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.

Methodology →
figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

Methodology →
2024-12-20Tulane Green Wave at Florida Gators1,780,000
2024-12-19Georgia Southern Eagles at Sam Houston Bearkats753,000
2024-12-012024 Qatar Grand Prix990,000
2024-11-30Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears412,000
2024-11-30California Golden Bears at SMU Mustangs228,000
2024-11-30Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles1,370,000
2024-11-26Toledo Rockets at Akron Zips347,000
2024-11-23Cincinnati Bearcats at Kansas State Wildcats369,000
2024-11-23Pittsburgh Panthers at Louisville Cardinals240,000
2024-11-23SMU Mustangs at Virginia Cavaliers262,000
2024-11-22Temple Owls at UTSA Roadrunners512,000
2024-11-20Ohio Bobcats at Toledo Rockets414,000
2024-11-19Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas236,000
2024-11-16Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers513,000
2024-11-16UAB Blazers at Memphis Tigers117,000
2024-11-16Tulane Green Wave at Navy Midshipmen269,000
2024-11-15North Texas Mean Green at UTSA Roadrunners313,000
2024-11-13Eastern Michigan Eagles at Ohio Bobcats381,000
2024-11-12Western Michigan Broncos at Bowling Green Falcons269,000
2024-11-09UCF Knights at Arizona State Sun Devils378,000
2024-11-09Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green322,000
2024-11-09Navy Midshipmen at South Florida Bulls247,000
2024-11-08CBB Tar Heels–Jayhawks1,120,000
2024-11-08Rice Owls at Memphis Tigers407,000
2024-11-07Florida Atlantic Owls at East Carolina Pirates196,000
2024-11-06Northern Illinois Huskies at Western Michigan Broncos442,000
2024-11-05Bowling Green Falcons at Central Michigan Chippewas286,000
2024-11-02TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears484,000
2024-11-02Memphis Tigers at UTSA Roadrunners147,000
2024-11-01South Florida Bulls at Florida Atlantic Owls562,000
2024-10-30Kennesaw State Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers182,000
2024-10-29Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas State Bobcats227,000
2024-10-26Oregon State Beavers at California Golden Bears183,000
2024-10-26Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats708,000
2024-10-26Tulane Green Wave at North Texas Mean Green130,000
2024-10-25Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles879,000
2024-10-24Georgia Southern Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs214,000
2024-10-23Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Jacksonville State Gamecocks434,000
2024-10-19East Carolina Pirates at Army Black Knights323,000
2024-10-19Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders316,000
2024-10-18Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils1,260,000
2024-10-17Georgia State Panthers at Marshall Thundering Herd209,000
2024-10-16Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Sam Houston Bearkats403,000
2024-10-15Troy Trojans at South Alabama Jaguars352,000
2024-10-12Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights280,000
2024-10-12North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls82,000
2024-10-12Missouri Tigers at Massachusetts Minutemen276,000
2024-10-10Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at James Madison Dukes390,000
2024-10-08Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx984,000
2024-10-05Kansas Jayhawks at Arizona State Sun Devils525,000
2024-10-05Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels645,000
2024-10-05West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys634,000
2024-10-04New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces994,000
2024-10-03Texas State Bobcats at Troy Trojans343,000
2024-10-01Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty969,000
2024-09-28Cincinnati Bearcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders417,000
2024-09-28North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils521,000
2024-09-28Navy Midshipmen at UAB Blazers185,000
2024-09-21California Golden Bears at Florida State Seminoles887,000
2024-09-21Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Louisville Cardinals782,000
2024-09-21Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers1,150,000
2024-09-14New Mexico Lobos at Auburn Tigers662,000
2024-09-14Oklahoma State Cowboys at Tulsa Golden Hurricane308,000
2024-09-14West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers1,150,000
2024-09-07California Golden Bears at Auburn Tigers1,120,000
2024-09-07Pittsburgh Panthers at Cincinnati Bearcats304,000
2024-09-07Liberty Flames at New Mexico State Aggies160,000
2024-09-07Virginia Cavaliers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons358,000
2024-09-06BYU Cougars at SMU Mustangs917,000
2024-07-15Home Run Derby5,450,000
2024-07-072024 British Grand Prix1,290,000
2024-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,630,000
2024-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 16,430,000
2024-05-14Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces464,000
2024-05-14Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun2,130,000
2024-04-25Eastern Conference First Round Game 3435,000
2024-04-23Western Conference First Round Game 2327,000
2024-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 2515,000
2024-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 2556,000
2024-04-22Western Conference First Round Game 1362,000
2024-04-21Western Conference First Round Game 11,090,000
2024-03-15CBB Red Raiders–Cougars449,000
2024-03-15CBB Wolfpack–Cavaliers985,000
2024-03-14CBB Bearcats–Bears404,000
2024-03-14CBB Cougars–Red Raiders240,000
2024-03-14CBB Demon Deacons–Panthers495,000
2024-03-06CBB Cougars–Cyclones564,000
2024-03-06CBB Volunteers–Gamecocks740,000
2024-03-05CBB Orange–Tigers239,000
2024-03-05CBB Seminoles–Panthers131,000
2024-03-01CBB Flyers–Ramblers268,000
2024-02-29CBB Tigers–Pirates140,000
2024-02-29CBB Bulldogs–Dons211,000
2024-02-28CBB Crimson Tide–Rebels542,000
2024-02-28CBB Tigers–Volunteers926,000
2024-02-27CBB Bearcats–Cougars252,000
2024-02-27CBB Wolfpack–Seminoles158,000
2024-02-27CBB Bulldogs–Tigers202,000
2024-02-22CBB Mustangs–Owls170,000
2024-02-22CBB Ducks–Cardinal127,000