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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| WNBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 2,150,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 27,080,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 17,640,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2024 United States Grand Prix | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns | average audience | full telecast | 13,190,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers | average audience | full telecast | 10,230,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| ALCS Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 5,734,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,020,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 1,570,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 1,670,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon Ducks at Purdue Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 2,150,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints | average audience | full telecast | 9,810,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets | average audience | full telecast | 3,960,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 5,882,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| WNBA Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 1,390,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Bruins–Avalanche | average audience | full telecast TV only | 263,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Sabres–Penguins | average audience | full telecast TV only | 512,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Sabres–Penguins | average audience | combined | 512,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Wild–Blues | average audience | full telecast | 417,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Flyers–Oilers | average audience | full telecast | 333,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bills at New York Jets | average audience | full telecast TV only | 17,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 8,264,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| WNBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 1,350,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants | average audience | full telecast | 15,440,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,630,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NASCAR Cup Charlotte | average audience | full telecast | 2,420,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 9,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners | average audience | full telecast TV only | 7,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Penn State Nittany Lions at USC Trojans | average audience | full telecast | 4,280,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 4,240,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers | average audience | full telecast | 3,250,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 1,140,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Avalanche–Golden Knights | average audience | full telecast | 315,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Rangers–Penguins | average audience | full telecast TV only | 467,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings | average audience | full telecast | 534,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Blues–Kraken | average audience | full telecast | 348,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Bruins–Panthers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 790,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx | average audience | full telecast | 984,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast TV only | 15,910,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings | average audience | full telecast | 4,950,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| YellaWood 500 | average audience | full telecast | 3,130,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams | average audience | full telecast split window (“national window”) | 20,270,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,930,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,460,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UCLA Bruins at Penn State Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 2,750,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles | average audience | full telecast | 1,410,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 2,840,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Houston Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast | 1,510,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces | average audience | full telecast | 994,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers | average audience | full telecast | 4,017,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN |
| Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty | average audience | full telecast | 969,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions | average audience | full telecast | 15,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins | average audience | full telecast | 5,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | average audience | full telecast | 17,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Hollywood Casino 400 | average audience | full telecast | 1,740,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty | average audience | full telecast | 929,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens | average audience | full telecast | 20,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers | average audience | full telecast split window (“in 94% of markets”) | 24,150,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 11,990,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Oklahoma Sooners at Auburn Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 5,040,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 1,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Colorado Buffaloes at UCF Knights | average audience | full telecast | 4,170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 3,090,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 1,880,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,260,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,930,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants | average audience | full telecast | 16,220,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun | average audience | full telecast | 2,540,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees | average audience | full telecast | 470,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers | average audience | full telecast | 309,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces | average audience | full telecast | 988,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals | average audience | full telecast | 13,180,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 6,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Ravens-Cowboys”) | 27,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Chargers-Steelers”) | 16,280,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2024 Singapore Grand Prix | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons | average audience | combined | 24,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast TV only | 6,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Volunteers at Oklahoma Sooners | average audience | full telecast | 6,270,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Marshall Thundering Herd at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,960,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UCLA Bruins at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 2,730,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,020,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 2,640,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah Utes at Oklahoma State Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 2,140,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers | average audience | full telecast | 1,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Bass Pro Shops Night Race | average audience | full telecast | 1,870,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,210,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Bengals-Chiefs”) | 27,870,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Saints-Cowboys”) | 18,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves | average audience | full telecast | 1,140,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix | average audience | full telecast | 865,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen | average audience | full telecast | 1,810,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| IndyCar Nashville | average audience | full telecast | 1,690,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats | average audience | full telecast TV only | 6,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UCF Knights at TCU Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast | 1,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Wisconsin Badgers | average audience | full telecast | 5,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| LSU Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks | average audience | full telecast | 4,940,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,800,000 | 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 |