Ratings Reference
Networks

CBS

1,024 telecasts with figures · 1,169 published claims
1,024
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-27

Top events · CBS

1
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
2026-10-04 · CBS
28,450,000
NFL
2
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders
2026-10-18 · CBS
18,090,000
NFL
3
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2026-10-03 · CBS
5,970,000
College Football
4
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
2026-10-17 · CBS
4,500,000
College Football
5
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
2026-10-10 · CBS
3,130,000
College Football
6
Michigan State Spartans at UCLA Bruins
2026-10-24 · CBS
1,820,000
College Football
7
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
318 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
290 telecasts
4
College Football
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide · 2023-12-02
17,520,000
272 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
60 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
35 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.

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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
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
2025-03-23Illinois Fighting Illini at Kentucky Wildcats15,300,000
2025-03-22Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm9,200,000
2025-03-22BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers6,380,000
2025-03-22Michigan Wolverines at Texas A&M Aggies15,000,000
2025-03-21Xavier Musketeers at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2025-03-21Troy Trojans at Kentucky Wildcats3,860,000
2025-03-20Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks6,360,000
2025-03-20Omaha Mavericks at St. John's Red Storm3,770,000
2025-03-16CBB Patriots–Rams1,440,000
2025-03-16CBB Badgers–Wolverines4,530,000
2025-03-15CBB Broncos–Rams1,460,000
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
2024-11-29Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers2,770,000
2024-11-24Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Pantherssplit window15,600,000
2024-11-17Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills31,200,000
2024-11-16Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers1,800,000
2024-11-10Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboyssplit window24,610,000
2024-11-09Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,390,000
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
2024-10-05Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,280,000
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
2024-09-14Colorado Buffaloes at Colorado State Rams3,250,000
2024-09-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers2,280,000
2024-09-08New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window17,780,000
2024-09-07Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,280,000
2024-08-31Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes2,970,000
2024-08-31UCLA Bruins at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors1,130,000
2024-08-25Las Vegas Aces at Chicago Sky1,220,000
2024-08-17New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces874,000
2024-07-06New York Liberty at Indiana Fever1,870,000
2024-06-16Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever2,250,000
2024-03-31NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils15,140,000
2024-03-31Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers10,390,000
2024-03-28Alabama Crimson Tide at North Carolina Tar Heels7,800,000
2024-03-28Clemson Tigers at Arizona Wildcats6,530,000
2024-03-24James Madison Dukes at Duke Blue Devils7,800,000
2024-03-24Utah State Aggies at Purdue Boilermakers8,080,000
2024-03-23Gonzaga Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks8,280,000
2024-03-23Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels10,020,000
2024-03-21Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Kentucky Wildcats6,210,000
2024-03-21NC State Wolfpack at Texas Tech Red Raiders4,600,000
2024-03-02CBB Razorbacks–Wildcats1,530,000
2024-03-02CBB Trojans–Huskies1,030,000
2024-02-24CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats1,820,000
2024-02-24CBB Huskies–Wildcats1,030,000
2024-02-24CBB Cougars–Bears1,300,000
2024-02-17CBB Longhorns–Cougars869,000
2024-02-11Super Bowl LVIII123,714,000
2024-02-10CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats2,310,000
2024-02-10CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans1,340,000
2024-01-28Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens55,470,000
2024-01-21CBB Spartans–Terrapins1,230,000
2024-01-21Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills50,393,000
2024-01-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills31,100,000
2023-12-31Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefssplit window26,170,000
2023-12-31Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravenssplit window17,930,000