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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings | average audience | full telecast | 11,392,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos | average audience | full telecast | 9,938,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings | average audience | full telecast | 11,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos | average audience | full telecast | 9,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 24,366,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers | average audience | full telecast split window (“(89%)”) | 22,796,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins | average audience | full telecast split window (“(51%)”) | 11,342,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 15,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers | average audience | full telecast split window (“featuring Seahawks-Packers”) TV only | 22,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast | 8,081,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 4,088,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 3,701,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cincinnati Bearcats at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 3,611,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Auburn Tigers at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 3,361,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 2,587,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks | average audience | full telecast | 2,345,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisville Cardinals at North Carolina Tar Heels | average audience | full telecast | 2,263,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Fresno State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 2,070,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans | average audience | full telecast | 2,069,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones | average audience | full telecast | 1,406,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 1,265,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Carolina Gamecocks at Missouri Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 802,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah Utes at BYU Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 668,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers at Oregon State Beavers | average audience | full telecast | 410,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Hoosiers at Virginia Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast | 358,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Nicholls Colonels at Texas A&M Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 353,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 242,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| East Carolina Pirates at West Virginia Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast | 239,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Northwestern Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 161,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys at South Alabama Jaguars | average audience | full telecast | 966,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio Bobcats at Purdue Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 403,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots | average audience | full telecast | 21,791,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | average audience | full telecast | 5,134,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies | average audience | full telecast | 4,645,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Texas A&M Aggies at UCLA Bruins | average audience | full telecast | 3,190,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Southern 500 | average audience | full telecast | 3,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 12,335,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators | average audience | full telecast | 7,650,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Akron Zips at Penn State Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 2,332,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Maryland Terrapins at Texas Longhorns | average audience | full telecast | 2,046,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisville Cardinals at Purdue Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,792,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| BYU Cougars at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 1,763,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 1,718,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kent State Golden Flashes at Clemson Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 1,629,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 1,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NC State Wolfpack at South Carolina Gamecocks | average audience | full telecast | 1,558,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners | average audience | full telecast | 1,111,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan State Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 537,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Montana State Bobcats at Washington State Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 436,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Troy Trojans at Boise State Broncos | average audience | full telecast | 194,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| South Alabama Jaguars at Ole Miss Rebels | average audience | full telecast | 161,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Liberty Flames at Baylor Bears | average audience | full telecast | 137,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers | average audience | full telecast | 1,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights | average audience | full telecast | 971,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Navy Midshipmen at Florida Atlantic Owls | average audience | full telecast | 444,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers | average audience | full telecast | 5,126,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 382,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Portland State Vikings at BYU Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 939,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanford Cardinal at Rice Owls | average audience | full telecast | 653,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Bristol Night Race | average audience | full telecast | 3,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| PGA Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 4,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| The Open Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 4,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 606,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wimbledon women's singles final | average audience | match only | 2,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| U.S. Open Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| U.S. Open Round 1 | average audience | combined | 1,990,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 24,470,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 6,985,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| French Open men's singles final | average audience | full telecast | 1,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Belmont Stakes | average audience | match only | 4,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| French Open women's singles final | average audience | full telecast | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 19,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 4,382,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 20,050,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,654,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 19,690,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 2,953,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 18,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 3,180,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 4,854,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Coca-Cola 600 | average audience | full telecast | 4,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indianapolis 500 | average audience | full telecast | 5,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 5,825,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 7,017,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 1,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,785,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 6,997,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 2,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 6,332,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Preakness Stakes | average audience | match only | 7,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 2,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 5,096,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 6,445,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 5,775,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 8,129,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Final Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 2,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 856,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2017 Masters Tournament Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 11,100,000 | 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 |