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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2015-12-26Indiana Hoosiers at Duke Blue Devils3,770,000
2015-12-19BYU Cougars at Utah Utes3,675,000
2015-12-05North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers7,919,000
2015-12-05Temple Owls at Houston Cougars2,450,000
2015-11-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines10,830,000
2015-11-28North Carolina Tar Heels at NC State Wolfpack380,000
2015-11-28Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,794,000
2015-11-28UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans4,222,000
2015-11-27Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars3,055,000
2015-11-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,189,000
2015-11-21Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,110,000
2015-11-21Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes11,052,000
2015-11-21TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,856,000
2015-11-14Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears5,884,000
2015-11-14Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange735,000
2015-11-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini4,079,000
2015-11-14Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers5,175,000
2015-11-07Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers7,563,000
2015-11-07Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,729,000
2015-11-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,844,000
2015-10-31Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack3,498,000
2015-10-31Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles2,588,000
2015-10-31Maryland Terrapins at Iowa Hawkeyes730,000
2015-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Temple Owls5,977,000
2015-10-24Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes2,634,000
2015-10-24Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans4,869,000
2015-10-24Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights5,290,000
2015-10-24Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners876,000
2015-10-17Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats504,000
2015-10-17Ole Miss Rebels at Memphis Tigers3,311,000
2015-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes5,867,000
2015-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles3,502,000
2015-10-10Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,466,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns4,992,000
2015-10-04WNBA Finals Game 1571,000
2015-10-03Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears931,000
2015-10-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers7,647,000
2015-10-03Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers7,298,000
2015-10-03Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,768,000
2015-09-26UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats2,386,000
2015-09-26BYU Cougars at Michigan Wolverines3,071,000
2015-09-26Virginia Tech Hokies at East Carolina Pirates579,000
2015-09-26Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio State Buckeyes3,721,000
2015-09-19Air Force Falcons at Michigan State Spartans2,531,000
2015-09-19Nebraska Cornhuskers at Miami Hurricanessplit window926,000
2015-09-19Northern Illinois Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyessplit window5,254,000
2015-09-19Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans3,504,000
2015-09-12Oregon State Beavers at Michigan Wolverines4,493,000
2015-09-12Oregon Ducks at Michigan State Spartans7,898,000
2015-09-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers5,744,000
2015-09-05Wisconsin Badgers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,967,000
2015-09-05BYU Cougars at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,134,000
2015NBA Finals, Cavaliers vs Warriors6 games
2015-06-04NBA Finals Game 117,770,000
2015-06-07NBA Finals Game 219,170,000
2015-06-09NBA Finals Game 318,770,000
2015-06-11NBA Finals Game 419,840,000
2015-06-14NBA Finals Game 520,860,000
2015-06-16NBA Finals Game 623,250,000
2015-05-24Indianapolis 5006,500,000
2015-01-01Missouri Tigers at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,120,000