Ratings Reference
Networks

ESPN2

619 telecasts with figures · 623 published claims
619
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-03

Top events · ESPN2

1
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
2026-05-01 · ESPN2
1,000,000
NHL
2
Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
2026-04-28 · ESPN2
990,000
NHL
3
Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams
2026-02-06 · ESPN2
250,000
College Basketball

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
NFL Bengals–Cowboys · 2024-12-10
18,700,000
3 telecasts
2
College Football
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns · 2023-10-07
7,870,000
382 telecasts
3
MLB
Home Run Derby · 2021-07-12
7,130,000
13 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
Bengals
NFL Bengals–Cowboys · 2024-12-10
18,700,000
2 telecasts
2
Cowboys
NFL Bengals–Cowboys · 2024-12-10
18,700,000
1 telecast
3
Rams
Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals · 2023-09-25
8,990,000
1 telecast
4
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns · 2023-10-07
7,870,000
3 telecasts
5
Texas
Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats · 2016-10-22
1,295,000
3 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 →
2022-07-032022 British Grand Prix1,240,000
2022-05-22Western Conference Second Round Game 31,170,000
2022-05-15NASCAR Cup Kansas2,340,000
2022-05-15Western Conference First Round Game 71,020,000
2022-05-02Western Conference First Round Game 1352,000
2022-04-07Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves1,370,000
2022-01-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Arkansas Razorbacks3,900,000
2021-12-052021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix923,000
2021-11-212021 Qatar Grand Prix845,000
2021-10-15WNBA Finals Game 3524,000
2021-10-102021 Turkish Grand Prix716,000
2021-10-08Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces297,000
2021-09-28Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun399,000
2021-09-18Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers2,100,000
2021-09-122021 Italian Grand Prix880,000
2021-09-10Kansas Jayhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1,300,000
2021-09-052021 Dutch Grand Prix864,000
2021-08-22Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians1,010,000
2021-07-12Home Run Derby7,130,000
2021-05-232021 Monaco Grand Prix934,000
2021-03-282021 Bahrain Grand Prix879,000
2020-12-12San Diego State Aztecs at BYU Cougars606,000
2020-12-12Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers239,000
2020-12-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats617,000
2020-12-062020 Sakhir Grand Prix717,000
2020-12-05Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Navy Midshipmen424,000
2020-12-05Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs642,000
2020-11-292020 Bahrain Grand Prix500,000
2020-11-28Troy Trojans at Appalachian State Mountaineers173,000
2020-11-28Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears494,000
2020-11-28Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers952,000
2020-11-21Arkansas State Red Wolves at Texas State Bobcats172,000
2020-11-21UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks1,080,000
2020-11-18Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas482,000
2020-11-14Army Black Knights at Tulane Green Wave218,000
2020-11-14SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane283,000
2020-11-13East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats720,000
2020-11-10Kent State Golden Flashes at Bowling Green Falcons192,000
2020-11-07UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes312,000
2020-11-07North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils390,000
2020-10-31TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears353,000
2020-10-31Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers669,000
2020-10-31Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs218,000
2020-10-30East Carolina Pirates at Tulsa Golden Hurricane331,000
2020-10-24Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs485,000
2020-10-24West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders685,000
2020-10-24Tulane Green Wave at UCF Knights296,000
2020-10-17Navy Midshipmen at East Carolina Pirates261,000
2020-10-17Massachusetts Minutemen at Georgia Southern Eagles130,000
2020-10-10UTSA Roadrunners at BYU Cougars317,000
2020-10-10UL Monroe Warhawks at Liberty Flames133,000
2020-10-10UTEP Miners at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs129,000
2020-10-03Arkansas State Red Wolves at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers133,000
2020-10-03Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs315,000
2020-10-03Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UCF Knights435,000
2020-10-02Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at BYU Cougars505,000
2020-10-02WNBA Finals Game 1344,000
2020-09-29Connecticut Sun at Las Vegas Aces209,000
2020-09-26Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns246,000
2020-09-19Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia State Panthers422,000
2020-09-19Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles282,000
2020-09-19Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at UTSA Roadrunners248,000
2020-09-12Charlotte 49ers at Appalachian State Mountaineers408,000
2020-09-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Florida State Seminoles3,520,000
2020-09-12Tulane Green Wave at South Alabama Jaguars516,000
2020-09-12UTSA Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats476,000
2020-08-30New York Yankees at New York Mets381,000
2020-07-31Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants142,000
2020-07-18New York Yankees at New York Mets410,000
2020-03-11CBB Tar Heels–Orange950,000
2020-01-21CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks433,000
2019-12-23UCF Knights at Marshall Thundering Herd1,150,000
2019-12-20Utah State Aggies at Kent State Golden Flashes1,250,000
2019-12-07Miami (OH) RedHawks at Central Michigan Chippewas358,000
2019-11-30Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils454,000
2019-11-30Fresno State Bulldogs at San José St Spartans231,000
2019-11-30Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars411,000
2019-11-30Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers612,000
2019-11-23Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats359,000
2019-11-23Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs323,000
2019-11-23Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers871,000
2019-11-23Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies571,000
2019-11-22Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys794,000
2019-11-20Toledo Rockets at Buffalo Bulls386,000
2019-11-19Eastern Michigan Eagles at Northern Illinois Huskies294,000
2019-11-16New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos224,000
2019-11-16Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars292,000
2019-11-16TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders562,000
2019-11-15Fresno State Bulldogs at San Diego State Aztecs530,000
2019-11-13Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets347,000
2019-11-12Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio Bobcats338,000
2019-11-09Appalachian State Mountaineers at South Carolina Gamecocks739,000
2019-11-09Louisville Cardinals at Miami Hurricanes330,000
2019-11-09Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs325,000
2019-11-09Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers429,000
2019-11-08UCF Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane787,000
2019-11-06Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ohio Bobcats359,000
2019-11-05Ball State Cardinals at Western Michigan Broncos212,000
2019-11-02BYU Cougars at Utah State Aggies592,000
2019-11-02Houston Cougars at UCF Knights736,000