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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| NHL Bruins–Flyers | average audience | full telecast | 633,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Red Wings–Lightning | average audience | full telecast | 179,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Celtics–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 1,730,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Clippers–Nets | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,660,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Bears–Longhorns | average audience | full telecast TV only | 704,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Fighting Illini–Hoosiers | average audience | full telecast | 713,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Penguins–Rangers | average audience | full telecast | 296,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast | 718,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Sooners–Red Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 722,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Spartans–Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics | average audience | full telecast | 2,740,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Bucks–Pelicans | average audience | full telecast | 1,130,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Mavericks–Jazz | average audience | full telecast | 1,180,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Trail Blazers–Rockets | average audience | full telecast | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Suns | average audience | full telecast | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators | average audience | full telecast | 388,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–76ers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators | average audience | full telecast | 388,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Yellow Jackets–Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 667,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 46,970,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| AFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 42,336,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 44,770,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| AFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 41,850,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Celtics–76ers | average audience | full telecast | 1,170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Nuggets–Suns | average audience | full telecast | 1,230,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Bucks | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,710,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Suns–Rockets | average audience | full telecast | 901,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Wild–Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 222,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Oilers–Maple Leafs | average audience | full telecast | 226,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Capitals–Penguins | average audience | full telecast TV only | 222,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Bucks–Nets | average audience | full telecast | 2,110,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Suns–Grizzlies | average audience | full telecast | 727,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 2,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Blue Jackets–Red Wings | average audience | full telecast | 182,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Bruins–Islanders | average audience | full telecast | 302,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Sabres–Flyers | average audience | full telecast | 339,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints | average audience | full telecast | 35,460,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast | 34,330,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins | average audience | full telecast | 1,710,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers | average audience | full telecast | 26,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 26,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Mavericks–Bucks | average audience | full telecast | 1,310,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Pelicans–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,640,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets | average audience | full telecast | 1,490,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 1,180,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Pelicans–Clippers | average audience | full telecast | 987,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Blues–Avalanche | average audience | full telecast | 372,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Blackhawks–Lightning | average audience | full telecast | 844,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 932,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CFP National Championship | average audience | full telecast | 18,710,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| CFP National Championship | average audience | full telecast | 18,650,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints | average audience | full telecast | 30,650,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers | average audience | full telecast | 26,000,000 | superseded | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans | average audience | full telecast | 24,820,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers | average audience | full telecast | 24,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Heat–Celtics | average audience | full telecast | 952,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks | average audience | full telecast | 24,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington | average audience | full telecast | 21,370,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 20,080,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 1,590,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Hornets–Pelicans | average audience | full telecast | 1,170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA 76ers–Nets | average audience | full telecast | 1,140,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Mavericks–Nuggets | average audience | full telecast TV only | 993,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears | average audience | full telecast split window (“(76%)”) | 23,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 16,550,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants | average audience | full telecast split window (“(85%)”) | 13,920,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams | average audience | full telecast split window (“(73%)”) | 13,510,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns | average audience | full telecast split window (“(71%)”) | 13,140,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels | average audience | full telecast | 7,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon Ducks at Iowa State Cyclones | average audience | full telecast | 6,680,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ole Miss Rebels at Indiana Hoosiers | average audience | full telecast | 4,110,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NC State Wolfpack at Kentucky Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 2,710,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 19,150,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 18,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Cincinnati Bearcats | average audience | full telecast | 8,730,000 | superseded | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 4,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Cincinnati Bearcats | average audience | full telecast | 8,720,000 | 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 |