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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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
2025-10-25South Florida Bulls at Memphis Tigers392,000
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
2025-10-04Kansas Jayhawks at UCF Knights580,000
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
2025-09-13Iowa State Cyclones at Arkansas State Red Wolves523,000
2025-09-13Duke Blue Devils at Tulane Green Wave150,000
2025-09-13Oklahoma Sooners at Temple Owls787,000
2025-09-06Arizona State Sun Devils at Mississippi State Bulldogs980,000
2025-09-06Kansas Jayhawks at Missouri Tigers1,810,000
2025-09-06Virginia Cavaliers at NC State Wolfpack650,000
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
2025-04-21Western Conference First Round Game 2372,000
2025-04-21Western Conference First Round Game 1323,000
2025-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 1794,000
2025-01-04Buffalo Bulls at Liberty Flames1,140,000
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