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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks | average audience | full telecast TV only | 26,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| PGA Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 8,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| The Open Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 3,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 475,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 World Cup Final | average audience | combined | 26,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 World Cup Final | average audience | per network | 17,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 World Cup Final | average audience | per network | 9,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Netherlands | average audience | full telecast | 4,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Argentina | average audience | combined | 12,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Argentina | average audience | per network | 6,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Argentina | average audience | per network | 5,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Germany | average audience | combined | 12,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Germany | average audience | per network | 5,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer | average audience | match only | 2,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Belgium | average audience | combined | 8,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Belgium | average audience | per network | 5,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Belgium | average audience | per network | 3,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Petra Kvitová vs Eugenie Bouchard | average audience | match only | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Colombia | average audience | combined | 11,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup France–Germany | average audience | combined | 9,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup France–Germany | average audience | per network | 4,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup France–Germany | average audience | per network | 4,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Belgium–United States | average audience | combined | 21,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Belgium–United States | average audience | per network | 16,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica–Greece | average audience | full telecast | 6,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Mexico | average audience | combined | 17,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Mexico | average audience | per network | 6,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Mexico | average audience | per network | 10,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Chile | average audience | full telecast | 6,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Colombia–Uruguay | average audience | full telecast | 5,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Germany | average audience | combined | 14,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Germany | average audience | per network | 10,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Germany | average audience | per network | 3,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Croatia–Mexico | average audience | full telecast | 7,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Portugal | average audience | per network | 18,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Portugal | average audience | per network | 6,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Germany–Ghana | average audience | full telecast | 5,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Mexico | average audience | combined | 11,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Ghana–United States | average audience | combined | 15,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Ghana–United States | average audience | per network | 11,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Ghana–United States | average audience | per network | 4,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 18,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 4,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 6,021,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 14,960,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Croatia | average audience | combined | 9,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 3,383,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 14,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 2,893,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 15,130,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 6,413,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 14,850,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 4,777,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Western Conference Final Game 7 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 8,151,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 6,877,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 6,925,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 6 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 7,313,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 6,420,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 1,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 7,038,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 6,679,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indianapolis 500 | average audience | full telecast | 6,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 6,818,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 5,711,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 7,544,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 6,363,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 7,815,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Preakness Stakes | average audience | match only | 9,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 903,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Second Round Game 7 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 797,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Second Round Game 2 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Second Round Game 1 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference First Round Game 7 | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference First Round Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 2,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference First Round Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 1,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference First Round Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 1,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference First Round Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 850,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Masters Tournament Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 11,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 21,196,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kentucky Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers | average audience | full telecast | 16,250,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UConn Huskies at Florida Gators | average audience | full telecast | 11,654,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Bruins–Red Wings | average audience | full telecast | 744,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Flyers–Penguins | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 9,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Closing Ceremony | average audience | full telecast | 15,100,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 14,900,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Women's hockey gold medal game | average audience | full telecast | 4,900,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 20,200,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 18,900,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 23,500,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 7,510,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 21,300,000 | preliminary | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 17,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 19,200,000 | preliminary | 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 |