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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2017-02-25NBA Bulls–Cavaliers2,400,000
2017-01-07Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans25,100,000
2017-01-02Florida Gators at Iowa Hawkeyes6,106,000
2016-12-31LSU Tigers at Louisville Cardinals6,390,000
2016-12-17Houston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs3,744,000
2016-12-03Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies5,338,000
2016-12-03Temple Owls at Navy Midshipmen2,050,000
2016-11-26Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles6,437,000
2016-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes16,841,000
2016-11-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans5,695,000
2016-11-25Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers3,093,000
2016-11-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes4,169,000
2016-11-19Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers3,825,000
2016-11-19Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers1,850,000
2016-11-12Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers4,926,000
2016-11-12Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes6,442,000
2016-11-05Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,969,000
2016-11-05Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats2,397,000
2016-10-29Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns3,513,000
2016-10-29Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles5,380,000
2016-10-22NC State Wolfpack at Louisville Cardinals2,372,000
2016-10-22Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,478,000
2016-10-15NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers4,506,000
2016-10-15Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers8,964,000
2016-10-09WNBA Finals Game 1597,000
2016-10-08Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes5,540,000
2016-10-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack3,720,000
2016-10-01Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers9,294,000
2016-10-01Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,851,000
2016-10-01Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,799,000
2016-09-24Florida State Seminoles at South Florida Bulls2,557,000
2016-09-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines3,764,000
2016-09-24Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins3,786,000
2016-09-17Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals6,216,000
2016-09-17Oregon Ducks at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,228,000
2016-09-17USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,877,000
2016-09-10UCF Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,863,000
2016-09-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes4,016,000
2016-09-10Virginia Tech Hokies at Tennessee Volunteers5,790,000
2016-09-04Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas Longhorns10,945,000
2016-09-03USC Trojans at Alabama Crimson Tide7,944,000
2016-09-03Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars5,713,000
2016-09-03LSU Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers7,832,000
2016NBA Finals - Cavaliers vs Warriors7 games
2016-06-02NBA Finals Game 119,200,000
2016-06-05NBA Finals Game 217,490,000
2016-06-08NBA Finals Game 316,470,000
2016-06-10NBA Finals Game 416,570,000
2016-06-13NBA Finals Game 520,530,000
2016-06-16NBA Finals Game 620,700,000
2016-06-19NBA Finals Game 731,020,000
2016-05-29Indianapolis 5006,000,000
2016-01-01Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators8,761,000
2015-12-26Indiana Hoosiers at Duke Blue Devils3,770,000
2015-12-19BYU Cougars at Utah Utes3,675,000
2015-12-05North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers7,919,000
2015-12-05Temple Owls at Houston Cougars2,450,000
2015-11-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines10,830,000
2015-11-28Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,794,000
2015-11-27Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars3,055,000
2015-11-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,189,000
2015-11-21Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,110,000
2015-11-21Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes11,052,000
2015-11-21TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,856,000
2015-11-14Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears5,884,000
2015-11-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini4,079,000
2015-11-07Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers7,563,000
2015-11-07Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,729,000
2015-11-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,844,000
2015-10-31Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles2,588,000
2015-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Temple Owls5,977,000
2015-10-24Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes2,634,000
2015-10-24Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights5,290,000
2015-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes5,867,000
2015-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles3,502,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns4,992,000
2015-10-04WNBA Finals Game 1571,000
2015-10-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers7,647,000
2015-10-03Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,768,000
2015-09-26UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats2,386,000
2015-09-26BYU Cougars at Michigan Wolverines3,071,000
2015-09-19Air Force Falcons at Michigan State Spartans2,531,000
2015-09-19Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans3,504,000
2015-09-12Oregon State Beavers at Michigan Wolverines4,493,000
2015-09-12Oregon Ducks at Michigan State Spartans7,898,000
2015-09-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers5,744,000
2015-09-05Wisconsin Badgers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,967,000
2015-09-05BYU Cougars at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,134,000
2015NBA Finals - Cavaliers vs Warriors6 games
2015-06-04NBA Finals Game 117,770,000
2015-06-07NBA Finals Game 219,170,000
2015-06-09NBA Finals Game 318,770,000
2015-06-11NBA Finals Game 419,840,000
2015-06-14NBA Finals Game 520,860,000
2015-06-16NBA Finals Game 623,250,000
2015-05-24Indianapolis 5006,500,000
2015-01-01Missouri Tigers at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,120,000
2014-12-27Miami Hurricanes at South Carolina Gamecocks4,110,000
2014-12-20Utah Utes at Colorado State Rams2,120,000
2014-12-06Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets10,150,000
2014-12-06Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs4,090,000
2014-11-29Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes8,230,000