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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| NBA Rockets–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 2,440,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Mavericks | average audience | full telecast | 3,020,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| NBA Rockets–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 2,440,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 14,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 14,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 14,160,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 14,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks | average audience | full telecast | 240,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 13,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Nuggets | average audience | full telecast | 2,370,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Nuggets | average audience | full telecast | 2,370,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves | average audience | full telecast | 1,590,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 10,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants | average audience | full telecast | 2,590,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings | average audience | full telecast | 1,090,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 9,370,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets | average audience | full telecast | 2,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers | average audience | full telecast | 2,740,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants | average audience | full telecast | 2,970,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres | average audience | full telecast | 400,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones | average audience | full telecast | 9,790,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 10,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics | average audience | full telecast | 1,880,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 9,550,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 8,470,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings | average audience | full telecast | 1,270,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | ESPN |
| Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 5,430,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Prairie View A&M Panthers at Lehigh Mountain Hawks | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche | average audience | full telecast | 503,000 | final | press-attributed | ESPN |
| Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 4,720,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 4,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Vanderbilt Commodores at Arkansas Razorbacks | average audience | full telecast | 2,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 4,716,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 2,230,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| NASCAR Cup Las Vegas | average audience | full telecast | 2,770,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| IndyCar Arlington | average audience | full telecast | 1,336,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports |
| THE PLAYERS Championship Round 3 | average audience | full telecast | 3,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 3,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 4,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm | average audience | full telecast | 1,770,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,380,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| CBB Badgers–Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 2,920,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Boilermakers–Bruins | average audience | full telecast | 2,730,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Aztecs–Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 3,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 2,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Celtics–Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast | 2,410,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Knicks–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 3,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils | average audience | full telecast | 863,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NASCAR Cup Phoenix | average audience | full telecast | 2,840,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder | average audience | full telecast | 1,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 3,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 telecast window | average audience | window TV only | 2,470,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder | average audience | full telecast | 1,210,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| IndyCar Phoenix | average audience | full telecast | 1,247,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports |
| NBA Mavericks–Celtics | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,690,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Clippers–Spurs | average audience | full telecast | 1,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Nuggets | average audience | full telecast | 1,390,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Thunder–Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 1,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics | average audience | full telecast | 2,620,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Florida Panthers at New York Islanders | average audience | full telecast | 670,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| NASCAR Cup Circuit of the Americas | average audience | full telecast | 3,930,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers | average audience | full telecast | 1,090,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 1,460,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini | average audience | full telecast | 2,160,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 940,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| NBA Celtics–Lakers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,520,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Celtics–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 4,720,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| NASCAR Cup Atlanta | average audience | full telecast | 4,490,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| The Genesis Invitational Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 2,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 4,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 2,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 4,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Houston Rockets at New York Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 1,360,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Illinois Fighting Illini at UCLA Bruins | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| CBB Wildcats–Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 1,850,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,100,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 7,490,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 7,480,000 | superseded | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 7,490,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers | average audience | full telecast | 1,480,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks | average audience | full telecast | 680,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Memphis Tigers at North Texas Mean Green | average audience | full telecast | 340,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Super Bowl LX | average audience | combined | 124,900,000 | superseded | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl LX | peak audience | window | 137,800,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl LX | household rating | combined | 39.7 HH | revised | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl LX | average audience | combined | 125,603,000 | revised | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl LX | average audience | full telecast | 124,930,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB North Carolina–Duke | average audience | full telecast | 3,510,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 11,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB North Carolina–Duke | average audience | full telecast | 3,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 2,470,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams | average audience | full telecast | 250,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning | average audience | full telecast | 2,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 3,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 3,600,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets | average audience | full telecast | 2,290,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Kentucky Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks | average audience | full telecast | 2,390,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
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 |