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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2017-11-11Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones2,995,000
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
2017-10-28Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers3,464,000
2017-10-28TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones2,850,000
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
2017-09-23NC State Wolfpack at Florida State Seminoles3,749,000
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
2017-01-07Oakland 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
2016-11-19Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange2,568,000
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
2016-11-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers3,751,000
2016-11-12Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes6,442,000
2016-11-05Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers2,595,000
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
2016-10-29Louisville Cardinals at Virginia Cavaliers2,920,000
2016-10-22NC State Wolfpack at Louisville Cardinals2,372,000
2016-10-22Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,478,000
2016-10-22TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers3,183,000
2016-10-15NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers4,506,000
2016-10-15North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes3,713,000
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
2016-10-08Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels3,252,000
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