481M
Wk 8 v Cincinnati 12pm Sat FS1 494k
Total= 10.237M
Utah
Wk 1 v Idaho 9pm Thur ESPNU 170k
Wk 2 v Arkansas 10:15 Sat ESPN 1.037M
Wk 3 v Utah State 3:43 Sat FOX 1.252M
Wk 6 v Kansas 8pm Sat ESPN 1.326M
Wk 7 v Colorado 11pm Sat ESPN 1.428M
Wk 8 v Houston 10:15 Sat ESPN 1.579M
Total= 6.792M
West Virginia
Wk 1 v Coastal Car 12pm Sat TNT/Tru 480k
Wk 4 v Oklahoma St 7pm Sat FS1 768k
Wk 5 v Iowa State 12pm Sat TNT 639k
Wk 6 v Arizona 12pm Sat TNT 424k
Wk 7 v Cincinnati 12pm Sat TNT 342k
Wk 8 v TCU 12pm Sat ESPN2 465k
Total= 3.108M
*Others to watch.
UConn
Wk 6 v Temple 3:45 Sat ESPNU 60k
Memphis
Wk 0 v UNLV 10 pm Sat FOX 1.649M
Wk 2 v Boise St 6pm Sat USA 337k
Wk 6 v UAB 7pm Sat ESPN2 129k
Wk 7 v Tulane 7:30 Fri ESPN 1.01M
Wk 8 v East Carolina 7:30 Thur ESPN2 464k
Total= 3.589M
Rice
Wk 2 v Notre Dame 3:30 Sat NBC+P 1.8M
Wk 4 v Fresno St 10Pm CW 278k
Wk 8 v FAU 12pm Sat ESPNU 58k
Total= 2.136M
USF
Wk 5 v Temple 7:30 Sat ESPNU 78k
Wk 6 v UTSA 7:30 Thur ESPN 551k
Total= 629k
Tulane
Wk 3 v Kansas St 12pm Sat ESPN2 316k
Wk 7 v Memphis 7:30 Fri ESPN 1.01M
Wk 8 v UTSA 8pm Sat ESPNU 34k
Total= 1.36M