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.

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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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2025-12-31Arizona State Sun Devils at Duke Blue Devils2,340,000
2025-12-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lionssplit window28,550,000
2025-12-14Army Black Knights vs Navy Midshipmen7,840,000
2025-12-13Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,840,000
2025-11-29Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies4,270,000
2025-11-28Boise State Broncos vs Utah State Aggies2,008,000
2025-11-28Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers3,769,000
2025-11-27Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks6,810,000
2025-11-27Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys57,230,000
2025-11-22USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks5,428,000
2025-11-16Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncossplit window28,890,000
2025-11-15Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans2,476,000
2025-11-09New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window18,210,000
2025-11-08Oregon Ducks at Iowa Hawkeyes5,370,000
2025-11-02Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills30,840,000
2025-11-02Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window18,460,000
2025-11-01Army Black Knights at Air Force Falcons1,031,000
2025-11-01Indiana Hoosiers at Maryland Terrapins2,894,000
2025-11-01Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers823,000
2025-10-26Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncossplit window25,330,000
2025-10-25Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,598,000
2025-10-19Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefssplit window17,840,000
2025-10-18Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers4,000,000
2025-10-12NFL Buccaneers–49erssplit window26,820,000
2025-10-11Indiana Hoosiers at Oregon Ducks5,590,000
2025-10-04Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,380,000
2025-10-04Penn State Nittany Lions at UCLA Bruins3,130,000
2025-09-28Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefssplit window23,770,000
2025-09-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Washington Huskies5,229,000
2025-09-20Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers5,300,000
2025-09-20Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars1,650,000
2025-09-13USC Trojans at Purdue Boilermakers1,271,000
2025-09-07Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets17,050,000
2025-09-07NFL Packers–Lionssplit window23,900,000
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