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 →
2018-08-19Wyndham Championship Round 42,650,000
2018-08-05WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Round 43,450,000
2018-07-29RBC Canadian Open Round 42,070,000
2018-07-08Greenbrier Classic Round 42,600,000
2018-07-01National Tournament Round 43,600,000
2018-06-24Hartford Open Round 43,100,000
2018-05-20Byron Nelson Championship Round 42,270,000
2018-05-06Quail Hollow Championship Round 42,900,000
2018-04-29New Orleans Classic Round 41,500,000
2018-04-15Heritage Classic Round 42,900,000
2018-03-25Duke Blue Devils at Kansas Jayhawks15,440,000
2018-03-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Villanova Wildcats8,800,000
2018-03-23Clemson Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks5,500,000
2018-03-23Syracuse Orange at Duke Blue Devils7,800,000
2018-03-22Kansas State Wildcats at Kentucky Wildcats8,300,000
2018-03-22Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Nevada Wolf Pack7,060,000
2018-03-18Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels9,400,000
2018-03-17Alabama Crimson Tide at Villanova Wildcats4,700,000
2018-03-17Buffalo Bulls at Kentucky Wildcats7,700,000
2018-03-17Rhode Island Rams at Duke Blue Devils6,600,000
2018-03-15Buffalo Bulls at Arizona Wildcats4,300,000
2018-03-04CBB Redbirds–Ramblers1,760,000
2018-03-04CBB Wolverines–Boilermakers3,180,000
2018-03-03CBB Wolverines–Spartans2,700,000
2018-03-03CBB Nittany Lions–Boilermakers2,200,000
2018-02-25CBB Spartans–Badgers2,100,000
2018-02-25Honda Classic Round 44,000,000
2018-02-24CBB Cardinals–Hokies995,000
2018-02-18CBB Buckeyes–Wolverines1,970,000
2018-02-17CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats1,800,000
2018-02-11CBB Wolverines–Badgers1,732,000
2018-02-11Pebble Beach Pro-Am Round 43,500,000
2018-02-10CBB Jayhawks–Bears1,200,000
2018-02-04CBB Badgers–Terrapins1,300,000
2018-02-04Waste Management Phoenix Open Round 44,100,000
2018-02-03CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks1,400,000
2018-02-03CBB Wildcats–Tigers2,200,000
2018-01-27CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils3,000,000
2018-01-27CBB Wolfpack–Tar Heels1,900,000
2018-01-21AFC Championship Game44,082,000
2018-01-14CBB Wildcats–Hoosiers2,900,000
2018-01-14Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers31,447,000
2018-01-13Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots26,690,000
2018-01-07CBB Spartans–Buckeyes3,300,000
2018-01-07Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars25,295,000
2017-12-31Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravenssplit window15,602,000
2017-12-30CBB Wildcats–Bulldogs1,900,000
2017-12-30CBB Seminoles–Blue Devils1,700,000
2017-12-29NC State Wolfpack at Arizona State Sun Devils2,205,000
2017-12-24Buffalo Bills at New England Patriotssplit window15,814,000
2017-12-23CBB Bruins–Wildcats2,300,000
2017-12-23CBB Buckeyes–Tar Heels1,700,000
2017-12-17New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window26,883,000
2017-12-16CBB Bearcats–Bruins832,000
2017-12-16CBB Orange–Hoyas1,160,000
2017-12-09CBB Bruins–Wolverines1,520,000
2017-12-02Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers13,466,000
2017-11-26New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Ramssplit window19,901,000
2017-11-25Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers13,657,000
2017-11-24Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,502,000
2017-11-23Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys26,277,000
2017-11-19Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giantssplit window10,709,000
2017-11-19New England Patriots at Oakland Raiderssplit window19,026,000
2017-11-18Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks1,678,000
2017-11-18Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs3,397,000
2017-11-11Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers7,407,000
2017-11-11Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks2,391,000
2017-11-05Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys21,681,000
2017-11-04LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide6,729,000
2017-11-04South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs3,482,000
2017-10-29Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriotssplit window15,159,000
2017-10-28Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators3,380,000
2017-10-26Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens11,363,000
2017-10-22Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window19,849,000
2017-10-21Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,446,000
2017-10-19Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders14,378,000
2017-10-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefssplit window20,593,000
2017-10-14Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers3,595,000
2017-10-12Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers14,585,000
2017-10-07LSU Tigers at Florida Gators4,128,000
2017-10-05New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers15,434,000
2017-10-01Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos15,591,000
2017-09-30Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers3,950,000
2017-09-28Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers14,610,000
2017-09-24Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packerssplit window21,272,000
2017-09-23Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Commodores2,993,000
2017-09-16Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators5,133,000
2017-09-10New York Jets at Buffalo Bills15,400,000
2017-09-09TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks2,345,000
2017-04-03Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels22,998,000
2017-04-01South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs14,683,000
2017-04-01Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels18,825,000
2017-03-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators9,700,000
2017-03-26Kentucky Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels15,500,000
2017-03-24Butler Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels6,400,000
2017-03-23Purdue Boilermakers at Kansas Jayhawks6,600,000
2017-03-23Michigan Wolverines at Oregon Ducks7,100,000
2017-03-19Wichita State Shockers at Kentucky Wildcats10,300,000
2017-03-19Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals7,300,000
2017-03-16Virginia Tech Hokies at Wisconsin Badgers4,700,000