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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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
2014-11-29Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders4,000,000
2014-11-29Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes8,230,000
2014-11-29Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers3,300,000
2014-11-28Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,910,000
2014-11-28Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins2,930,000
2014-11-22Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles5,650,000
2014-11-22USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins4,850,000
2014-11-15Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes8,740,000
2014-11-15Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,730,000
2014-11-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers4,030,000
2014-11-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Arizona State Sun Devils4,670,000
2014-11-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans6,830,000
2014-11-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,620,000
2014-11-01TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers4,430,000
2014-10-25Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans3,800,000
2014-10-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions4,670,000
2014-10-18Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles13,250,000
2014-10-18Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes3,800,000
2014-10-11TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears4,380,000
2014-10-11Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners4,240,000
2014-10-04Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles3,580,000
2014-10-04Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins3,350,000
2014-10-04Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans4,560,000
2014-09-27Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack5,490,000
2014-09-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange4,050,000
2014-09-20Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles7,340,000
2014-09-20Utah Utes at Michigan Wolverines2,840,000
2014-09-13Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,280,000
2014-09-13Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio State Buckeyes2,960,000
2014-09-13Tennessee Volunteers at Oklahoma Sooners3,760,000
2014-09-07WNBA Finals Game 1627,000
2014-09-06Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane3,190,000
2014-09-06USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal6,540,000
2014-07-13World Cup final26,500,000
2014-07-052014 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Belgium8,800,000
2014-06-282014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Chile6,100,000
2014-06-282014 FIFA World Cup Colombia–Uruguay5,400,000
2014NBA Finals, Heat vs Spurs5 games
2014-06-05NBA Finals Game 114,850,000
2014-06-08NBA Finals Game 215,130,000
2014-06-10NBA Finals Game 314,780,000
2014-06-12NBA Finals Game 414,960,000
2014-06-15NBA Finals Game 518,000,000
2014-05-25Indianapolis 5006,200,000
2014-05-18Eastern Conference Finals Game 17,815,000
2014-01-01Wisconsin Badgers at South Carolina Gamecocks9,590,000