Ratings Reference
Networks

ABC

1,317 telecasts with figures · 1,581 published claims
1,317
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top events · ABC

1
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
2026-10-12 · ESPN · ABC
19,800,000
NFL
2
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
2026-10-26 · ESPN · ABC · Disney+
18,800,000
NFL
3
Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers
2026-10-19 · ESPN · ABC
17,900,000
NFL
4
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-10 · ABC
12,240,000
College Football
5
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
2026-10-10 · ABC
9,820,000
College Football
6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
2026-10-17 · ABC
9,160,000
College Football
7
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
2026-10-17 · ABC
8,100,000
College Football
8
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
2026-10-24 · ABC
8,090,000
College Football
9
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-10-24 · ABC
5,900,000
College Football
10
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2026-10-03 · ABC
5,080,000
College Football

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl XL · 2006-02-05
90,745,000
82 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1987-10-25
51,180,000
51 telecasts
3
NBA
NBA Finals Game 7 · 2016-06-19
31,020,000
380 telecasts
4
FIFA
2014 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
612 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
5 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
7 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
2021-12-18Utah State Aggies at Oregon State Beavers2,892,000
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
2021-11-27Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,947,000
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
2021-11-20Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes5,287,000
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
2021-11-06Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers4,400,000
2021-11-06Wake Forest Demon Deacons at North Carolina Tar Heels2,200,000
2021-11-06Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies2,726,000
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
2021-10-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,765,000
2021-10-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,350,000
2021-10-23Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins3,850,000
2021-10-16Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,450,000
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
2021-10-02Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal2,641,000
2021-10-02Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,384,000
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
2021-09-11Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones3,890,000
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 Hurricanes5,670,000
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
2021-06-06Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers3,390,000
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