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.

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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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2021-09-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,810,000
2021-09-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners4,500,000
2021-09-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns1,730,000
2021-09-18Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions7,610,000
2021-09-18Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes2,770,000
2021-09-13Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders16,970,000
2021-09-12Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky283,000
2021-09-11Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls1,600,000
2021-09-11Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines4,750,000
2021-09-05Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles7,750,000
2021-09-04Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes5,030,000
2021-09-04Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,860,000
2021-09-04Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners2,530,000
2021-08-15Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky755,000
2021-08-08Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs1,630,000
2021-07-20Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks12,520,000
2021NBA Finals, Bucks vs Suns6 games
2021-07-06NBA Finals Game 18,700,000
2021-07-08NBA Finals Game 29,590,000
2021-07-11NBA Finals Game 39,250,000
2021-07-14NBA Finals Game 410,460,000
2021-07-17NBA Finals Game 59,550,000
2021-07-20NBA Finals Game 612,780,000
2021-07-17Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,620,000
2021-07-14Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks10,250,000
2021-07-11Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks9,020,000
2021-07-11Las Vegas Aces at Dallas Wings643,000
2021-07-08Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,380,000
2021-07-06Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns8,560,000
2021-06-27UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Portugal2,650,000
2021-06-26UEFA Euro 2020 Italy–Austria2,080,000
2021-06-20Western Conference Finals Game 14,520,000
2021-06-13Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks4,030,000
2021-06-12UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Russia1,400,000
2021-06-12Utah Jazz at LA Clippers4,110,000
2021-05-30Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers5,380,000
2021-05-15Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics611,000
2021-04-24Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks1,890,000
2021-04-17Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics2,490,000
2021-04-10Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets2,020,000
2021-04-04NBA Lakers–Clippers1,760,000
2021-02-28NBA Clippers–Bucks1,680,000
2021-02-27Dallas Mavericks at Brooklyn Nets1,850,000
2021-02-21Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans2,260,000
2021-02-20NBA Heat–Lakers2,200,000
2021-02-13Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors2,560,000
2021-02-06Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks2,230,000
2021-01-30Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics2,740,000
2021-01-10Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans24,820,000
2021-01-02Ole Miss Rebels at Indiana Hoosiers4,110,000
2021-01-01Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats4,780,000
2020-12-28Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots14,450,000
2020-12-26CBB Cougars–Knights710,000
2020-12-25Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks4,790,000
2020-12-25Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers7,010,000
2020-12-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Cincinnati Bearcats1,880,000
2020-12-19Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish9,920,000
2020-12-19Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones2,990,000
2020-12-12North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes3,330,000
2020-12-12Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,540,000
2020-12-12USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins3,240,000
2020-12-07Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers14,170,000
2020-12-05Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,380,000
2020-12-05Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers3,820,000
2020-12-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,110,000
2020-11-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers3,000,000
2020-11-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,090,000
2020-11-28Utah Utes at Washington Huskies2,020,000
2020-11-27Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns3,570,000
2020-11-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels6,080,000
2020-11-21Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores2,020,000
2020-11-21Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats4,250,000
2020-11-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners4,100,000
2020-11-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles5,140,000
2020-11-14Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans2,440,000
2020-11-14Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines4,690,000
2020-11-07Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats1,390,000
2020-11-07Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks1,660,000
2020-11-07West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns2,750,000
2020-10-31Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers4,380,000
2020-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,770,000
2020-10-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,530,000
2020-10-24Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,120,000
2020-10-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers2,490,000
2020-10-24Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,030,000
2020-10-17Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,250,000
2020-10-17North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles2,200,000
2020-10-17UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers1,900,000
2020NBA Finals, Heat vs Lakers4 games
2020-10-04NBA Finals Game 36,080,000
2020-10-06NBA Finals Game 47,700,000
2020-10-09NBA Finals Game 59,190,000
2020-10-11NBA Finals Game 68,590,000
2020-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers4,610,000
2020-10-10Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones1,380,000
2020-10-10Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels1,660,000
2020-10-04Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat5,940,000
2020-10-04WNBA Finals Game 2405,000
2020-10-03Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,790,000
2020-10-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Boston College Eagles1,980,000
2020-10-03Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones3,710,000
2020-10-02Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs2,190,000