Ratings Reference
Networks

CBS

869 telecasts with figures · 940 published claims
869
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-10

Top events · CBS

1
Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
2026-09-05 · CBS
4,831,000
College Football
2
TOUR Championship Round 4
2026-08-30 · CBS
4,760,000
Golf
3
BMW Championship Round 4
2026-08-23 · CBS
3,850,000
Golf
4
Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles
2026-08-28 · CBS
2,850,000
NFL

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LVIII · 2024-02-11
123,714,000
305 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1991-10-27
50,340,000
23 telecasts
3
College Basketball
1992 NCAA championship game · 1992-04-06
34,310,000
255 telecasts
4
College Football
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2023-12-02
17,520,000
217 telecasts
5
NASCAR
Daytona 500 · 1979-02-18
15,100,000
22 telecasts

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Chiefs
Super Bowl LVIII · 2024-02-11
123,714,000
58 telecasts
2
49ers
Super Bowl XLVII · 2013-02-03
108,693,000
13 telecasts
3
Broncos
Super Bowl 50 · 2016-02-07
112,336,000
29 telecasts
4
Panthers
Super Bowl XXXVIII · 2004-02-01
89,795,000
7 telecasts
5
Ravens
Super Bowl XXXV · 2001-01-28
84,335,000
32 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.

Methodology →
2026-09-05Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks4,831,000
2026-08-30TOUR Championship Round 44,760,000
2026-08-28Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles2,850,000
2026-08-23BMW Championship Round 43,850,000
2026-08-16FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 43,790,000
2026-08-09Wyndham Championship Round 42,590,000
2026-08-02Rocket Classic Round 43,230,000
2026-07-263M Open Round 43,710,000
2026-07-18New York Liberty at Indiana Fever2,580,000
2026-06-28WNBA Wings–Lynx1,260,000
2026-06-20Chicago Sky at Dallas Wings1,320,000
2026-06-07the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday Round 43,340,000
2026-05-17PGA Championship Round 45,760,000
2026-04-12Masters Tournament Round 413,995,000
2026-04-11UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg telecast window2,650,000
2026-03-29UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils13,400,000
2026-03-27St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils9,370,000
2026-03-22Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones9,790,000
2026-03-22St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks10,580,000
2026-03-21TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils9,550,000
2026-03-21Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans8,470,000
2026-03-19Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils5,430,000
2026-03-15Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines4,720,000
2026-03-14CBB Badgers–Wolverines2,920,000
2026-03-14CBB Boilermakers–Bruins2,730,000
2026-03-14CBB Aztecs–Aggies1,300,000
2026-03-08Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines2,900,000
2026-03-07UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 telecast window2,470,000
2026-02-22The Genesis Invitational Round 42,700,000
2026-01-25New England Patriots at Denver Broncos48,600,000
2026-01-17Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos39,600,000
2026-01-11Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars32,700,000
2025-12-31Arizona State Sun Devils at Duke Blue Devils2,340,000
2025-12-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lionssplit window28,550,000
2025-12-13Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,840,000
2025-11-27Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks6,810,000
2025-11-27Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys57,230,000
2025-11-16Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncossplit window28,890,000
2025-11-09New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window18,210,000
2025-11-02Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills30,840,000
2025-11-02Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window18,460,000
2025-10-26Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncossplit window25,330,000
2025-10-14NFL Chiefs–Lions27,300,000
2025-10-12NFL Buccaneers–49erssplit window26,820,000
2025-09-28Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefssplit window23,770,000
2025-09-09NFL Commanders–Giantssplit window17,900,000
2025-09-07Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets17,050,000
2025-09-07NFL Packers–Lionssplit window23,900,000
2025-09-06CFB Oklahoma State–Oregon2,320,000
2025-08-30Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany Lions2,240,000
2025-08-09Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever1,310,000
2025-06-07Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky1,920,000
2025-04-07Florida Gators at Houston Cougars18,100,000
2025-03-30Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers11,700,000
2025-03-30Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars7,100,000
2025-03-28Michigan Wolverines at Auburn Tigers7,340,000
2025-03-28Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans6,710,000
2025-03-27BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide5,800,000
2025-03-27Arizona Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils6,570,000
2025-03-23UConn Huskies at Florida Gators7,800,000
2025-03-22Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm9,200,000
2025-03-16CBB Patriots–Rams1,440,000
2025-03-16CBB Badgers–Wolverines4,530,000
2025-03-15CBB Wolverines–Terrapins3,010,000
2025-03-08CBB Trojans–Bruins1,440,000
2025-03-02CBB Fighting Illini–Wolverines2,110,000
2025-03-02CBB Badgers–Spartans2,030,000
2025-03-01CBB Bearcats–Cougars1,010,000
2025-03-01CBB Huskies–Friars717,000
2025-03-01CBB Pirates–Red Storm925,000
2025-02-23CBB Boilermakers–Hoosiers1,250,000
2025-02-23CBB Buckeyes–Bruins1,210,000
2025-02-22CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks1,020,000
2025-02-16CBB Wolverines–Buckeyes1,760,000
2025-01-26Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs57,700,000
2025-01-19Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills43,100,000
2025-01-12Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills31,200,000
2025-01-11Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans26,600,000
2024-12-29New York Jets at Buffalo Bills12,600,000
2024-12-22Los Angeles Rams at New York Jetssplit window9,600,000
2024-12-15Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lionssplit window23,300,000
2024-12-15Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Brownssplit window15,100,000
2024-12-14Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights9,400,000
2024-12-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks10,500,000
2024-12-01Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window16,900,000
2024-12-01Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravenssplit window25,160,000
2024-11-24Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Pantherssplit window15,600,000
2024-11-10Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboyssplit window24,610,000
2024-10-27Chicago Bears at Washington Commanderssplit window24,890,000
2024-10-26Illinois Fighting Illini at Oregon Ducks2,750,000
2024-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini3,010,000
2024-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at USC Trojans4,280,000
2024-10-06Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Ramssplit window20,270,000
2024-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,460,000
2024-09-29Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window24,150,000
2024-09-22Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window16,280,000
2024-09-21USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines6,320,000
2024-09-15Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefssplit window27,870,000
2024-09-08New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window17,780,000
2024-09-07Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,280,000