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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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 Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 14,240,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 11,565,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 8,236,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 8,540,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 8,122,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,210,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 7,279,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 4,941,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 6,975,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 8,245,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 4,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 4,854,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Preakness Stakes | average audience | full telecast | 9,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kentucky Derby | average audience | match only | 16,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Devils–Rangers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 565,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Devils–Rangers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Masters Tournament Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 14,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals | average audience | full telecast | 23,426,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Syracuse Orange at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 17,104,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wichita State Shockers at Louisville Cardinals | average audience | full telecast | 14,469,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Blackhawks–Red Wings | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 16,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 8,020,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NHL Kings–Blackhawks | average audience | full telecast | 1,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Capitals–Rangers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 609,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Penguins–Sabres | average audience | full telecast | 1,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Bruins–Canadiens | average audience | full telecast TV only | 771,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Super Bowl XLVII | average audience | full telecast | 108,693,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XLVII | household rating | full telecast | 46.4 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| NHL Penguins–Capitals | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Bruins–Rangers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 956,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| AFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 47,707,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 42,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Penguins–Flyers | average audience | full telecast | 2,800,000 | 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 |