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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| NBA Finals Game 3 | household rating | full telecast | 15.7 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | household rating | full telecast | 16.1 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | household rating | full telecast | 12.6 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 1991 NCAA championship game | average audience | full telecast | 29,020,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 10,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 10,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl XXV | average audience | full telecast | 79,510,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XXV | household rating | full telecast | 41.9 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 32,910,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 28,720,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 30,570,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 28,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | household rating | full telecast | 13.2 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | household rating | full telecast | 13.4 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | household rating | full telecast | 10.8 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | household rating | full telecast | 12.2 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | household rating | full telecast | 11.8 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 1990 NCAA championship game | average audience | full telecast | 29,260,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 10,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 13,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl XXIV | average audience | full telecast | 73,852,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XXIV | household rating | full telecast | 39.0 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 21,640,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 26,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 25,410,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 25,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | household rating | full telecast | 17.4 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | household rating | full telecast | 13.2 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | household rating | full telecast | 15.6 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | household rating | full telecast | 14.0 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 1989 NCAA championship game | average audience | full telecast | 31,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 12,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl XXIII | average audience | full telecast | 81,590,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XXIII | household rating | full telecast | 43.5 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 38,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 33,960,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 34,990,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 34,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 30,350,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 7 | household rating | full telecast | 21.2 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 6 | household rating | full telecast | 14.4 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | household rating | full telecast | 16.1 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | household rating | full telecast | 14.8 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | household rating | full telecast | 12.0 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | household rating | full telecast | 14.8 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | household rating | full telecast | 13.9 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 1988 NCAA championship game | average audience | full telecast | 26,690,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 10,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl XXII | average audience | full telecast | 80,140,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XXII | household rating | full telecast | 41.9 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 51,180,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 29,090,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 32,550,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 34,040,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 34,990,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 33,660,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 30,570,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 6 | household rating | full telecast | 17.3 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | household rating | full telecast | 18.9 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | household rating | full telecast | 18.9 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | household rating | full telecast | 11.9 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | household rating | full telecast | 14.6 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | household rating | full telecast | 13.8 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 1987 NCAA championship game | average audience | full telecast | 32,060,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 12,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl XXI | average audience | full telecast | 87,190,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XXI | household rating | full telecast | 45.8 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 52,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 44,510,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 38,710,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 34,490,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 33,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 32,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 33,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 6 | household rating | full telecast | 14.2 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | household rating | full telecast | 16.9 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | household rating | full telecast | 15.4 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | household rating | full telecast | 13.4 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | household rating | full telecast | 14.8 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | household rating | full telecast | 9.9 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 1986 NCAA championship game | average audience | full telecast | 28,710,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 10,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl XX | average audience | full telecast | 92,570,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XX | household rating | full telecast | 48.3 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 45,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 34,860,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 30,950,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 35,040,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 32,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 31,770,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 31,510,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 6 | household rating | full telecast | 15.3 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | household rating | full telecast | 15.3 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | household rating | full telecast | 17.0 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | household rating | full telecast | 14.3 HH | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 1985 NCAA championship game | average audience | full telecast | 31,230,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 9,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl XIX | average audience | full telecast | 85,530,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XIX | household rating | full telecast | 46.4 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 28,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
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 |