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 Superseded marks a figure that a later revision replaced; both stay listed.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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| World Series Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 15,485,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 10,471,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 12,340,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| World Series Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 12,240,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NLCS Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 8,110,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 7,620,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 433,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 7,110,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 337,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 5,250,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 6,040,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 3,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 778,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 6,180,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 5,580,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 4,220,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NLCS Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 6,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| WNBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 343,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| ALCS Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 6,850,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| PGA Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 4,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Closing Ceremony | average audience | full telecast | 31,000,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Men's basketball gold medal game | average audience | full telecast | 12,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 26,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 31,300,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 28,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 30,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 38,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Prime time | average audience | full telecast | 31,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| London 2012 Olympics — Opening Ceremony | average audience | full telecast | 40,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| The Open Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 4,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Wimbledon men's singles final | average audience | match only | 3,925,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 18,460,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 17,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 15,550,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 9,600,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 16,670,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| NBA Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 16,200,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 4,930,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 3,331,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 | average audience | full telecast | 13,346,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Belmont Stakes | average audience | match only | 7,670,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 11,068,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 2,069,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Western Conference Finals Game 6 | average audience | full telecast | 9,498,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 10,251,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 1,743,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Western Conference Finals Game 5 | average audience | full telecast | 8,507,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 11,068,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 2,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Western Conference Finals Game 4 | average audience | full telecast | 6,529,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 7,593,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 3 | average audience | full telecast | 7,134,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 2,900,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 8,809,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 2 | average audience | full telecast | 7,299,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 8,989,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Western Conference Finals Game 1 | average audience | full telecast | 7,764,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Preakness Stakes | average audience | match only | 8,100,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kentucky Derby | average audience | match only | 14,800,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| The Masters Tournament Round 4 | average audience | full telecast | 13,500,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Kansas Jayhawks at Kentucky Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 20,869,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Ohio State Buckeyes at Kansas Jayhawks | average audience | full telecast | 16,603,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats | average audience | full telecast | 13,908,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| Daytona 500 | average audience | full telecast | 13,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NBA All-Star Game | average audience | full telecast | 7,070,000 | final | press-attributed | Wikipedia |
| Super Bowl XLVI | average audience | full telecast | 111,346,000 | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| Super Bowl XLVI | household rating | full telecast | 47.1 HH | final | confirmed | Nielsen |
| NFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 57,635,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| AFC Championship Game | average audience | full telecast | 48,700,000 | final | press-attributed | Sports Media Watch |
| NHL Winter Classic | average audience | full telecast | 3,730,000 | 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 |