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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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 State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 4,790,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 3,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers | average audience | full telecast | 2,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | average audience | full telecast | 2,330,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Colorado State Rams at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 2,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona State Sun Devils at Stanford Cardinal | average audience | full telecast | 1,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arkansas Razorbacks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights | average audience | full telecast | 1,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah Utes at BYU Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 1,260,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| SMU Mustangs at Texas A&M Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 809,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Marshall Thundering Herd at Virginia Tech Hokies | average audience | full telecast | 738,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| San Jose State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers | average audience | full telecast | 638,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins | average audience | full telecast | 599,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 289,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons | average audience | full telecast | 271,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Baylor Bears | average audience | full telecast | 159,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boise State Broncos at Fresno State Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 2,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack | average audience | full telecast | 2,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | full telecast TV only | 9,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 13,590,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 4,790,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UCLA Bruins at Nebraska Cornhuskers | average audience | full telecast | 4,190,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at California Golden Bears | average audience | full telecast | 3,250,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Volunteers at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 3,160,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils | average audience | full telecast | 2,530,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 2,280,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Vanderbilt Commodores at South Carolina Gamecocks | average audience | full telecast | 1,880,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 1,860,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nevada Wolf Pack at Florida State Seminoles | average audience | full telecast | 1,070,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma Sooners | average audience | full telecast | 1,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kent State Golden Flashes at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 601,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones | average audience | full telecast | 567,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon State Beavers at Utah Utes | average audience | full telecast | 396,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Virginia Tech Hokies at East Carolina Pirates | average audience | full telecast | 347,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Bowling Green Falcons at Indiana Hoosiers | average audience | full telecast | 195,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 161,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos | average audience | full telecast | 2,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 2,280,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Troy Trojans at Arkansas State Red Wolves | average audience | full telecast | 137,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tulane Green Wave at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 124,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2013 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic | average audience | match only | 3,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2013 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - The Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka | average audience | match only | 6,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 8,650,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 7,050,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida Gators at Miami Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast | 4,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon Ducks at Virginia Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast | 4,080,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners | average audience | full telecast | 3,430,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Longhorns at BYU Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 1,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans | average audience | full telecast | 825,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UAB Blazers at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 659,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Florida Bulls at Michigan State Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 576,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cincinnati Bearcats at Illinois Fighting Illini | average audience | full telecast | 553,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys at UT San Antonio Roadrunners | average audience | full telecast | 347,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Toledo Rockets at Missouri Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 326,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Kansas State Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 315,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Boston College Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 1,090,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida Atlantic Owls at East Carolina Pirates | average audience | full telecast | 181,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers | average audience | full telecast | 4,470,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio Bobcats at Louisville Cardinals | average audience | full telecast | 1,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 8,140,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies | average audience | full telecast | 5,170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Rice Owls at Texas A&M Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 4,210,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 3,670,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| LSU Tigers at TCU Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast | 3,170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 2,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bulls at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast | 1,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington State Cougars at Auburn Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 922,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Northwestern Wildcats at California Golden Bears | average audience | full telecast | 714,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 710,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| William & Mary Tribe at West Virginia Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast | 493,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nicholls State Colonels at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 412,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Purdue Boilermakers at Cincinnati Bearcats | average audience | full telecast | 328,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| BYU Cougars at Virginia Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast | 299,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders at SMU Mustangs | average audience | full telecast | 2,130,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| North Dakota State Bison at Kansas State Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 585,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida Atlantic Owls at Miami Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast | 541,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks | average audience | full telecast | 3,650,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores | average audience | full telecast | 2,740,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes | average audience | full telecast | 311,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Fresno State Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 241,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Bowling Green Falcons | average audience | full telecast | 199,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| PGA Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 791,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| The Open Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 4,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2013 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Andy Murray vs Novak Djokovic | average audience | match only | 3,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 8,160,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 5,632,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 26,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 6,459,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 20,640,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 4,001,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 16,270,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 8,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 3,964,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 16,230,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 6,358,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 14,050,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 14,570,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 2013 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer | average audience | full telecast | 2,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Belmont Stakes | average audience | match only | 7,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2013 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova | average audience | full telecast | 1,900,000 | 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 |