Claims
| telecast telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one. Methodology → | metric metric average audience, peak audience, or total reach, as defined under Metric definitions. Methodology → | cut | value value viewers, as published. Stored as a whole number; we do not round. Methodology → | status status final, preliminary, revised, or partial confidence, as defined under Statuses and revisions. Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed. Methodology → | attr attr provider attribution. Confirmed: reconciled to the provider's own release. Press-attributed: a reporting article names the provider, corroborated by a second source before publishing. Ambiguous attributions are never published. Methodology → | source source the page the figure was taken from. Every figure links to its source. A press-attributed figure carries that mark beside its source; an unmarked source is confirmed against the provider's own release (see Attr). Methodology → |
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| National Tournament Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 3,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Uruguay–Portugal | average audience | full telecast | 5,880,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox | average audience | full telecast TV only | 615,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Mexico–Sweden | average audience | full telecast | 4,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals | average audience | full telecast | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Toyota/Save Mart 350 | average audience | full telecast | 2,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Hartford Open Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 3,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Germany–Sweden | average audience | full telecast | 5,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup South Korea–Mexico | average audience | full telecast | 6,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Mariners-Red Sox”) TV only | 2,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays | average audience | full telecast | 734,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Croatia | average audience | full telecast | 2,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels | average audience | full telecast TV only | 390,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| U.S. Open Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica–Serbia | average audience | full telecast | 1,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Germany–Mexico | average audience | full telecast | 7,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Iceland | average audience | full telecast | 2,970,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Cubs-Cardinals”) TV only | 3,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Portugal–Spain | average audience | full telecast | 2,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| U.S. Open Round 2 | average audience | full telecast | 1,570,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia–Saudi Arabia | average audience | full telecast | 1,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees | average audience | full telecast | 980,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Nationals at New York Yankees | average audience | full telecast TV only | 819,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem | average audience | full telecast | 1,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| FireKeepers Casino 400 | average audience | full telecast | 3,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 Canadian Grand Prix | average audience | full telecast | 969,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Belmont Stakes | average audience | match only | 12,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2018 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Simona Halep vs Sloane Stephens | average audience | full telecast | 1,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 16,240,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 6,588,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox | average audience | full telecast TV only | 543,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 17,850,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals | average audience | full telecast | 383,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,061,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants | average audience | full telecast | 442,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 18,470,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pocono 400 | average audience | full telecast | 2,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 3,439,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 17,670,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 3,648,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Houston Astros at New York Yankees | average audience | full telecast TV only | 904,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 5,195,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Western Conference Finals Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 14,929,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 13,591,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Coca-Cola 600 | average audience | full telecast | 4,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indianapolis 500 | average audience | full telecast | 4,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 9,471,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers | average audience | full telecast | 536,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 8,273,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 9,322,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 7,511,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 2,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 8,372,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers | average audience | full telecast | 375,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 7,939,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 7,797,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Byron Nelson Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 2,270,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 6,827,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Preakness Stakes | average audience | match only | 7,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays | average audience | full telecast TV only | 268,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 2,050,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 7,563,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Final Game 3 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,390,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 8,417,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins | average audience | full telecast TV only | 411,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 8,902,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals | average audience | full telecast | 556,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 7,216,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 1,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| KC Masterpiece 400 | average audience | full telecast | 2,040,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 7 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,560,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Second Round Game 5 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 6 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| AAA 400 Drive for Autism | average audience | full telecast | 2,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Quail Hollow Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 2,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Second Round Game 5 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,260,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Second Round Game 4 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,750,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Yankees at Houston Astros | average audience | full telecast TV only | 740,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Second Round Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Second Round Game 3 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,710,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs | average audience | full telecast | 558,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 2 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| GEICO 500 | average audience | full telecast | 4,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New Orleans Classic Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 2 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Second Round Game 1 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 799,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians | average audience | full telecast | 420,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees | average audience | full telecast | 662,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference First Round Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 479,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference First Round Game 6 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 838,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,280,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference First Round Game 6 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 816,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
Eras
| era era a span during which one measurement methodology was in effect, as described under Measurement eras. Methodology → | from | to | notes | source source the page the figure was taken from. Every figure links to its source. A press-attributed figure carries that mark beside its source; an unmarked source is confirmed against the provider's own release (see Attr). Methodology → |
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| Panel-only | 2026-05-01 | current | NASCAR announced May 2026 it would stop reporting BD+P and return to panel-only for the rest of 2026 (phase0b-table.md). | source |
| Big Data + Panel | 2025-09-01 | current | Rolled out September 2025. Super Bowl LX (Feb. 8, 2026) was the first Super Bowl reported on this methodology; all prior Super Bowls used Panel-only measurement. | source |
| Panel + Out-of-Home | 2020-09-01 | 2025-09-01 | Nielsen began including Out-of-Home viewing in National TV measurement in September 2020. Super Bowl LV (Feb. 7, 2021) was the first Super Bowl to include OOH. | source |
| Before Out-of-Home | 1950-01-01 | 2020-09-01 | National TV measurement from Nielsen's panel alone. Out-of-Home viewing is not included; the last Super Bowl measured this way was LIV (Feb. 2, 2020). | source |