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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2020NBA Finals, Heat vs Lakers2 games
2020-09-30NBA Finals Game 17,690,000
2020-10-02NBA Finals Game 26,780,000
2020-09-30Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs1,540,000
2020-09-30Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers7,410,000
2020-09-29Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins2,200,000
2020-09-26UCF Knights at East Carolina Pirates998,000
2020-09-26Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes2,950,000
2020-09-26West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,450,000
2020-09-21New Orleans Saints at Las Vegas Raiders15,590,000
2020-09-19UCF Knights at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,060,000
2020-09-19Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals3,800,000
2020-09-19Navy Midshipmen at Tulane Green Wave1,350,000
2020-09-12Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons3,460,000
2020-09-06Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat3,580,000
2020-09-06Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers5,430,000
2020-09-01Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets3,390,000
2020-08-23LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks3,390,000
2020-08-22Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers3,830,000
2020-08-16Dallas Wings at Phoenix Mercury599,000
2020-08-15Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers1,920,000
2020-08-09San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans1,160,000
2020-08-02Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets2,440,000
2020-08-02NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics1,660,000
2020-07-25Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury540,000
2020-03-08Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers3,620,000
2020-03-07NBA 76ers–Warriors1,930,000
2020-03-01NBA 76ers–Clippers1,870,000
2020-02-29NBA Rockets–Celtics2,350,000
2020-02-23Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers3,590,000
2020-02-22NBA 76ers–Bucks1,710,000
2020-02-08Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors2,880,000
2020-02-02New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets1,990,000
2020-02-01CBB Cowboys–Sooners618,000
2020-01-25NBA Lakers–76ers2,990,000
2020-01-18LA Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans1,470,000
2020-01-18Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets2,920,000
2020-01-04Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans26,340,000
2020-01-01Michigan Wolverines at Alabama Crimson Tide14,000,000
2019-12-28Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Iowa State Cyclones4,170,000
2019-12-25LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers8,760,000
2019-12-21Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies2,640,000
2019-12-21SMU Mustangs at Florida Atlantic Owls1,990,000
2019-12-14CBB Bruins–Fighting Irish632,000
2019-12-07Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners8,700,000
2019-12-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Memphis Tigers2,880,000
2019-12-07Virginia Cavaliers at Clemson Tigers3,970,000
2019-12-06Utah Utes at Oregon Ducks5,860,000
2019-11-30Colorado Buffaloes at Utah Utes2,430,000
2019-11-30Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,350,000
2019-11-30Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,030,000
2019-11-29Cincinnati Bearcats at Memphis Tigers2,510,000
2019-11-29Virginia Tech Hokies at Virginia Cavaliers2,840,000
2019-11-23Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils4,090,000
2019-11-23Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern Wildcats1,360,000
2019-11-23UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans1,940,000
2019-11-16Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears6,790,000
2019-11-16Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions2,930,000
2019-11-09USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils1,630,000
2019-11-09Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,710,000
2019-11-09Penn State Nittany Lions at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,740,000
2019-11-032019 United States Grand Prix861,000
2019-11-02Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles2,010,000
2019-11-02Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins3,100,000
2019-11-02SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers2,950,000
2019-10-272019 Mexican Grand Prix850,000
2019-10-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines6,750,000
2019-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,920,000
2019-10-19Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals2,610,000
2019-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,660,000
2019-10-19Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies3,620,000
2019-10-12Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers2,540,000
2019-10-12Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini2,130,000
2019-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes3,700,000
2019-10-06Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun425,000
2019-10-05Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks2,980,000
2019-10-05Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes6,680,000
2019-10-05Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers3,160,000
2019-09-28Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels4,400,000
2019-09-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,140,000
2019-09-28Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers3,030,000
2019-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats1,530,000
2019-09-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,640,000
2019-09-21UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers593,000
2019-09-14USC Trojans at BYU Cougars2,670,000
2019-09-14Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange3,620,000
2019-09-14Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,200,000
2019-09-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Ohio State Buckeyes2,940,000
2019-09-07Texas A&M Aggies at Clemson Tigers6,460,000
2019-09-07LSU Tigers at Texas Longhorns8,630,000
2019-09-01Houston Cougars at Oklahoma Sooners5,440,000
2019-08-31Duke Blue Devils at Alabama Crimson Tide4,640,000
2019-08-31Oregon Ducks at Auburn Tigers6,860,000
2019-08-31Ole Miss Rebels at Memphis Tigers1,880,000
2019-07-27WNBA All-Star Game508,000
2019NBA Finals, Raptors vs Warriors6 games
2019-05-30NBA Finals Game 113,510,000
2019-06-02NBA Finals Game 214,050,000
2019-06-05NBA Finals Game 313,440,000
2019-06-07NBA Finals Game 413,160,000
2019-06-10NBA Finals Game 518,340,000
2019-06-13NBA Finals Game 618,340,000