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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| Arkansas State Red Wolves at TCU Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast | 80,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels | average audience | full telecast | 10,650,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 3,270,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| NASCAR Cup Bristol | average audience | full telecast | 1,450,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | per network | 7,014,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | per network | 1,435,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 3,030,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons | average audience | full telecast | 2,340,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Portland State Vikings at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 330,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders | average audience | full telecast | 3,028,000 | final | press-attributed | FOX Sports PR |
| Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders | peak audience | full telecast | 4,074,000 | final | press-attributed | FOX Sports PR |
| Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo | average audience | full telecast | 1,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons | average audience | full telecast | 2,350,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 18,603,000 | superseded | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills | peak audience | full telecast | 21,430,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Syracuse Orange at Pittsburgh Panthers | average audience | full telecast | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets | average audience | window | 1,990,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Los Angeles Sparks at Dallas Wings | average audience | full telecast | 340,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 18,950,000 | revised | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Baltimore Orioles at New York Mets | average audience | full telecast | 782,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast | 23,200,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN |
| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | per network | 14,410,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | per network | 8,120,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | full telecast split window (“national 4:25 PM ET window”) | 20,346,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports PR |
| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants | average audience | full telecast | 25,700,000 | final | confirmed | NBC Sports |
| 2026 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Ben Shelton vs Alexander Zverev | average audience | match only | 3,230,000 | final | press-attributed | ESPN |
| Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings | average audience | window | 19,540,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | window | 14,260,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns | average audience | full telecast | 13,990,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns | peak audience | full telecast | 16,400,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 7,300,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats | peak audience | full telecast | 9,000,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas A&M Aggies | average audience | full telecast | 2,500,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas A&M Aggies | peak audience | full telecast | 3,000,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma State Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 2,100,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma State Cowboys | peak audience | full telecast | 2,900,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | average audience | full telecast | 1,800,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | peak audience | full telecast | 2,600,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Oklahoma Sooners at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 8,221,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports PR |
| Oklahoma Sooners at Michigan Wolverines | peak audience | full telecast | 11,079,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports PR |
| Arizona Wildcats at BYU Cougars | average audience | full telecast | 3,008,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports PR |
| Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes | average audience | full telecast | 2,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Awful Announcing |
| Rice Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 1,630,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oregon State Beavers | average audience | full telecast | 1,230,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers | average audience | full telecast | 1,160,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Arkansas Razorbacks at Utah Utes | average audience | full telecast | 1,040,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions at Temple Owls | average audience | full telecast | 900,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers | average audience | full telecast | 860,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Bowling Green Falcons at Nebraska Cornhuskers | average audience | full telecast | 630,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Duke Blue Devils at Illinois Fighting Illini | average audience | full telecast | 490,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at USC Trojans | average audience | full telecast | 390,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Old Dominion Monarchs at Virginia Tech Hokies | average audience | full telecast | 370,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| UTSA Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats | average audience | full telecast | 370,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Memphis Tigers at Boise State Broncos | average audience | full telecast | 340,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Montana State Bobcats at Nevada Wolf Pack | average audience | full telecast | 300,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Purdue Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 280,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Howard Bison at Indiana Hoosiers | average audience | full telecast | 280,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Charlotte 49ers at Ole Miss Rebels | average audience | full telecast | 270,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Washington State Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 260,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| North Dakota State Bison at Air Force Falcons | average audience | full telecast | 240,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Appalachian State Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates | average audience | full telecast | 190,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| UNLV Rebels at North Texas Mean Green | average audience | full telecast | 90,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Navy Midshipmen at Florida Atlantic Owls | average audience | full telecast | 50,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes | average audience | full telecast | 1,990,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| 2026 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka | average audience | match only | 2,740,000 | final | press-attributed | ESPN |
| Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes | average audience | window | 2,030,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns | average audience | window | 14,150,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oregon State Beavers | average audience | window | 1,220,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 3,094,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports PR |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Boston College Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 740,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Richmond Spiders at NC State Wolfpack | average audience | full telecast | 160,000 | final | press-attributed | On3 |
| Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks | peak audience | full telecast | 11,079,000 | final | confirmed | FOX Sports |
| Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 3,090,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| 2026 US Open Tennis, Day 13 of 15 (Friday, September 11) | average audience | full telecast | 3,090,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams | average audience | full telecast | 18,500,000 | final | confirmed | Netflix |
| San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams | peak audience | full telecast | 21,300,000 | final | confirmed | Netflix |
| 2026 US Open Tennis, Women's Semifinals | average audience | full telecast | 2,240,000 | final | press-attributed | ESPN |
| New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks | average audience | full telecast | 25,100,000 | final | confirmed | NBC Sports |
| New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks | peak audience | full telecast | 27,400,000 | final | confirmed | NBC Sports |
| Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies | average audience | full telecast | 340,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles | average audience | full telecast | 4,070,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles | peak audience | full telecast | 5,200,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants | average audience | full telecast | 1,890,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles | average audience | full telecast | 3,370,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels | average audience | full telecast | 4,695,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels | peak audience | full telecast | 6,200,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 7,421,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 5,136,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies | average audience | full telecast | 2,157,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| NASCAR Cup Darlington | average audience | full telecast | 1,980,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 7,420,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies | average audience | window | 6,770,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| 2026 US Open Tennis, Day 8 of 15 (Sunday, September 6) | average audience | full telecast | 1,400,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | The TV Ratings Guide |
| Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 5,755,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers | peak audience | full telecast | 8,700,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 4,244,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers | peak audience | full telecast | 6,800,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 3,779,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
| East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide | peak audience | full telecast | 4,100,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN PR |
| Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 4,831,000 | final | press-attributed | Manny Soloway |
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 |