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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 29,830,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 30,470,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 23,750,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl VIII | average audience | full telecast | 51,700,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl VIII | household rating | full telecast | 41.6 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 39,935,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 28,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 37,364,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 36,670,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 38,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 35,661,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 27,444,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl VII | average audience | full telecast | 53,320,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl VII | household rating | full telecast | 42.7 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 41,438,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 30,048,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 23,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 38,210,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 37,880,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 27,331,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 22,534,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl VI | average audience | full telecast | 56,640,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl VI | household rating | full telecast | 44.2 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 37,420,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 28,095,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 13,633,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 38,898,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 13,633,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 13,633,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 24,778,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl V | average audience | full telecast | 46,040,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl V | household rating | full telecast | 39.9 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 10,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 10,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 10,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 13,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 14,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl IV | average audience | full telecast | 44,270,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl IV | household rating | full telecast | 39.4 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 11,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 11,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 11,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 17,080,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 14,920,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl III | average audience | full telecast | 41,660,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl III | household rating | full telecast | 36.0 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 27,542,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 24,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl II | average audience | full telecast | 39,120,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl II | household rating | full telecast | 36.8 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl I (CBS) | average audience | full telecast | 26,750,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl I (CBS) | household rating | full telecast | 22.6 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl I (NBC) | average audience | full telecast | 24,430,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl I (NBC) | household rating | full telecast | 18.5 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
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 |