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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| NFL Packers–Browns | average audience | full telecast | 21,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| MLB Braves–Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 468,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| NFL Dolphins–Bills | average audience | full telecast | 16,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Fever–Dream | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 9,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans | average audience | full telecast TV only | 17,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast | 33,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings | average audience | full telecast | 21,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFL Cowboys–Giants | average audience | full telecast | 20,720,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers | average audience | full telecast | 12,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Texas A&M Aggies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 6,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Commanders at Green Bay Packers | average audience | full telecast | 17,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFL Commanders–Giants | average audience | full telecast split window (“in 51% of markets”) | 17,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears | average audience | full telecast TV only | 22,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFL Packers–Lions | average audience | full telecast split window (“mostly”) | 23,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| NFL Commanders–Giants | average audience | full telecast | 17,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets | average audience | full telecast | 17,050,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 24,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFL Packers–Lions | average audience | full telecast split window (“mostly Lions-Packers”) | 23,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CFB Michigan–Oklahoma | average audience | full telecast | 9,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| CFB Baylor–SMU | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CFB Oklahoma State–Oregon | average audience | full telecast | 2,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFL Chargers–Chiefs | average audience | full telecast | 16,200,000 | superseded | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFL Chargers–Chiefs | average audience | full telecast | 18,500,000 | revised | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFL Kickoff Game | average audience | full telecast | 28,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| TCU Horned Frogs at North Carolina Tar Heels | average audience | full telecast | 6,070,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast | 10,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast | 10,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| IndyCar Nashville | average audience | full telecast | 1,142,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports |
| LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 10,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast | 16,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles | average audience | full telecast | 10,660,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast | 16,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 10,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Syracuse Orange at Tennessee Volunteers | average audience | full telecast | 2,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 10,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 2,240,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 1,670,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 771,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes | average audience | full telecast | 3,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers at Cincinnati Bearcats | average audience | full telecast | 3,330,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 4,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Fever–Wings | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen | average audience | full telecast | 1,850,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever | average audience | full telecast | 1,310,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies | average audience | full telecast | 2,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NASCAR Cup Iowa | average audience | full telecast | 2,170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NASCAR Cup Iowa | peak audience | full telecast | 2,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds | average audience | full telecast | 1,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFL Hall of Fame Game | average audience | full telecast | 6,210,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NASCAR Cup Brickyard | average audience | combined | 2,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NASCAR Cup Dover | average audience | combined | 2,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| MLB All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 7,190,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Home Run Derby | average audience | combined | 5,730,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wimbledon men's singles final | average audience | match only | 3,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 16,350,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 16,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 16,350,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 9,280,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 2,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 9,540,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 9,540,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 9,540,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| U.S. Open Round 4 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 5,050,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| U.S. Open Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 2,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 9,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 2,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 9,190,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 2,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 8,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 8,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| FireKeepers Casino 400 | average audience | full telecast | 1,770,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 8,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Red Sox-Yankees”) TV only | 3,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky | average audience | full telecast | 1,920,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 2,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 8,910,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 8,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 8,910,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 2,420,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 2,420,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers | average audience | full telecast | 2,730,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 8,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 6,720,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 1,570,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics | average audience | full telecast | 357,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 4,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 6,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 6,530,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers | average audience | full telecast | 7,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Coca-Cola 600 | average audience | full telecast | 2,720,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers | average audience | combined | 7,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 5,260,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets | average audience | full telecast | 2,300,000 | final | press-attributed | FOX Sports |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 6,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 5,160,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 6,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks | average audience | combined | 6,600,000 | 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 → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |