Ratings Reference
Networks

ESPN2

985 telecasts with figures · 1,066 published claims
985
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-27

Top events · ESPN2

1
Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty
2026-10-09 · ESPN2
1,440,000
WNBA
2
Dallas Wings at Golden State Valkyries
2026-10-02 · ESPN2
1,200,000
WNBA
3
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
2026-10-03 · ESPN2
1,160,000
College Football
4
Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles
2026-10-03 · ESPN2
670,000
College Football
5
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
2026-10-17 · ESPN2
583,000
College Football
6
Arkansas Razorbacks at Vanderbilt Commodores
2026-10-17 · ESPN2
540,000
College Football
7
UCF Knights at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2026-10-10 · ESPN2
530,000
College Football
8
East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers
2026-10-22 · ESPN2
460,000
College Football
9
West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs
2026-10-24 · ESPN2
460,000
College Football
10
Kansas State Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils
2026-10-24 · ESPN2
450,000
College Football

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys · 2023-12-30
25,663,000
3 telecasts
2
College Football
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns · 2023-10-07
7,870,000
695 telecasts
3
MLB
Home Run Derby · 2021-07-12
7,130,000
16 telecasts
4
NBA
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 · 2024-05-27
6,630,000
7 telecasts
5
FIFA
2014 FIFA World Cup France–Germany · 2014-07-04
4,900,000
1 telecast

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Cowboys
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys · 2023-12-30
25,663,000
1 telecast
2
Lions
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys · 2023-12-30
25,663,000
1 telecast
3
Bengals
Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals · 2023-09-25
8,990,000
1 telecast
4
Rams
Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals · 2023-09-25
8,990,000
1 telecast
5
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns · 2023-10-07
7,870,000
6 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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2026-10-24Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona Wildcats330,000
2026-10-24Kansas State Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils450,000
2026-10-24West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs460,000
2026-10-23Army Black Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane320,000
2026-10-23North Carolina Central Eagles at Delaware State Hornets200,000
2026-10-22East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers460,000
2026-10-21New Mexico State Aggies at Sam Houston Bearkats410,000
2026-10-20South Alabama Jaguars at Marshall Thundering Herd310,000
2026-10-17Arkansas Razorbacks at Vanderbilt Commodores540,000
2026-10-17Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles330,000
2026-10-17Wake Forest Demon Deacons at California Golden Bears210,000
2026-10-17North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils583,000
2026-10-16App State Mountaineers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers310,000
2026-10-15Georgia Southern Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs190,000
2026-10-10Duke Blue Devils at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets400,000
2026-10-10UAB Blazers at Memphis Tigers130,000
2026-10-10UCF Knights at Oklahoma State Cowboys530,000
2026-10-09Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty1,440,000
2026-10-08South Alabama Jaguars at Arkansas State Red Wolves180,000
2026-10-07New Mexico State Aggies at Florida International Panthers300,000
2026-10-06Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Troy Trojans320,000
2026-10-03Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies1,160,000
2026-10-03Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles670,000
2026-10-03UCF Knights at Houston Cougars380,000
2026-10-02Dallas Wings at Golden State Valkyries1,200,000
2026-09-26Colorado Buffaloes at Baylor Bears620,000
2026-09-26Boise State Broncos at Western Michigan Broncos330,000
2026-09-26Kansas State Wildcats at Cincinnati Bearcats440,000
2026-09-19Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide7,000,000
2026-09-19Tulane Green Wave at Kansas State Wildcats320,000
2026-09-19SMU Mustangs at Louisville Cardinals1,270,000
2026-09-19New Mexico Lobos at Oklahoma Sooners670,000
2026-09-12Charlotte 49ers at Ole Miss Rebels270,000
2026-09-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Temple Owls900,000
2026-09-12UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers860,000
2026-09-11Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Boston College Eagles740,000
2026-09-012026 US Open Tennis, Day 3 of 15 (Tuesday, September 1)680,000
2026-05-01Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens1,000,000
2026-04-28Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars990,000
2026-03-14Toledo Rockets at Akron Zips265,000
2026-03-14Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UC Irvine Anteaters256,000
2026-03-14Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Wichita State Shockers174,000
2026-03-14Vermont Catamounts at UMBC Retrievers260,000
2026-03-13Charlotte 49ers at UAB Blazers113,000
2026-03-13Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils1,257,000
2026-03-13North Texas Mean Green at Tulsa Golden Hurricane167,000
2026-03-12BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars866,000
2026-03-12TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks767,000
2026-03-12NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers430,000
2026-03-11BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers751,000
2026-03-11Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers472,000
2026-03-11Idaho Vandals at Montana Grizzlies302,000
2026-03-10Idaho Vandals at Eastern Washington Eagles81,000
2026-03-10Siena Saints at Merrimack Warriors193,000
2026-03-09Detroit Mercy Titans at Robert Morris Colonials164,000
2026-03-09Georgia Southern Eagles at Troy Trojans171,000
2026-03-09Santa Clara Broncos at Saint Mary's Gaels238,000
2026-03-08Queens University Royals at Central Arkansas Bears210,000
2026-03-08Winthrop Eagles at High Point Panthers202,000
2026-03-08San Francisco Dons at Oregon State Beavers304,000
2026-03-08Pacific Tigers at Santa Clara Broncos199,000
2026-03-07Arizona Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes241,000
2026-03-07Morehead State Eagles at Tennessee State Tigers210,000
2026-03-06VCU Rams at Dayton Flyers318,000
2026-03-06Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ohio Bobcats636,000
2026-03-05Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls206,000
2026-03-04Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks480,000
2026-03-04Baylor Bears at Houston Cougars468,000
2026-03-03BYU Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats417,000
2026-03-03Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies625,000
2026-02-06Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams250,000
2025-12-25NBA Cavaliers–Knicks6,370,000
2025-12-18Missouri State Bears at Arkansas State Red Wolves460,000
2025-11-29UCF Knights vs BYU Cougars716,000
2025-11-29SMU Mustangs vs California Golden Bears531,000
2025-11-29Florida State Seminoles vs Florida Gators1,761,000
2025-11-25Western Michigan Broncos vs Eastern Michigan Eagles403,000
2025-11-22Arizona State Sun Devils at Colorado Buffaloes1,106,000
2025-11-22Kansas State Wildcats at Utah Utes955,000
2025-11-22Louisville Cardinals at SMU Mustangs357,000
2025-11-22Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies279,000
2025-11-21Louisville Cardinals at Cincinnati Bearcats410,000
2025-11-21Georgia Bulldogs at Xavier Musketeers250,000
2025-11-20Pittsburgh Panthers at UCF Knights140,000
2025-11-19Miami (OH) RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls327,000
2025-11-18Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies279,000
2025-11-15Utah Utes at Baylor Bears415,000
2025-11-15Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils443,000
2025-11-15South Florida Bulls at Navy Midshipmen463,000
2025-11-14Michigan Wolverines at TCU Horned Frogs420,000
2025-11-13Purdue Boilermakers at Alabama Crimson Tide750,000
2025-11-12Toledo Rockets at Miami (OH) RedHawks349,000
2025-11-11Ohio Bobcats at Western Michigan Broncos312,000
2025-11-08Kansas Jayhawks at Arizona Wildcats480,000
2025-11-08California Golden Bears at Louisville Cardinals450,000
2025-11-08James Madison Dukes at Marshall Thundering Herd118,000
2025-11-06Georgia Southern Eagles at App State Mountaineers220,000
2025-11-06Georgia Southern Eagles at App State Mountaineers220,000
2025-11-05Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets301,000
2025-11-04Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ohio Bobcats471,000