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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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 Wildcats–Razorbacks | average audience | full telecast | 1,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Tigers–Gators | average audience | full telecast | 1,020,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast TV only | 2,150,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Ducks–Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 1,140,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Pirates–Red Storm | average audience | full telecast | 566,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks | average audience | full telecast | 1,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Bulls–76ers | average audience | full telecast | 968,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks | average audience | full telecast | 1,280,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Nuggets–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 873,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Lightning–Wild | average audience | full telecast | 218,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues | average audience | full telecast | 405,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Nets–76ers | average audience | full telecast | 934,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Trail Blazers–Rockets | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,130,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues | average audience | full telecast TV only | 405,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CFP National Championship | average audience | full telecast | 25,590,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| CFP National Championship | average audience | combined | 25,590,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers | average audience | full telecast | 37,240,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast | 35,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens | average audience | full telecast | 29,410,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers | average audience | full telecast | 29,290,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Bears–Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 1,540,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Buckeyes–Hoosiers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks | average audience | full telecast | 1,790,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Pelicans–Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 948,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Celtics–76ers | average audience | full telecast | 1,060,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Rockets–Thunder | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks | average audience | full telecast | 1,040,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers | average audience | full telecast | 404,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Bucks–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 1,020,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers | average audience | full telecast | 404,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Stars–Kings | average audience | full telecast | 226,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Avalanche–Rangers | average audience | full telecast | 327,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Miami (OH) RedHawks | average audience | full telecast | 1,450,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles | average audience | full telecast | 35,120,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints | average audience | full telecast | 29,930,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Predators–Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 151,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wolverines–Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 1,060,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots | average audience | full telecast | 31,420,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans | average audience | full telecast | 26,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Tulane Green Wave | average audience | full telecast | 1,740,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans | average audience | combined | 26,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Bulldogs–Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 929,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Hoosiers–Terrapins | average audience | full telecast | 1,010,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio Bobcats at Nevada Wolf Pack | average audience | full telecast | 1,360,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA 76ers–Rockets | average audience | full telecast | 1,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Pelicans–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 1,660,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Indiana Hoosiers at Tennessee Volunteers | average audience | full telecast | 4,320,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Boston College Eagles at Cincinnati Bearcats | average audience | full telecast | 1,520,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers | average audience | full telecast | 16,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Michigan Wolverines at Alabama Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 14,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Georgia Bulldogs at Baylor Bears | average audience | full telecast | 10,220,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers at Auburn Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 3,990,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Winter Classic | average audience | full telecast | 1,960,000 | 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 |