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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones | average audience | full telecast | 711,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 572,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes | average audience | full telecast | 483,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers | average audience | full telecast | 302,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos | average audience | full telecast | 269,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| San Diego State Aztecs at Fresno State Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 219,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 131,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 11,475,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Pacers–Wizards | average audience | full telecast | 736,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Pelicans–Suns | average audience | full telecast | 1,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros | average audience | full telecast | 11,480,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| East Carolina Pirates at BYU Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 823,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | average audience | full telecast | 10,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Heat–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 658,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Mavericks–Nets | average audience | full telecast | 547,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Virginia Tech Hokies at NC State Wolfpack | average audience | full telecast | 1,230,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah Utes at Washington State Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 470,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Southern Miss Golden Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 190,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Nuggets | average audience | full telecast | 1,820,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Lightning–Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 270,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Rangers–Islanders | average audience | full telecast | 550,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Mavericks–Pelicans | average audience | full telecast | 1,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Suns | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Avalanche–Rangers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 750,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Golden Knights–Sharks | average audience | full telecast | 319,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Chicago Bears at New England Patriots | average audience | full telecast TV only | 11,830,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins | average audience | full telecast TV only | 15,530,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast split window (“mostly Lions-Cowboys”) | 14,560,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Ducks–Red Wings | average audience | full telecast TV only | 187,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2022 United States Grand Prix | average audience | full telecast | 1,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers | average audience | full telecast split window (“mostly”) | 22,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,740,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 4,750,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 4,460,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,380,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,860,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers at Penn State Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 3,540,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast | 1,530,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears | average audience | full telecast | 1,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers | average audience | full telecast | 1,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears | average audience | full telecast | 744,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs | average audience | full telecast | 682,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 542,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins | average audience | full telecast | 252,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights | average audience | full telecast | 238,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave | average audience | full telecast | 168,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 109,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 4,880,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls | average audience | full telecast | 502,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 5,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals | average audience | full telecast | 7,820,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 2,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Virginia Cavaliers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | average audience | full telecast | 891,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 5,490,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NLCS Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 4,840,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NHL Blues–Kraken | average audience | full telecast | 300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns | average audience | full telecast | 1,630,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Knicks–Grizzlies | average audience | full telecast | 1,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia State Panthers at Appalachian State Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast | 439,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALDS Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 4,950,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA 76ers–Celtics | average audience | full telecast | 2,980,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 3,550,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Flyers–Lightning | average audience | full telecast TV only | 494,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Kings–Predators | average audience | full telecast | 339,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres | average audience | full telecast | 4,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers | average audience | full telecast | 12,050,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast TV only | 25,410,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 20,790,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Jets at Green Bay Packers | average audience | full telecast split window (“Jets-Packers in nearly half the country”) | 16,370,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baltimore Ravens at New York Giants | average audience | full telecast split window (“mostly Ravens-Giants”) | 13,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Point 400 | average audience | full telecast | 2,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers | average audience | full telecast | 11,560,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners | average audience | full telecast | 1,210,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 943,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies | average audience | full telecast | 2,790,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 6,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| USC Trojans at Utah Utes | average audience | full telecast | 2,740,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| LSU Tigers at Florida Gators | average audience | full telecast | 2,460,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 2,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns | average audience | full telecast | 2,350,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 2,150,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast | 2,140,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Auburn Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels | average audience | full telecast | 2,060,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arkansas Razorbacks at BYU Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 1,060,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini | average audience | full telecast | 619,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers | average audience | full telecast | 392,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres | average audience | full telecast | 4,070,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs | average audience | full telecast | 959,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast | 1,150,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Temple Owls at UCF Knights | average audience | full telecast | 603,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Bruins–Capitals | average audience | full telecast | 629,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers | average audience | full telecast | 3,110,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves | average audience | full telecast | 4,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Marshall Thundering Herd | average audience | full telecast | 496,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALDS Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 5,350,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NHL Golden Knights–Kings | average audience | full telecast | 556,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast TV only | 15,790,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams | average audience | full telecast split window (“mostly Cowboys-Rams”) TV only | 24,250,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Giants at Green Bay Packers | average audience | full telecast | 5,220,000 | 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 |