Ratings Reference
Networks

ABC

1,191 telecasts with figures · 1,272 published claims
1,191
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-10

Top events · ABC

1
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers
2026-09-05 · ABC
5,755,000
College Football
2
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
2026-09-06 · ABC
4,695,000
College Football
3
Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers
2026-09-05 · ABC · Disney+
4,244,000
College Football
4
East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-09-05 · ABC
3,779,000
College Football
5
Howard Bison at Alabama A&M Bulldogs
2026-08-29 · ABC
1,200,000
College Football

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl XL · 2006-02-05
90,745,000
71 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1987-10-25
51,180,000
50 telecasts
3
NBA
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
348 telecasts
4
FIFA
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
543 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
4 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
5 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.

Methodology →
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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2025-08-30LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers10,400,000
2025-08-30Syracuse Orange at Tennessee Volunteers2,600,000
2025-08-12WNBA Fever–Wings1,300,000
2025NBA Finals, Pacers vs Thunder4 games
2025-06-11NBA Finals Game 39,190,000
2025-06-13NBA Finals Game 49,400,000
2025-06-19NBA Finals Game 69,280,000
2025-06-22NBA Finals Game 716,350,000
2025-06-22NBA Finals Game 716,610,000
2025-06-16NBA Finals Game 59,540,000
2025-06-08NBA Finals Game 28,760,000
2025-06-05NBA Finals Game 18,910,000
2025-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 35,260,000
2025-05-18Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder6,340,000
2025-05-17Western Conference Second Round Game 62,270,000
2025-05-17Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty1,300,000
2025-05-17Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever2,700,000
2025-05-11Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets6,010,000
2025-05-10Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors6,570,000
2025-05-042025 Miami Grand Prix2,170,000
2025-05-03Western Conference First Round Game 72,400,000
2025-04-26Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors5,080,000
2025-04-19Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers5,838,000
2025-03-16NBA Magic–Cavaliers1,770,000
2025-03-15NBA Knicks–Warriors2,730,000
2025-03-09NBA Suns–Mavericks2,030,000
2025-03-09NBA Nuggets–Thunder1,870,000
2025-03-08Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics4,610,000
2025-03-08NHL Kraken–Flyers580,000
2025-03-01CBB Tigers–Wildcats1,560,000
2025-03-01NBA Warriors–76ers2,460,000
2025-03-01NHL Bruins–Penguins1,100,000
2025-02-23NBA Knicks–Celtics2,240,000
2025-02-23Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors2,900,000
2025-02-22NBA Lakers–Nuggets2,870,000
2025-02-22NHL Wild–Red Wings1,100,000
2025-02-15CBB Cardinal–Blue Devils1,080,000
2025-02-09Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks1,580,000
2025-02-08Boston Celtics at New York Knicks2,420,000
2025-02-08Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins1,270,000
2025-02-01Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks2,510,000
2025-02-01NHL Blackhawks–Panthers723,000
2025-02-01NHL Rangers–Bruins1,100,000
2025-01-25NBA Lakers–Warriors3,050,000
2025-01-25NBA Nuggets–Timberwolves1,540,000
2025-01-18Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs33,800,000
2025-01-13Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams25,400,000
2025-01-11NHL Bruins–Panthers1,050,000
2025-01-04Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens17,300,000
2024-12-31South Carolina Gamecocks at Illinois Fighting Illini4,260,000
2024-12-28Boston College Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,190,000
2024-12-28BYU Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes8,000,000
2024-12-28Iowa State Cyclones at Miami Hurricanes6,790,000
2024-12-25NBA 76ers–Celtics5,242,000
2024-12-25NBA Spurs–Knicks4,913,000
2024-12-25NBA Lakers–Warriors7,910,000
2024-12-25NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks4,450,000
2024-12-25NBA Nuggets–Suns3,900,000
2024-12-23New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers14,600,000
2024-12-21CFP First round14,680,000
2024-12-20Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish13,400,000
2024-12-17NBA Bucks–Thunder2,990,000
2024-12-10NFL Bengals–Cowboys18,700,000
2024-12-09Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys18,700,000
2024-12-07Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona State Sun Devils6,900,000
2024-12-07Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs5,980,000
2024-12-07Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns16,600,000
2024-12-06Tulane Green Wave at Army Black Knights2,000,000
2024-11-30Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,160,000
2024-11-30Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores3,610,000
2024-11-30Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies9,450,000
2024-11-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes3,310,000
2024-11-29Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels4,330,000
2024-11-25Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers17,320,000
2024-11-23Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators3,820,000
2024-11-23Kentucky Wildcats at Texas Longhorns4,470,000
2024-11-16Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks4,560,000
2024-11-16LSU Tigers at Florida Gators6,020,000
2024-11-16Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs9,960,000
2024-11-09Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers7,900,000
2024-11-02Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes1,956,000
2024-11-02Texas A&M Aggies at South Carolina Gamecocks5,561,000
2024-10-28New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers13,340,000
2024-10-272024 Mexico City Grand Prix1,400,000
2024-10-26Missouri Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide5,540,000
2024-10-26LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies5,060,000
2024-10-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,790,000
2024-10-202024 United States Grand Prix1,300,000
2024-10-19Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers10,230,000
2024-10-19Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns13,190,000
2024-10-14Buffalo Bills at New York Jets17,300,000
2024-10-13WNBA Finals Game 21,350,000
2024-10-12Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers4,240,000
2024-10-12Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners7,600,000
2024-10-05Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,930,000
2024-09-30Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions15,030,000
2024-09-29Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty929,000
2024-09-28Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide11,990,000
2024-09-28Oklahoma Sooners at Auburn Tigers5,040,000
2024-09-23Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals13,180,000
2024-09-21UCLA Bruins at LSU Tigers2,730,000