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.

Methodology →
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 →
2021-09-11Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,080,000
2021-06-19Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky427,000
2021-06-06the Memorial Tournament Round 42,820,000
2021-04-05Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs16,920,000
2021-04-03Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears8,357,000
2021-04-03UCLA Bruins at Gonzaga Bulldogs14,940,000
2021-03-29Arkansas Razorbacks at Baylor Bears6,450,000
2021-03-29Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars5,920,000
2021-03-28Creighton Bluejays at Gonzaga Bulldogs6,660,000
2021-03-28Florida State Seminoles at Michigan Wolverines9,030,000
2021-03-27Villanova Wildcats at Baylor Bears7,540,000
2021-03-21Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers7,860,000
2021-03-19Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Ohio State Buckeyes4,410,000
2021-03-14CBB Buckeyes–Fighting Illini3,680,000
2021-03-14CBB Rams–Bonnies1,060,000
2021-03-13CBB Buckeyes–Wolverines2,510,000
2021-03-13CBB Aggies–Aztecs1,440,000
2021-03-07CBB Wolverines–Spartans2,130,000
2021-02-07Super Bowl LV95,877,000
2021-01-31CBB Spartans–Buckeyes1,450,000
2021-01-24NFC Championship Game46,970,000
2021-01-17Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs34,330,000
2021-01-10Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints30,650,000
2021-01-09Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills20,080,000
2021-01-03Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Brownssplit window13,140,000
2021-01-03Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Ramssplit window13,510,000
2020-12-31Ball State Cardinals at San José State Spartans1,770,000
2020-12-27Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window15,700,000
2020-12-26CBB Cavaliers–Bulldogs1,350,000
2020-12-20San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboyssplit window15,430,000
2020-12-20Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints22,940,000
2020-12-19Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators8,920,000
2020-12-12Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights4,910,000
2020-12-06Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titanssplit window14,570,000
2020-12-06Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packerssplit window19,230,000
2020-12-05Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers4,220,000
2020-12-05Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers3,420,000
2020-11-29Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers23,120,000
2020-11-28Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide6,660,000
2020-11-26Houston Texans at Detroit Lions23,390,000
2020-11-21San Diego State Aztecs at Nevada Wolf Pack859,000
2020-11-15Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinalssplit window10,340,000
2020-11-08Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Coltssplit window10,230,000
2020-11-08Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboyssplit window22,710,000
2020-11-07Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs6,340,000
2020-11-01Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens18,650,000
2020-10-31LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers3,450,000
2020-10-25Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titanssplit window14,530,000
2020-10-24Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers4,360,000
2020-10-18Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window16,660,000
2020-10-17Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide9,610,000
2020-10-13Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans10,800,000
2020-10-11Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefssplit window14,140,000
2020-10-11New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window22,870,000
2020-10-10Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs5,770,000
2020-10-05New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs14,600,000
2020-10-04Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiderssplit window18,610,000
2020-10-04Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window9,950,000
2020-10-03Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide4,760,000
2020-09-26Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers4,440,000
2020-09-20Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window18,870,000
2020-09-19Appalachian State Mountaineers at Marshall Thundering Herd1,250,000
2020-03-08CBB Tigers–Cougars1,020,000
2020-03-08CBB Buckeyes–Spartans2,050,000
2020-03-07CBB Wildcats–Gators1,550,000
2020-03-07CBB Aggies–Aztecs1,070,000
2020-03-07CBB Bruins–Trojans1,060,000
2020-03-01CBB Musketeers–Hoyas913,000
2020-03-01CBB Wolverines–Buckeyes1,700,000
2020-02-29CBB Tigers–Wildcats1,960,000
2020-02-29CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats1,290,000
2020-02-16CBB Hoosiers–Wolverines1,400,000
2020-02-15CBB Red Raiders–Cowboys788,000
2020-01-26CBB Terrapins–Hoosiers1,710,000
2020-01-26Farmers Insurance Open Round 43,250,000
2020-01-19NFC Championship Game42,792,000
2020-01-18CBB Tigers–Gators1,020,000
2020-01-18CBB Ducks–Huskies1,140,000
2020-01-12Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs35,400,000
2020-01-11CBB Bears–Jayhawks1,540,000
2020-01-11Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens29,410,000
2020-01-05CBB Wolverines–Spartans1,060,000
2020-01-04CBB Bulldogs–Tigers929,000
2020-01-04Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots31,420,000
2019-12-31Florida State Seminoles at Arizona State Sun Devils3,170,000
2019-12-29Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs12,530,000
2019-12-29Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans14,900,000
2019-12-22Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Brownssplit window12,540,000
2019-12-21CBB Buckeyes–Wildcats2,270,000
2019-12-21CBB Bruins–Tar Heels1,200,000
2019-12-14CBB Ducks–Wolverines1,830,000
2019-12-14Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,720,000
2019-12-08Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Billssplit window12,590,000
2019-12-08Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriotssplit window28,110,000
2019-12-07Georgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers13,700,000
2019-12-01Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window11,880,000
2019-12-01Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefssplit window21,900,000
2019-11-30Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers11,430,000
2019-11-29Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,090,000
2019-11-28Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys32,640,000