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.

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 →
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
2014-11-15LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks1,850,000
2014-11-15Temple Owls at Penn State Nittany Lions817,000
2014-11-14Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UCF Knights738,000
2014-11-13East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats821,000
2014-11-12Kent State Golden Flashes at Bowling Green Falcons440,000
2014-11-11Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies600,000
2014-11-08Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles433,000
2014-11-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,050,000
2014-11-08Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats1,570,000
2014-11-07Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys603,000
2014-11-05Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals533,000
2014-11-04Bowling Green Falcons at Akron Zips340,000
2014-11-01Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,300,000
2014-11-01Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs414,000
2014-11-01Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions1,710,000
2014-10-31Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulane Green Wave648,000
2014-10-25Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers2,590,000
2014-10-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,130,000
2014-10-25Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal731,000
2014-10-24South Florida Bulls at Cincinnati Bearcats576,000
2014-10-21Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns374,000
2014-10-18Nevada Wolf Pack at BYU Cougars404,000
2014-10-18Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators1,160,000
2014-10-18Iowa Hawkeyes at Maryland Terrapins770,000
2014-10-14Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas State Bobcats436,000
2014-10-11USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats1,790,000
2014-10-11Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,050,000
2014-10-11Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines2,360,000
2014-10-04Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,130,000
2014-10-04Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini585,000
2014-10-04Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats1,260,000
2014-09-27Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes1,160,000
2014-09-27Wyoming Cowboys at Michigan State Spartans803,000
2014-09-26Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos838,000
2014-09-20Bowling Green Falcons at Wisconsin Badgers856,000
2014-09-20Miami Hurricanes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,820,000