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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2014-12-13Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights6,260,000
2014-12-07Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Brownssplit window13,670,000
2014-12-06Alabama Crimson Tide at Missouri Tigers12,800,000
2014-12-06Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos1,530,000
2014-11-30New England Patriots at Green Bay Packerssplit window30,880,000
2014-11-29Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels5,160,000
2014-11-28Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers4,400,000
2014-11-27Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions29,410,000
2014-11-23Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncossplit window26,380,000
2014-11-22Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks3,340,000
2014-11-15Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide10,270,000
2014-11-08Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers9,110,000
2014-11-08Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers7,210,000
2014-11-02Denver Broncos at New England Patriotssplit window29,090,000
2014-11-01Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights1,660,000
2014-11-01Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs5,710,000
2014-11-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen3,890,000
2014-10-26Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window20,750,000
2014-10-25Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats5,000,000
2014-10-23San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos20,220,000
2014-10-18Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide4,200,000
2014-10-16New York Jets at New England Patriots16,090,000
2014-10-11Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs6,000,000
2014-10-11Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers2,990,000
2014-10-09Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans15,850,000
2014-10-05Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49erssplit window19,650,000
2014-10-04Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels5,920,000
2014-10-02Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers16,540,000
2014-09-27Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies4,380,000
2014-09-25New York Giants at Washington Redskins16,300,000
2014-09-21Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawkssplit window27,290,000
2014-09-20Florida Gators at Alabama Crimson Tide7,950,000
2014-09-18Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons11,880,000
2014-09-14Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncossplit window24,940,000
2014-09-13Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks6,770,000
2014-09-11Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens20,770,000
2014-09-072014 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Serena Williams vs Caroline Wozniacki4,500,000
2014-04-07Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies21,196,000
2014-01-19AFC Championship Game51,300,000
2013-12-31Virginia Tech Hokies at UCLA Bruins3,680,000
2013-12-14Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen6,220,000
2013-12-07Missouri Tigers at Auburn Tigers14,350,000
2013-12-07Utah State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs1,700,000
2013-11-30Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers13,780,000
2013-11-29Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers4,960,000
2013-11-23Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers7,510,000
2013-11-16Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers5,320,000
2013-11-09LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide11,900,000
2013-11-09Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies4,530,000
2013-11-02Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators4,920,000
2013-10-26Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,030,000
2013-10-19Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies6,730,000
2013-10-19Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores2,400,000
2013-10-12Florida Gators at LSU Tigers5,020,000
2013-10-05Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,390,000
2013-10-05Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers5,610,000
2013-09-28LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs7,390,000
2013-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies13,590,000
2013-09-092013 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic3,400,000
2013-09-082013 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - The Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka6,200,000
2013-04-08Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals23,426,000
2013-04-06Wichita State Shockers at Louisville Cardinals14,469,000
2013-04-06Syracuse Orange at Michigan Wolverines17,104,000
2013-02-03Super Bowl XLVII108,693,000
2013-01-20AFC Championship Game47,707,000
2012-09-092012 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka5,165,000
2012-04-02Kansas Jayhawks at Kentucky Wildcats20,869,000
2012-03-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Kansas Jayhawks16,603,000
2012-03-31Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats13,908,000
2012-01-22AFC Championship Game48,700,000
2011-09-122011 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - The Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal3,336,000
2011-09-112011 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Williams vs Samantha Stosur4,927,000
2011-04-04Butler Bulldogs at UConn Huskies20,055,000
2011-04-02VCU Rams at Butler Bulldogs14,189,000
2011-04-02Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies16,715,000
2011-01-23AFC Championship Game54,850,000
2010-11-07Indianapolis Colts at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window27,789,000
2010-11-07Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravenssplit window15,419,000
2010-10-24Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphinssplit window15,308,000
2010-10-17Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriotssplit window21,484,000
2010-04-052010 NCAA championship game23,944,000
2010-02-07Super Bowl XLIV106,476,000
2010-01-24AFC Championship Game46,917,000
2010-01-03Baltimore Ravens at Oakland Raiderssplit window12,900,000
2009-12-13Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikingssplit window15,700,000
2009-12-13San Diego Chargers at Dallas Cowboys24,100,000
2009-09-20Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears23,900,000
2009-09-20New England Patriots at New York Jets25,200,000
2009-04-062009 NCAA championship game17,649,000
2009-01-18AFC Championship Game40,645,000
2008-11-30Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots25,500,000
2008-04-072008 NCAA championship game19,501,000
2008-01-20AFC Championship Game44,840,000
2007-04-022007 NCAA championship game19,563,000
2007-02-04Super Bowl XLI93,184,000
2007-01-21AFC Championship Game46,695,000
2006-04-032006 NCAA championship game17,543,000
2006-01-22AFC Championship Game39,001,000
2005-04-042005 NCAA championship game23,895,000
2005-01-23AFC Championship Game44,334,000