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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers | average audience | full telecast | 56,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Heat–Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 1,780,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Lakers–Warriors | average audience | full telecast TV only | 3,970,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Philadelphia 76ers at Denver Nuggets | average audience | full telecast | 2,623,000 | final | confirmed | ESPN |
| NHL Golden Knights–Rangers | average audience | full telecast | 569,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Kings–Warriors | average audience | full telecast | 1,390,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Blackhawks–Kraken | average audience | full telecast | 235,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide | average audience | full telecast | 840,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Fighting Illini–Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 335,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Terrapins–Hawkeyes | average audience | full telecast | 264,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wildcats–Cyclones | average audience | full telecast TV only | 360,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Hurricanes–Fighting Irish | average audience | full telecast | 222,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Friars–Pirates | average audience | full telecast | 132,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wildcats–Red Storm | average audience | full telecast | 151,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Musketeers–Bluejays | average audience | full telecast | 202,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Seminoles–Orange | average audience | full telecast | 207,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Badgers–Golden Gophers | average audience | full telecast | 205,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Bearcats–Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 937,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Demon Deacons–Tar Heels | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,070,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions | average audience | full telecast | 40,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 50,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions | average audience | combined | 37,180,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Spartans–Terrapins | average audience | full telecast | 1,230,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens | average audience | full telecast | 32,400,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers | average audience | full telecast | 37,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| CBB Ducks–Buffaloes | average audience | full telecast | 161,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Shockers–Owls | average audience | full telecast | 162,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Bulls–Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 381,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Golden Gophers–Spartans | average audience | full telecast | 443,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Beavers–Utes | average audience | full telecast | 103,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Mavericks–Lakers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,990,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Bulldogs–Musketeers | average audience | full telecast | 178,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Gators–Volunteers | average audience | full telecast | 332,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Aggies–Lobos | average audience | full telecast | 129,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Badgers–Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 213,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Orange–Panthers | average audience | full telecast | 566,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Red Storm–Pirates | average audience | full telecast | 175,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills | average audience | full telecast | 31,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | average audience | full telecast | 29,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Warriors–Grizzlies | average audience | full telecast | 513,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Spurs–Hawks | average audience | full telecast | 345,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Thunder–Lakers | average audience | full telecast | 305,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 40,200,000 | superseded | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions | average audience | full telecast | 36,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 40,000,000 | superseded | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys | average audience | full telecast | 40,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans | average audience | full telecast | 29,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast | 23,000,000 | superseded | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NHL Rangers–Capitals | average audience | full telecast | 954,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans | average audience | combined | 29,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs | average audience | full telecast | 22,860,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Orange–Tar Heels | average audience | full telecast | 1,130,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Flyers–Dukes | average audience | full telecast TV only | 170,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Blue Demons–Wildcats | average audience | full telecast TV only | 214,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Maple Leafs–Islanders | average audience | full telecast | 327,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Golden Knights–Avalanche | average audience | full telecast | 278,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Razorbacks–Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast TV only | 130,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Tigers–Hokies | average audience | full telecast TV only | 179,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Tar Heels–Wolfpack | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wildcats–Nittany Lions | average audience | full telecast | 122,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Badgers–Buckeyes | average audience | full telecast | 362,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Sooners–Horned Frogs | average audience | full telecast TV only | 173,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Friars–Red Storm | average audience | full telecast | 216,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Huskies–Musketeers | average audience | full telecast | 265,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Cougars–Trojans | average audience | full telecast | 116,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CFP National Championship | average audience | full telecast | 25,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| CFP National Championship | average audience | combined | 25,050,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wildcats–Gators | average audience | full telecast TV only | 1,490,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Huskies–Bulldogs | average audience | full telecast | 503,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Fighting Illini–Boilermakers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 904,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Penguins–Bruins | average audience | full telecast | 846,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Bulls–Knicks | average audience | full telecast | 1,640,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Heat–Lakers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 978,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Bulldogs–Red Storm | average audience | full telecast | 143,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Blue Demons–Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 151,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Orange–Blue Devils | average audience | full telecast | 1,190,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Pirates–Owls | average audience | full telecast | 115,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Wildcats–Fighting Illini | average audience | full telecast | 219,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Hawkeyes–Badgers | average audience | full telecast TV only | 417,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| CBB Tar Heels–Panthers | average audience | full telecast | 1,110,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Winter Classic | average audience | full telecast | 1,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers | average audience | full telecast | 6,790,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Wisconsin Badgers at LSU Tigers | average audience | full telecast | 4,610,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines | average audience | full telecast | 27,760,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 18,770,000 | superseded | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Liberty Flames at Oregon Ducks | average audience | full telecast | 4,590,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies | average audience | full telecast | 18,400,000 | 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 |