Ratings Reference
Networks

ESPN2

719 telecasts with figures · 738 published claims
719
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-07

Top events · ESPN2

1
Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide
2026-09-19 · ABC · ESPN2
7,000,000
College Football
2
SMU Mustangs at Louisville Cardinals
2026-09-19 · ESPN2
1,270,000
College Football
3
Dallas Wings at Golden State Valkyries
2026-10-02 · ESPN2
1,200,000
WNBA
4
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
2026-10-03 · ESPN2
1,160,000
College Football
5
Penn State Nittany Lions at Temple Owls
2026-09-12 · ESPN2
900,000
College Football
6
UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers
2026-09-12 · ESPN2
860,000
College Football
7
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Boston College Eagles
2026-09-11 · ESPN2
740,000
College Football
8
New Mexico Lobos at Oklahoma Sooners
2026-09-19 · ESPN2
670,000
College Football
9
Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles
2026-10-03 · ESPN2
670,000
College Football
10
Colorado Buffaloes at Baylor Bears
2026-09-26 · ESPN2
620,000
College Football

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys · 2023-12-30
25,663,000
4 telecasts
2
College Football
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns · 2023-10-07
7,870,000
448 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
2 telecasts
2
Lions
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys · 2023-12-30
25,663,000
1 telecast
3
Bengals
NFL Bengals–Cowboys · 2024-12-10
18,700,000
2 telecasts
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
4 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.

Methodology →
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
2026-03-08Queens 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
2026-02-06Dayton 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
2025-11-15Utah 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
2025-11-05Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets301,000
2025-11-04Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ohio Bobcats471,000
2025-11-01Virginia Cavaliers at California Golden Bears327,000
2025-11-01Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at NC State Wolfpack604,000
2025-11-01Navy Midshipmen at North Texas Mean Green216,000
2025-10-31Memphis Tigers at Rice Owls244,000
2025-10-30Marshall Thundering Herd at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers288,000
2025-10-29Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders303,000
2025-10-28James Madison Dukes at Texas State Bobcats245,000
2025-10-25Houston Cougars at Arizona State Sun Devils402,000
2025-10-25Baylor Bears at Cincinnati Bearcats453,000
2025-10-24North Texas Mean Green at Charlotte 49ers317,000
2025-10-23South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia State Panthers399,800
2025-10-22Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Delaware Blue Hens417,000
2025-10-21Kennesaw State Owls at Florida International Panthers282,000
2025-10-18Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs423,000
2025-10-18Cincinnati Bearcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys316,000
2025-10-18Memphis Tigers at UAB Blazers246,000
2025-10-14Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars306,000
2025-10-11BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats868,000
2025-10-11Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at James Madison Dukes207,000
2025-10-11Navy Midshipmen at Temple Owls215,000
2025-10-10South Florida Bulls at North Texas Mean Green1,103,000
2025-10-09Georgia Southern Eagles at Southern Miss Golden Eagles145,000
2025-10-08Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Missouri State Bears338,000
2025-10-04Iowa State Cyclones at Cincinnati Bearcats1,110,000
2025-10-03Charlotte 49ers at South Florida Bulls749,000
2025-09-30Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces1,830,000
2025-09-27Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys396,000
2025-09-27Memphis Tigers at Florida Atlantic Owls151,000
2025-09-27Louisville Cardinals at Pittsburgh Panthers580,000
2025-09-26Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever1,410,000
2025-09-26Minnesota Lynx at Phoenix Mercury1,050,000
2025-09-20BYU Cougars at East Carolina Pirates623,000
2025-09-20NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils663,000
2025-09-20SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs662,000
2025-09-19New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury1,000,000
2025-09-18Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces890,000
2025-09-18Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream1,160,000
2025-09-06Kansas Jayhawks at Missouri Tigers1,810,000
2025-07-14Home Run Derby5,730,000
2025-04-30Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning560,000
2025-04-24Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators320,000
2025-04-22Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs430,000