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 →
2016-10-11WNBA Finals Game 2446,000
2016-10-08UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils783,000
2016-10-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,048,000
2016-10-08Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,282,000
2016-10-07SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane410,000
2016-10-05Georgia Southern Eagles at Arkansas State Red Wolves497,000
2016-10-01Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos358,000
2016-10-01Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,040,000
2016-10-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,146,000
2016-10-01Memphis Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels566,000
2016-09-30Toledo Rockets at BYU Cougars579,000
2016-09-24California Golden Bears at Arizona State Sun Devils643,000
2016-09-24BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers952,000
2016-09-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights815,000
2016-09-17UCLA Bruins at BYU Cougars764,000
2016-09-17North Dakota State Bison at Iowa Hawkeyes968,000
2016-09-17Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers1,191,000
2016-09-16Arizona State Sun Devils at UT San Antonio Roadrunners720,000
2016-09-10Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Alabama Crimson Tide2,467,000
2016-09-10Washington State Cougars at Boise State Broncos684,000
2016-09-10South Carolina Gamecocks at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,426,000
2016-09-10Wyoming Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,126,000
2016-09-09Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange1,730,000
2016-09-03Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Boston College Eagles682,000
2015-12-28Central Michigan Chippewas at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,486,000
2015-12-05Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers488,000
2015-12-04Bowling Green Falcons at Northern Illinois Huskies1,034,000
2015-11-28Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,023,000
2015-11-28Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs930,000
2015-11-28Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs347,000
2015-11-27Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers801,000
2015-11-21Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers780,000
2015-11-21Colorado Buffaloes at Washington State Cougars489,000
2015-11-21Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,218,000
2015-11-21Tennessee Volunteers at Missouri Tigers1,348,000
2015-11-20Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos966,000
2015-11-18Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies630,000
2015-11-17Toledo Rockets at Bowling Green Falcons527,000
2015-11-14Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars748,000
2015-11-14Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans1,006,000
2015-11-13USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes1,374,000
2015-11-11Bowling Green Falcons at Western Michigan Broncos665,000
2015-11-10Toledo Rockets at Central Michigan Chippewas561,000
2015-11-07California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks851,000
2015-11-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars396,000
2015-11-07Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels742,000
2015-11-07Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers653,000
2015-11-06Temple Owls at SMU Mustangs1,080,000
2015-11-05Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs261,000
2015-11-04Ohio Bobcats at Bowling Green Falcons622,000
2015-11-03Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets856,000
2015-10-31Vanderbilt Commodores at Houston Cougars392,000
2015-10-31Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions939,000
2015-10-30Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons629,000
2015-10-30Wyoming Cowboys at Utah State Aggies425,000
2015-10-24Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos605,000
2015-10-24Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,943,000
2015-10-24Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,747,000
2015-10-23Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs368,000
2015-10-22Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates679,000
2015-10-17TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones849,000
2015-10-17Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers970,000
2015-10-17Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies1,211,000
2015-10-16UNLV Rebels at Fresno State Bulldogs358,000
2015-10-14WNBA Finals Game 5583,000
2015-10-13Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars287,000
2015-10-10Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons257,000
2015-10-10Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes1,021,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers1,157,000
2015-10-09WNBA Finals Game 3432,000
2015-10-08SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars356,000
2015-10-06WNBA Finals Game 2410,000
2015-10-03Arkansas Razorbacks at Tennessee Volunteers2,291,000
2015-10-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos610,000
2015-10-03Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans1,266,000
2015-10-02Connecticut Huskies at BYU Cougars1,240,000
2015-10-02Memphis Tigers at South Florida Bulls1,155,000
2015-09-26Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers2,164,000
2015-09-26Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils775,000
2015-09-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arkansas Razorbacks1,914,000
2015-09-19Illinois Fighting Illini at North Carolina Tar Heels590,000
2015-09-12Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars1,027,000
2015-09-12Buffalo Bulls at Penn State Nittany Lions949,000
2015-09-12East Carolina Pirates at Florida Gators1,046,000
2015-09-12Fresno State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels630,000
2015-09-11Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes1,345,000
2015-01-01Auburn Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers6,420,000
2014-12-06Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Marshall Thundering Herd725,000
2014-12-06Temple Owls at Tulane Green Wave209,000
2014-12-05Northern Illinois Huskies at Bowling Green Falcons692,000
2014-11-29Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos427,000
2014-11-29Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals809,000
2014-11-29Pittsburgh Panthers at Miami Hurricanes678,000
2014-11-28UCF Knights at South Florida Bulls447,000
2014-11-25Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks564,000
2014-11-22Boise State Broncos at Wyoming Cowboys556,000
2014-11-22Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini977,000
2014-11-22Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Cavaliers1,130,000
2014-11-21San Jose State Spartans at Utah State Aggies391,000
2014-11-19Bowling Green Falcons at Toledo Rockets556,000