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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2020-12-28Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots14,450,000
2020-12-26CBB Cougars–Knights710,000
2020-12-25Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks4,790,000
2020-12-25Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers7,010,000
2020-12-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Cincinnati Bearcats1,880,000
2020-12-19Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish9,920,000
2020-12-19Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones2,990,000
2020-12-12North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes3,330,000
2020-12-12Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,540,000
2020-12-12USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins3,240,000
2020-12-07Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers14,170,000
2020-12-05Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,380,000
2020-12-05Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers3,820,000
2020-12-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,110,000
2020-11-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers3,000,000
2020-11-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines4,090,000
2020-11-28Utah Utes at Washington Huskies2,020,000
2020-11-27Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns3,570,000
2020-11-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels6,080,000
2020-11-21Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores2,020,000
2020-11-21Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats4,250,000
2020-11-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners4,100,000
2020-11-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles5,140,000
2020-11-14Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans2,440,000
2020-11-14Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines4,690,000
2020-11-07Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats1,390,000
2020-11-07Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks1,660,000
2020-11-07West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns2,750,000
2020-10-31Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers4,380,000
2020-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,770,000
2020-10-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions6,530,000
2020-10-24Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,120,000
2020-10-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers2,490,000
2020-10-24Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,030,000
2020-10-17Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,250,000
2020-10-17North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles2,200,000
2020-10-17UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers1,900,000
2020NBA Finals, Heat vs Lakers6 games
2020-09-30NBA Finals Game 17,690,000
2020-10-02NBA Finals Game 26,780,000
2020-10-04NBA Finals Game 36,080,000
2020-10-06NBA Finals Game 47,700,000
2020-10-09NBA Finals Game 59,190,000
2020-10-11NBA Finals Game 68,590,000
2020-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers4,610,000
2020-10-10Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones1,380,000
2020-10-10Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels1,660,000
2020-10-04Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat5,940,000
2020-10-04WNBA Finals Game 2405,000
2020-10-03Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,790,000
2020-10-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Boston College Eagles1,980,000
2020-10-03Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones3,710,000
2020-10-02Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs2,190,000
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