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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2021-12-25NBA Celtics–Bucks4,930,000
2021-12-25NBA Nets–Lakers5,750,000
2021-12-25NBA Warriors–Suns5,190,000
2021-12-20Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears15,840,000
2021-12-18UAB Blazers at BYU Cougars3,200,000
2021-12-13Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals15,900,000
2021-12-11NBA Warriors–76ers3,070,000
2021-12-04Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys8,020,000
2021-12-04Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats3,420,000
2021-12-04Pittsburgh Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,660,000
2021-12-03Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes4,250,000
2021-11-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,890,000
2021-11-27Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys6,490,000
2021-11-26Cincinnati Bearcats at East Carolina Pirates2,390,000
2021-11-20Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers3,530,000
2021-11-20Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes4,820,000
2021-11-13Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions5,940,000
2021-11-13Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers3,280,000
2021-11-13Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,740,000
2021-11-072021 Mexico City Grand Prix968,000
2021-10-30Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears2,400,000
2021-10-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,050,000
2021-10-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners2,370,000
2021-10-242021 United States Grand Prix1,230,000
2021-10-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,350,000
2021-10-23Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins3,850,000
2021-10-16TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,430,000
2021-10-10WNBA Finals Game 1548,000
2021-10-09Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars2,240,000
2021-10-09Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,630,000
2021-10-09Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns5,940,000
2021-10-02Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions4,000,000
2021-09-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,810,000
2021-09-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners4,500,000
2021-09-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns1,730,000
2021-09-18Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions7,610,000
2021-09-18Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes2,770,000
2021-09-13Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders16,970,000
2021-09-12Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky283,000
2021-09-11Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls1,600,000
2021-09-11Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines4,750,000
2021-09-05Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles7,750,000
2021-09-04Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes5,030,000
2021-09-04Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,860,000
2021-09-04Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners2,530,000
2021-08-15Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky755,000
2021-08-08Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs1,630,000
2021-07-20Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks12,520,000
2021NBA Finals, Bucks vs Suns6 games
2021-07-06NBA Finals Game 18,700,000
2021-07-08NBA Finals Game 29,590,000
2021-07-11NBA Finals Game 39,250,000
2021-07-14NBA Finals Game 410,460,000
2021-07-17NBA Finals Game 59,550,000
2021-07-20NBA Finals Game 612,780,000
2021-07-17Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,620,000
2021-07-14Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks10,250,000
2021-07-11Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks9,020,000
2021-07-11Las Vegas Aces at Dallas Wings643,000
2021-07-08Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,380,000
2021-07-06Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns8,560,000
2021-06-27UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Portugal2,650,000
2021-06-26UEFA Euro 2020 Italy–Austria2,080,000
2021-06-20Western Conference Finals Game 14,520,000
2021-06-13Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks4,030,000
2021-06-12UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Russia1,400,000
2021-06-12Utah Jazz at LA Clippers4,110,000
2021-05-30Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers5,380,000
2021-05-15Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics611,000
2021-04-24Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks1,890,000
2021-04-17Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics2,490,000
2021-04-10Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets2,020,000
2021-04-04NBA Lakers–Clippers1,760,000
2021-02-28NBA Clippers–Bucks1,680,000
2021-02-27Dallas Mavericks at Brooklyn Nets1,850,000
2021-02-21Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans2,260,000
2021-02-20NBA Heat–Lakers2,200,000
2021-02-13Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors2,560,000
2021-02-06Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks2,230,000
2021-01-30Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics2,740,000
2021-01-10Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans24,820,000
2021-01-02Ole Miss Rebels at Indiana Hoosiers4,110,000
2021-01-01Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats4,780,000