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 →
2019-11-23Texas A&M Aggies at Georgia Bulldogs4,890,000
2019-11-17New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window24,890,000
2019-11-17Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravenssplit window12,620,000
2019-11-16Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers6,770,000
2019-11-16Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers2,290,000
2019-11-10Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titanssplit window14,840,000
2019-11-09LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide16,640,000
2019-11-03Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window22,290,000
2019-11-03Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window11,490,000
2019-11-02Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators6,980,000
2019-10-27Cleveland Browns at New England Patriotssplit window21,030,000
2019-10-27Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans21,030,000
2019-10-26Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers7,180,000
2019-10-19LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,860,000
2019-10-13Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,000,000
2019-10-13Dallas Cowboys at New York Jetssplit window21,420,000
2019-10-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies6,110,000
2019-10-05Auburn Tigers at Florida Gators6,430,000
2019-09-29Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bearssplit window19,800,000
2019-09-29New England Patriots at Buffalo Billssplit window14,650,000
2019-09-28Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide3,590,000
2019-09-22Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,660,000
2019-09-22New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawkssplit window22,460,000
2019-09-21Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies4,660,000
2019-09-21Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs9,290,000
2019-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at South Carolina Gamecocks4,950,000
2019-06-02the Memorial Tournament Round 42,960,000
2019-04-08Texas Tech Red Raiders at Virginia Cavaliers19,630,000
2019-04-06Auburn Tigers at Virginia Cavaliers12,967,000
2019-04-06Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan State Spartans15,840,000
2019-03-31Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats10,490,000
2019-03-31Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils16,200,000
2019-03-29Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils10,070,000
2019-03-29LSU Tigers at Michigan State Spartans5,790,000
2019-03-28Florida State Seminoles at Gonzaga Bulldogs6,480,000
2019-03-28Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan Wolverines6,110,000
2019-03-24UCF Knights at Duke Blue Devils12,880,000
2019-03-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers6,560,000
2019-03-23Florida Gators at Michigan Wolverines8,880,000
2019-03-23Wofford Terriers at Kentucky Wildcats8,960,000
2019-03-23Maryland Terrapins at LSU Tigers5,280,000
2019-03-23Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans6,490,000
2019-03-22North Dakota State Bison at Duke Blue Devils6,220,000
2019-03-22UCF Knights at VCU Rams3,360,000
2019-03-21Abilene Christian Wildcats at Kentucky Wildcats3,760,000
2019-03-21Seton Hall Pirates at Wofford Terriers3,960,000
2019-03-17CBB Bearcats–Cougars1,190,000
2019-03-17CBB Billikens–Bonnies1,280,000
2019-03-16CBB Aztecs–Aggies1,320,000
2019-03-03CBB Wolverines–Terrapins1,840,000
2019-03-02CBB Wildcats–Volunteers2,760,000
2019-02-24CBB Spartans–Wolverines2,880,000
2019-02-23CBB Seminoles–Tar Heels1,800,000
2019-02-17CBB Buckeyes–Spartans1,730,000
2019-02-16CBB Cowboys–Longhorns771,000
2019-02-03Super Bowl LIII98,950,000
2019-02-02CBB Red Raiders–Jayhawks1,120,000
2019-01-27CBB Spartans–Boilermakers1,680,000
2019-01-27Farmers Insurance Open Round 43,040,000
2019-01-20AFC Championship Game53,900,000
2019-01-13Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots29,220,000
2019-01-06Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore Ravens25,380,000
2018-12-31Stanford Cardinal at Pittsburgh Panthers2,617,000
2018-12-30Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravenssplit window16,770,000
2018-12-23Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints23,920,000
2018-12-16New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers24,570,000
2018-12-15CBB Hoosiers–Bulldogs1,370,000
2018-12-15CBB Boilermakers–Fighting Irish951,000
2018-12-09Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefssplit window16,700,000
2018-12-08CBB Spartans–Gators1,280,000
2018-12-08Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights8,050,000
2018-12-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs17,499,000
2018-11-25Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncossplit window23,660,000
2018-11-24Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide9,132,000
2018-11-23Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers1,919,000
2018-11-22Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions26,500,000
2018-11-17Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers2,025,000
2018-11-11Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Ramssplit window20,790,000
2018-11-10Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide5,419,000
2018-11-10Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies2,138,000
2018-11-03Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers11,543,000
2018-11-03Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats4,392,000
2018-10-27Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs6,347,000
2018-10-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,447,000
2018-10-21Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers5,800,000
2018-10-21Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskinssplit window20,880,000
2018-10-20Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers4,305,000
2018-10-14Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboyssplit window17,640,000
2018-10-13Georgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers5,539,000
2018-10-07Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,330,000
2018-10-06LSU Tigers at Florida Gators4,703,000
2018-09-30New Orleans Saints at New York Giantssplit window20,690,000
2018-09-29Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs3,640,000
2018-09-22Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide5,650,000
2018-09-16New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguarssplit window20,970,000
2018-09-15LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers5,936,000
2018-09-09Houston Texans at New England Patriotssplit window17,080,000
2018-09-08Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks3,747,000
2018-09-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Tennessee Volunteers2,647,000
2018-08-26Northern Trust Round 42,750,000