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.

Methodology →
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 →
2019-11-02UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz prelims910,000
2019-11-01Navy Midshipmen at UConn Huskies742,000
2019-10-26Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles422,000
2019-10-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats584,000
2019-10-26UCF Knights at Temple Owls277,000
2019-10-25USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes773,000
2019-10-19Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars571,000
2019-10-19Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes799,000
2019-10-19Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers192,000
2019-10-16South Alabama Jaguars at Troy Trojans448,000
2019-10-12Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos555,000
2019-10-12Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars261,000
2019-10-12Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls232,000
2019-10-12Ole Miss Rebels at Missouri Tigers495,000
2019-10-10WNBA Finals Game 5440,000
2019-10-09Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns543,000
2019-10-08WNBA Finals Game 4312,000
2019-10-05Baylor Bears at Kansas State Wildcats418,000
2019-10-05San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams225,000
2019-10-05TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones403,000
2019-09-292019 Russian Grand Prix511,000
2019-09-28Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Nevada Wolf Pack254,000
2019-09-28Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Iowa Hawkeyes529,000
2019-09-28Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers460,000
2019-09-28UConn Huskies at UCF Knights322,000
2019-09-24Washington Mystics at Las Vegas Aces262,000
2019-09-21Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Alabama Crimson Tide1,290,000
2019-09-21Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams185,000
2019-09-21Old Dominion Monarchs at Virginia Cavaliers414,000
2019-09-14Arkansas State Red Wolves at Georgia Bulldogs951,000
2019-09-14Kent State Golden Flashes at Auburn Tigers625,000
2019-09-14Portland State Vikings at Boise State Broncos391,000
2019-09-14Oklahoma State Cowboys at Tulsa Golden Hurricane605,000
2019-09-11Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky247,000
2019-09-082019 Italian Grand Prix635,000
2019-09-07Tulane Green Wave at Auburn Tigers763,000
2019-09-07Murray State Racers at Georgia Bulldogs942,000
2019-09-07West Virginia Mountaineers at Missouri Tigers782,000
2019-09-06Marshall Thundering Herd at Boise State Broncos1,380,000
2019-07-142019 British Grand Prix591,000
2019-06-302019 Austrian Grand Prix640,000
2019-04-14IndyCar Long Beach260,000
2019-03-312019 Bahrain Grand Prix711,000
2019-01-01Mississippi State Bulldogs at Iowa Hawkeyes
2018-12-15CBB Bulldogs–Tar Heels1,470,000
2018-11-30Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls
2018-11-24Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers
2018-11-24Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals
2018-11-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-11-17Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles
2018-11-17UAB Blazers at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-11-16Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs
2018-11-14Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats
2018-11-13Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals
2018-11-10Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2018-11-10Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
2018-11-10Navy Midshipmen at UCF Knights
2018-11-10UNLV Rebels at San Diego State Aztecs
2018-11-09Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange
2018-11-07Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies
2018-11-03BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos470,000
2018-11-03Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes620,000
2018-11-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers1,092,000
2018-11-03Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins762,000
2018-11-02Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Cavaliers1,359,000
2018-10-30Miami (OH) RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls482,000
2018-10-27Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Fresno State Bulldogs
2018-10-27Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones
2018-10-27NC State Wolfpack at Syracuse Orange
2018-10-20Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins
2018-10-20UCF Knights at East Carolina Pirates
2018-10-20Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles
2018-10-20Maryland Terrapins at Iowa Hawkeyes
2018-10-13Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at BYU Cougars
2018-10-13Iowa Hawkeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
2018-10-13Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Cavaliers
2018-10-06Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-10-06Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2018-10-06Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers
2018-10-05Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars
2018-09-29USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats
2018-09-29Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils
2018-09-29Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
2018-09-29West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2018-09-28Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
2018-09-22Boston College Eagles at Purdue Boilermakers
2018-09-22Florida International Panthers at Miami Hurricanes
2018-09-22Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats
2018-09-21Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians487,000
2018-09-162018 Singapore Grand Prix469,000
2018-09-15Miami Hurricanes at Toledo Rockets
2018-09-12WNBA Finals Game 3519,000
2018-09-08Arkansas State Red Wolves at Alabama Crimson Tide
2018-09-08California Golden Bears at BYU Cougars
2018-09-08Southeastern Louisiana Lions at LSU Tigers
2018-09-07TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs
2018-07-05Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx257,000
2018-05-27San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs1,000,000
2018-04-152018 Chinese Grand Prix284,000
2018-04-082018 Bahrain Grand Prix683,000