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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2018-12-29South Carolina Gamecocks at Virginia Cavaliers2,550,000
2018-12-15Arizona State Sun Devils at Fresno State Bulldogs3,334,000
2018-12-01Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers4,236,000
2018-12-01Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights3,321,000
2018-12-01Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners10,155,000
2018-11-24Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles2,380,000
2018-11-24Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,176,000
2018-11-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans7,736,000
2018-11-23Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,553,000
2018-11-17Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights3,098,000
2018-11-17Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins5,588,000
2018-11-17West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,900,000
2018-11-10Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles3,885,000
2018-11-10Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners3,917,000
2018-11-10Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions2,270,000
2018-11-03Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers1,550,000
2018-11-03Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack1,347,000
2018-11-03Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,135,000
2018-10-282018 Mexican Grand Prix836,000
2018-10-27Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles3,163,000
2018-10-27South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars2,035,000
2018-10-27Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,486,000
2018-10-212018 United States Grand Prix805,000
2018-10-20Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers3,133,000
2018-10-20Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers6,292,000
2018-10-20Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,488,000
2018-10-13Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,038,000
2018-10-13Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats2,428,000
2018-10-13Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks2,990,000
2018-10-06Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes2,810,000
2018-10-06Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines2,329,000
2018-10-06Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Tech Hokies4,473,000
2018-09-29Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners2,767,000
2018-09-29Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers4,475,000
2018-09-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,141,000
2018-09-22Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,808,000
2018-09-22Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,439,000
2018-09-22Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks4,165,000
2018-09-15BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers2,913,000
2018-09-15Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones3,346,000
2018-09-15Ohio State Buckeyes at TCU Horned Frogs7,232,000
2018-09-09WNBA Finals Game 2546,000
2018-09-08Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars2,539,000
2018-09-08Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,394,000
2018-09-08Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers3,286,000
2018-09-02Miami Hurricanes at LSU Tigers6,553,000
2018-09-01Louisville Cardinals at Alabama Crimson Tide4,540,000
2018-09-01Washington Huskies at Auburn Tigers5,253,000
2018-09-01Oregon State Beavers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,487,000
2018-07-28WNBA All-Star Game709,000
2018-06-102018 Canadian Grand Prix969,000
2018NBA Finals, Cavaliers vs Warriors4 games
2018-05-31NBA Finals Game 117,670,000
2018-06-03NBA Finals Game 218,470,000
2018-06-06NBA Finals Game 317,850,000
2018-06-08NBA Finals Game 416,240,000
2018-05-27Indianapolis 5004,900,000
2018-05-13Eastern Conference Finals Game 17,216,000
2018-04-07NBA Thunder–Rockets2,700,000
2018-04-01NBA Rockets–Spurs2,300,000
2018-03-10NBA Spurs–Thunder2,200,000
2018-03-03NBA Celtics–Rockets3,200,000
2018-02-25NBA Spurs–Cavaliers3,000,000
2018-02-24NBA Thunder–Warriors4,100,000
2018-02-11NBA Cavaliers–Celtics4,600,000
2018-02-10NBA Spurs–Warriors2,800,000
2018-02-04NBA Lakers–Thunder2,500,000
2018-02-03NBA Rockets–Cavaliers3,000,000
2018-01-27NBA Celtics–Warriors4,678,000
2018-01-20NBA Thunder–Cavaliers2,800,000
2018-01-20NBA Warriors–Rockets4,500,000
2018-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LSU Tigers