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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wildcats–Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Celtics–Warriors | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,678,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 main card | average audience | full telecast | 1,770,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Rockets–Pelicans | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Wizards–Thunder | average audience | full telecast | 1,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Maple Leafs–Blackhawks | average audience | full telecast | 408,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Celtics–Clippers | average audience | full telecast | 1,250,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Rockets–Mavericks | average audience | full telecast | 1,280,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Jayhawks–Sooners | average audience | full telecast | 1,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Cavaliers–Spurs | average audience | full telecast | 2,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Celtics–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Tar Heels–Hokies | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Mountaineers–Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast | 977,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| AFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 44,082,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 42,298,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Flyers–Capitals | average audience | full telecast | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Gators–Wildcats | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Thunder–Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast | 2,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Rockets | average audience | full telecast | 4,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Knicks–Jazz | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Wizards–Pistons | average audience | full telecast | 1,160,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA 76ers–Celtics | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Canadiens–Bruins | average audience | full telecast TV only | 454,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Penguins–Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 192,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Nuggets–Clippers | average audience | full telecast | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Thunder | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wildcats–Gamecocks | average audience | full telecast | 1,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Badgers–Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast | 727,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Jayhawks–Mountaineers | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 4,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Rockets–Clippers | average audience | full telecast | 1,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Grizzlies | average audience | full telecast | 1,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings | average audience | full telecast | 35,645,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers | average audience | full telecast | 31,447,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Red Wings–Blackhawks | average audience | full telecast TV only | 763,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Rangers–Penguins | average audience | full telecast TV only | 494,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wildcats–Hoosiers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Trail Blazers–Timberwolves | average audience | full telecast | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 27,070,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots | average audience | full telecast | 26,690,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wolverines–Spartans | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Bucks | average audience | full telecast | 1,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Rockets–Suns | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Cavaliers–Raptors | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Spurs–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Aggies–Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 1,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Boilermakers–Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 1,240,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CFP National Championship | average audience | full telecast | 28,440,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints | average audience | full telecast | 31,150,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars | average audience | full telecast | 25,295,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Spartans–Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams | average audience | full telecast | 22,815,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Wizards–Grizzlies | average audience | full telecast | 1,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Thunder–Clippers | average audience | full telecast | 1,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Warriors–Rockets | average audience | full telecast | 2,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Cavaliers–Celtics | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Thunder–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,950,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Trail Blazers–Cavaliers | average audience | full telecast | 744,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Winter Classic | average audience | full telecast | 2,480,000 | 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 |