Ratings Reference
Networks

ABC

1,317 telecasts with figures · 1,581 published claims
1,317
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top events · ABC

1
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
2026-10-12 · ESPN · ABC
19,800,000
NFL
2
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
2026-10-26 · ESPN · ABC · Disney+
18,800,000
NFL
3
Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers
2026-10-19 · ESPN · ABC
17,900,000
NFL
4
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-10 · ABC
12,240,000
College Football
5
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
2026-10-10 · ABC
9,820,000
College Football
6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
2026-10-17 · ABC
9,160,000
College Football
7
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
2026-10-17 · ABC
8,100,000
College Football
8
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
2026-10-24 · ABC
8,090,000
College Football
9
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-24 · ABC
5,900,000
College Football
10
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2026-10-03 · ABC
5,080,000
College Football

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl XL · 2006-02-05
90,745,000
82 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1987-10-25
51,180,000
51 telecasts
3
NBA
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
380 telecasts
4
FIFA
2014 World Cup Final · 2014-07-13
17,300,000
7 telecasts
5
College Football
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2025-12-06
16,860,000
612 telecasts

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Seahawks
Super Bowl XL · 2006-02-05
90,745,000
6 telecasts
2
Steelers
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers · 2026-01-12
29,100,000
5 telecasts
3
Raiders
Super Bowl XXXVII · 2003-01-26
88,637,000
8 telecasts
4
Buccaneers
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 2023-01-16
31,200,000
7 telecasts
5
Rams
Super Bowl XXXIV · 2000-01-30
88,465,000
7 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2018-10-06Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Tech Hokies4,473,000
2018-09-29Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners2,767,000
2018-09-29Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers4,475,000
2018-09-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,141,000
2018-09-22Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,808,000
2018-09-22Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,439,000
2018-09-22Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks4,165,000
2018-09-15BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers2,913,000
2018-09-15Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones3,346,000
2018-09-15Ohio State Buckeyes at TCU Horned Frogs7,232,000
2018-09-09WNBA Finals Game 2546,000
2018-09-08Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars2,539,000
2018-09-08Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,394,000
2018-09-08Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers3,286,000
2018-09-02Miami Hurricanes at LSU Tigers6,553,000
2018-09-01Louisville Cardinals at Alabama Crimson Tide4,540,000
2018-09-01Washington Huskies at Auburn Tigers5,253,000
2018-09-01Oregon State Beavers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,487,000
2018-07-28WNBA All-Star Game709,000
2018-06-102018 Canadian Grand Prix969,000
2018NBA Finals - Cavaliers vs Warriors4 games
2018-05-31NBA Finals Game 117,670,000
2018-06-03NBA Finals Game 218,470,000
2018-06-06NBA Finals Game 317,850,000
2018-06-08NBA Finals Game 416,240,000
2018-05-27Indianapolis 5004,900,000
2018-05-13Eastern Conference Finals Game 17,216,000
2018-04-07NBA Thunder–Rockets2,700,000
2018-04-01NBA Rockets–Spurs2,300,000
2018-03-10NBA Spurs–Thunder2,200,000
2018-03-03NBA Celtics–Rockets3,200,000
2018-02-25NBA Spurs–Cavaliers3,000,000
2018-02-24NBA Thunder–Warriors4,100,000
2018-02-11NBA Cavaliers–Celtics4,600,000
2018-02-10NBA Spurs–Warriors2,800,000
2018-02-04NBA Lakers–Thunder2,500,000
2018-02-03NBA Rockets–Cavaliers3,000,000
2018-01-27NBA Celtics–Warriors4,678,000
2018-01-20NBA Thunder–Cavaliers2,800,000
2018-01-20NBA Warriors–Rockets4,500,000
2018-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LSU Tigers
2017-12-30Iowa State Cyclones at Memphis Tigers3,438,000
2017-12-16Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks3,801,000
2017-12-02Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers5,428,000
2017-12-02Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights3,385,000
2017-11-25Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,766,000
2017-11-25Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,600,000
2017-11-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal5,263,000
2017-11-24Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers4,562,000
2017-11-24South Florida Bulls at UCF Knights4,644,000
2017-11-18Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,093,000
2017-11-18Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes3,339,000
2017-11-18UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans4,048,000
2017-11-11Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers3,780,000
2017-11-11Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes6,727,000
2017-11-04Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,831,000
2017-11-04Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers2,834,000
2017-11-04Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes3,011,000
2017-10-28Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers3,365,000
2017-10-21Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans3,501,000
2017-10-21Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,954,000
2017-10-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,829,000
2017-10-14Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Miami Hurricanes3,380,000
2017-10-14Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,122,000
2017-10-14Utah Utes at USC Trojans3,192,000
2017-10-07Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines6,508,000
2017-10-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels2,505,000
2017-10-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats2,831,000
2017-09-30Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies4,613,000
2017-09-30Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,894,000
2017-09-30Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers2,844,000
2017-09-24WNBA Finals Game 1566,000
2017-09-23USC Trojans at California Golden Bears3,122,000
2017-09-23Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes5,259,000
2017-09-16Wisconsin Badgers at BYU Cougars2,274,000
2017-09-16Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals5,064,000
2017-09-16UCLA Bruins at Memphis Tigers3,238,000
2017-09-09Cincinnati Bearcats at Michigan Wolverines3,611,000
2017-09-09Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes8,081,000
2017-09-09Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,701,000
2017-09-03West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies4,645,000
2017-09-02Akron Zips at Penn State Nittany Lions2,332,000
2017-09-02Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide12,335,000
2017-09-02Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators7,650,000
2017-07-22WNBA All-Star Game606,000
2017NBA Finals - Cavaliers vs Warriors5 games
2017-06-01NBA Finals Game 118,700,000
2017-06-04NBA Finals Game 219,690,000
2017-06-07NBA Finals Game 320,050,000
2017-06-09NBA Finals Game 419,010,000
2017-06-12NBA Finals Game 524,470,000
2017-05-28Indianapolis 5005,500,000
2017-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 18,129,000
2017-04-08NBA Clippers–Spurs1,900,000
2017-04-02NBA Celtics–Knicks1,900,000
2017-04-02NBA Jazz–Spurs2,500,000
2017-03-26NBA Thunder–Rockets1,500,000
2017-03-18NBA Cavaliers–Clippers1,600,000
2017-03-12NBA Bulls–Celtics1,700,000
2017-03-11NBA Warriors–Spurs2,500,000
2017-03-05NBA Warriors–Knicks3,300,000
2017-03-04NBA Clippers–Bulls1,700,000