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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers | average audience | full telecast | 3,681,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack | average audience | full telecast | 3,498,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 3,495,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles | average audience | full telecast | 2,588,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 2,513,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 2,306,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| USC Trojans at California Golden Bears | average audience | full telecast | 1,854,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 939,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 849,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones | average audience | full telecast | 742,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Maryland Terrapins at Iowa Hawkeyes | average audience | full telecast | 730,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 490,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 482,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Vanderbilt Commodores at Houston Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 392,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona Wildcats at Washington Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 384,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boise State Broncos at UNLV Rebels | average audience | full telecast | 287,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 13,205,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons | average audience | full telecast | 629,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wyoming Cowboys at Utah State Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 425,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| East Carolina Pirates at Connecticut Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 188,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Rice Owls | average audience | full telecast | 113,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots | average audience | full telecast | 17,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils | average audience | full telecast | 1,519,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers | average audience | full telecast | 1,247,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast | 916,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas State Bobcats at Georgia Southern Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 107,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 13,722,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 14,944,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals | average audience | full telecast | 12,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants | average audience | full telecast | 24,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers | average audience | full telecast | 20,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts | average audience | full telecast split window (“(56%)”) | 12,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars | average audience | full telecast | 1,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 6,965,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights | average audience | full telecast | 5,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 4,869,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah Utes at USC Trojans | average audience | full telecast | 3,344,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels | average audience | full telecast | 2,775,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast | 2,634,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal | average audience | full telecast | 2,098,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | average audience | full telecast | 1,943,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers | average audience | full telecast | 1,747,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears | average audience | full telecast | 1,653,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins | average audience | full telecast | 1,520,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 1,247,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns | average audience | full telecast | 904,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners | average audience | full telecast | 876,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies | average audience | full telecast | 722,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos | average audience | full telecast | 605,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Panthers at Syracuse Orange | average audience | full telecast | 589,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 433,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 5,630,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Memphis Tigers at Tulsa Golden Hurricane | average audience | full telecast | 1,216,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs | average audience | full telecast | 368,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers | average audience | full telecast | 17,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins | average audience | full telecast | 1,059,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates | average audience | full telecast | 679,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Southern Eagles at Appalachian State Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast | 190,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 2,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 7,940,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 2,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 9,220,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 3,090,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 13,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 6,570,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packers | average audience | full telecast split window (“(81%)”) | 25,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts | average audience | full telecast | 22,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks | average audience | full telecast split window (“(38%)”) | 17,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 2,660,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 7,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 7,398,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida Gators at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 6,777,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast | 5,867,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 5,761,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 3,958,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ole Miss Rebels at Memphis Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 3,311,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes | average audience | full telecast | 3,059,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles | average audience | full telecast | 2,852,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears | average audience | full telecast | 2,195,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 1,211,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers | average audience | full telecast | 970,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones | average audience | full telecast | 849,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 504,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 465,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast | 437,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 417,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes | average audience | full telecast | 288,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Florida Bulls at Connecticut Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 121,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 71,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 6,540,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 1,468,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UNLV Rebels at Fresno State Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 358,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave | average audience | full telecast | 185,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints | average audience | full telecast | 14,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 2,226,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal | average audience | full telecast | 1,326,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 583,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars | average audience | full telecast | 287,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers | average audience | full telecast | 12,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast split window (“(81%)”) | 26,100,000 | 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 |