Ratings Reference
Networks

CBS

956 telecasts with figures · 1,067 published claims
956
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-06

Top events · CBS

1
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
2026-10-04 · CBS
28,450,000
NFL
2
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
2026-09-27 · CBS
24,900,000
NFL
3
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
2026-09-20 · CBS
19,300,000
NFL
4
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2026-10-03 · CBS
5,970,000
College Football
5
Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines
2026-09-26 · CBS
4,460,000
College Football
6
USC Trojans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2026-09-19 · CBS
1,720,000
College Football
7
Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars
2026-09-26 · CBS
1,270,000
College Football
8
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oregon State Beavers
2026-09-12 · CBS
1,230,000
College Football
9
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers
2026-09-12 · CBS
1,160,000
College Football
10
Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
2026-10-03 · CBS
1,080,000
College Football

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LVIII · 2024-02-11
123,714,000
320 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
289 telecasts
4
College Football
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2023-12-02
17,520,000
242 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
14 telecasts
3
Broncos
Super Bowl 50 · 2016-02-07
112,336,000
30 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
36 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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2026-10-04Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiderssplit window28,450,000
2026-10-03Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,080,000
2026-10-03Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes5,970,000
2026-09-27Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys24,900,000
2026-09-26Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars1,270,000
2026-09-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines4,460,000
2026-09-20Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriotssplit window19,300,000
2026-09-19BYU Cougars at Colorado State Rams960,000
2026-09-19USC Trojans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,720,000
2026-09-13Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings19,540,000
2026-09-12Mississippi State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,160,000
2026-09-12Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oregon State Beavers1,230,000
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
2026-04-19RBC Heritage Round 44,350,000
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 Devils13,427,000
2026-03-29Tennessee Volunteers vs Michigan Wolverines7,490,000
2026-03-27St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils9,370,000
2026-03-27Michigan State Spartans vs UConn Huskies7,340,000
2026-03-26Arkansas Razorbacks vs Arizona Wildcats5,530,000
2026-03-26Texas Longhorns vs Purdue Boilermakers8,532,000
2026-03-22Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones9,790,000
2026-03-22St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks10,580,000
2026-03-22Miami Hurricanes vs Purdue Boilermakers6,830,000
2026-03-21TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils9,550,000
2026-03-21VCU Rams vs Illinois Fighting Illini5,650,000
2026-03-21Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans8,470,000
2026-03-21Saint Louis Billikens vs Michigan Wolverines6,250,000
2026-03-20California Baptist Lancers at Kansas Jayhawks2,890,000
2026-03-20Tennessee State Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones3,122,000
2026-03-20Santa Clara Broncos vs Kentucky Wildcats4,999,000
2026-03-19Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils5,430,000
2026-03-19Saint Louis Billikens at Georgia Bulldogs3,426,000
2026-03-19Howard Bison at Michigan Wolverines4,519,000
2026-03-19TCU Horned Frogs at Ohio State Buckeyes4,623,000
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
2026-03-07Houston Cougars at Oklahoma State Cowboys953,000
2026-03-07Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks1,327,000
2026-03-07Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers1,612,000
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
2025-12-14Army Black Knights vs Navy Midshipmen7,840,000
2025-12-13Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,840,000
2025-11-29Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies4,270,000
2025-11-28Boise State Broncos vs Utah State Aggies2,008,000
2025-11-28Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers3,769,000
2025-11-27Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks6,810,000
2025-11-27Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys57,230,000
2025-11-22USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks5,428,000
2025-11-16Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncossplit window28,890,000
2025-11-15Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans2,476,000
2025-11-09New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window18,210,000
2025-11-08Oregon Ducks at Iowa Hawkeyes5,370,000
2025-11-02Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills30,840,000
2025-11-02Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window18,460,000
2025-11-01Army Black Knights at Air Force Falcons1,031,000
2025-11-01Indiana Hoosiers at Maryland Terrapins2,894,000
2025-11-01Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers823,000
2025-10-26Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncossplit window25,330,000
2025-10-25Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,598,000
2025-10-18Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers4,000,000
2025-10-12NFL Buccaneers–49erssplit window26,820,000
2025-10-11Indiana Hoosiers at Oregon Ducks5,590,000
2025-09-28Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefssplit window23,770,000
2025-09-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Washington Huskies5,229,000
2025-09-20Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers5,300,000
2025-09-20Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars1,650,000
2025-09-13USC Trojans at Purdue Boilermakers1,271,000
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
2025-04-05Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers14,790,000
2025-04-05Houston Cougars at Duke Blue Devils16,290,000