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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| Marshall Thundering Herd at Appalachian State Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast | 78,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tulane Green Wave at East Carolina Pirates | average audience | full telecast | 76,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| SMU Mustangs at Rice Owls | average audience | full telecast | 29,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast | 262,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boston College Eagles at Syracuse Orange | average audience | full telecast | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Spurs–Suns | average audience | full telecast | 580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers | average audience | full telecast | 11,520,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 814,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 616,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Alabama Jaguars at Troy Trojans | average audience | full telecast | 223,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 11,481,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Pelicans–Thunder | average audience | full telecast | 1,030,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,480,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons | average audience | full telecast | 341,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips | average audience | full telecast | 61,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 8,480,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NHL Kings–Maple Leafs | average audience | full telecast | 418,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks | average audience | full telecast | 8,480,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns | average audience | full telecast | 1,460,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Knicks–Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bulls at Toledo Rockets | average audience | full telecast | 324,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Northern Illinois Huskies at Central Michigan Chippewas | average audience | full telecast | 124,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 8,126,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Las Vegas Raiders at Detroit Lions | average audience | full telecast TV only | 15,220,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Rams-Cowboys”) | 19,980,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Chargers | average audience | full telecast | 15,720,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Flames–Oilers | average audience | full telecast | 271,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix | average audience | full telecast | 1,460,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers | average audience | full telecast split window (“in 72% of markets”) | 26,060,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 8,153,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators | average audience | full telecast TV only | 5,950,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,870,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 2,510,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| BYU Cougars at Texas Longhorns | average audience | full telecast | 2,380,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons | average audience | full telecast | 2,090,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 3,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 1,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Colorado Buffaloes at UCLA Bruins | average audience | full telecast | 4,660,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes | average audience | full telecast | 2,810,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Carolina Gamecocks at Texas A&M Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 1,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 1,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Purdue Boilermakers at Nebraska Cornhuskers | average audience | full telecast | 1,020,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Duke Blue Devils at Louisville Cardinals | average audience | full telecast | 928,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers | average audience | full telecast | 783,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal | average audience | full telecast | 700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack | average audience | full telecast | 642,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cincinnati Bearcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 412,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| West Virginia Mountaineers at UCF Knights | average audience | full telecast | 409,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Houston Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 371,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Maryland Terrapins at Northwestern Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 270,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UNLV Rebels at Fresno State Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 260,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tulane Green Wave at Rice Owls | average audience | full telecast | 215,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos | average audience | full telecast | 169,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Marshall Thundering Herd at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | average audience | full telecast | 60,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Old Dominion Monarchs at James Madison Dukes | average audience | full telecast | 59,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs | average audience | full telecast | 33,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 3,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 1,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 9,172,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Heat–Celtics | average audience | full telecast | 1,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Kings | average audience | full telecast | 1,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida Atlantic Owls at Charlotte 49ers | average audience | full telecast | 329,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 11,220,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA 76ers–Bucks | average audience | full telecast | 2,040,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Suns–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 2,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Syracuse Orange at Virginia Tech Hokies | average audience | full telecast | 782,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia State Panthers at Georgia Southern Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 242,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Celtics–Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 2,550,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Mavericks–Spurs | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,990,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Capitals–Devils | average audience | full telecast TV only | 452,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UTEP Miners at Sam Houston Bearkats | average audience | full telecast | 332,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 8,890,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Lakers–Nuggets | average audience | full telecast | 2,840,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Suns–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 2,710,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Bruins–Blackhawks | average audience | full telecast | 526,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Maple Leafs–Capitals | average audience | full telecast | 475,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Flyers–Golden Knights | average audience | full telecast | 278,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Liberty Flames at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | average audience | full telecast | 136,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 6,770,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings | average audience | combined | 18,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast split window (“mostly Chargers-Chiefs”) | 24,377,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots | average audience | full telecast split window (“mostly Bills-Patriots”) | 15,690,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 20,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Lions-Ravens”) | 14,530,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2023 United States Grand Prix | average audience | full telecast | 1,170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast | 9,960,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 8,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Duke Blue Devils at Florida State Seminoles | average audience | full telecast | 4,080,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 3,730,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah Utes at USC Trojans | average audience | full telecast | 3,230,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas Longhorns at Houston Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 3,080,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 2,350,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UCF Knights at Oklahoma Sooners | average audience | full telecast | 2,170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 1,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes | average audience | full telecast | 1,680,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks | average audience | full telecast | 1,220,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen | average audience | full telecast | 1,210,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 1,080,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast | 1,010,000 | 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 |