Ratings Reference
Networks

ESPN

2,614 telecasts with figures · 2,713 published claims
2,614
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top events · ESPN

1
North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs
2026-08-29 · ESPN · Disney+
4,900,000
College Football
2
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles
2026-09-07 · ESPN
4,070,000
College Football
3
Colorado Buffaloes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2026-09-03 · ESPN
3,734,000
College Football
4
Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans
2026-08-20 · ESPN
3,400,000
NFL
5
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
2026-08-29 · ESPN
3,200,000
College Football
6
Texas State Bobcats at Texas Longhorns
2026-09-05 · ESPN
2,309,000
College Football
7
2026 US Open tennis, day 12 of 15 (Thursday, September 10)
2026-09-10 · ESPN
2,200,000
Tennis
8
Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
2026-08-23 · ESPN
2,020,000
MLB
9
Miami Hurricanes at Stanford Cardinal
2026-09-04 · ESPN
1,978,000
College Football
10
Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo
2026-08-18 · ESPN
1,850,000
WNBA

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Houston Texans at New England Patriots · 2026-01-18
38,000,000
190 telecasts
2
College Football
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
906 telecasts
3
FIFA
2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Portugal · 2014-06-22
18,200,000
11 telecasts
4
NBA
Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 · 2018-05-27
13,591,000
619 telecasts
5
FIFA Women's
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Japan–United States · 2011-07-17
13,458,000
3 telecasts

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Texans
Houston Texans at New England Patriots · 2026-01-18
38,000,000
13 telecasts
2
Patriots
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills · 2021-12-06
14,910,000
11 telecasts
3
Chiefs
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs · 2025-01-18
33,800,000
14 telecasts
4
Oregon
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
29 telecasts
5
Ohio State
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2015-01-01
28,270,000
25 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 →
2014-12-31Boise State Broncos at Arizona Wildcats7,410,000
2014-12-31Mississippi State Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets8,940,000
2014-12-31Ole Miss Rebels at TCU Horned Frogs5,010,000
2014-12-30Georgia Bulldogs at Louisville Cardinals6,410,000
2014-12-30Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LSU Tigers5,320,000
2014-12-30Maryland Terrapins at Stanford Cardinal3,240,000
2014-12-29Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Longhorns5,760,000
2014-12-29Oklahoma Sooners at Clemson Tigers4,900,000
2014-12-29Texas A&M Aggies at West Virginia Mountaineers3,300,000
2014-12-27Boston College Eagles at Penn State Nittany Lions3,960,000
2014-12-27Cincinnati Bearcats at Virginia Tech Hokies2,920,000
2014-12-27Nebraska Cornhuskers at USC Trojans6,800,000
2014-12-26Illinois Fighting Illini at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2,340,000
2014-12-26NC State Wolfpack at UCF Knights3,270,000
2014-12-26Rutgers Scarlet Knights at North Carolina Tar Heels2,870,000
2014-12-24Central Michigan Chippewas at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers1,500,000
2014-12-24Fresno State Bulldogs at Rice Owls1,910,000
2014-12-23Marshall Thundering Herd at Northern Illinois Huskies2,250,000
2014-12-23Navy Midshipmen at San Diego State Aztecs2,460,000
2014-12-22BYU Cougars at Memphis Tigers1,320,000
2014-12-22Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals16,030,000
2014-12-20Western Michigan Broncos at Air Force Falcons1,450,000
2014-12-20South Alabama Jaguars at Bowling Green Falcons1,110,000
2014-12-20Nevada Wolf Pack at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2,250,000
2014-12-20Utah State Aggies at UTEP Miners1,920,000
2014-12-15New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears11,070,000
2014-12-08Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers13,960,000
2014-12-06Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears2,170,000
2014-12-06Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats1,310,000
2014-12-04UCF Knights at East Carolina Pirates1,040,000
2014-12-01Miami Dolphins at New York Jets11,750,000
2014-11-29Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide13,530,000
2014-11-29South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers2,020,000
2014-11-29Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles5,960,000
2014-11-28Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,050,000
2014-11-27LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies2,910,000
2014-11-24Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints10,870,000
2014-11-22Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes1,230,000
2014-11-22Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,360,000
2014-11-22Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers3,320,000
2014-11-20North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils1,440,000
2014-11-17Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans12,770,000
2014-11-15Arizona State Sun Devils at Oregon State Beavers1,870,000
2014-11-15Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,610,000
2014-11-15Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,810,000
2014-11-15Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,360,000
2014-11-13California Golden Bears at USC Trojans1,270,000
2014-11-10Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles11,310,000
2014-11-08Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles1,910,000
2014-11-08Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats2,740,000
2014-11-08Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes2,700,000
2014-11-06Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,900,000
2014-11-03Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants12,360,000
2014-11-01Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins2,550,000
2014-11-01Auburn Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels5,800,000
2014-11-01Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,940,000
2014-10-30Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals4,970,000
2014-10-27Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys18,810,000
2014-10-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies1,760,000
2014-10-25Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats3,060,000
2014-10-25Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers4,950,000
2014-10-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,780,000
2014-10-24BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos1,020,000
2014-10-23Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies1,220,000
2014-10-20Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers13,280,000
2014-10-18Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils1,310,000
2014-10-18Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers2,170,000
2014-10-18Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners3,390,000
2014-10-18Tennessee Volunteers at Ole Miss Rebels2,700,000
2014-10-17Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos1,620,000
2014-10-16Virginia Tech Hokies at Pittsburgh Panthers1,360,000
2014-10-13San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams12,710,000
2014-10-11Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks3,650,000
2014-10-11Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange1,950,000
2014-10-11Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies4,090,000
2014-10-10Washington State Cougars at Stanford Cardinal1,310,000
2014-10-09BYU Cougars at UCF Knights1,340,000
2014-10-06Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins13,120,000
2014-10-04LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers3,740,000
2014-10-04Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs4,100,000
2014-10-04Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins2,030,000
2014-10-03Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars1,170,000
2014-10-03Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange1,640,000
2014-10-02Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks2,380,000
2014-10-02UCF Knights at Houston Cougars744,000
2014-09-29New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs14,430,000
2014-09-27Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs4,720,000
2014-09-27Missouri Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks3,380,000
2014-09-27Oregon State Beavers at USC Trojans2,690,000
2014-09-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,840,000
2014-09-22Chicago Bears at New York Jets13,270,000
2014-09-20Virginia Cavaliers at BYU Cougars1,640,000
2014-09-20Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies3,140,000
2014-09-20Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers3,470,000
2014-09-20Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars3,180,000
2014-09-19Connecticut Huskies at South Florida Bulls1,360,000
2014-09-18Auburn Tigers at Kansas State Wildcats3,850,000
2014-09-15Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts14,890,000
2014-09-13USC Trojans at Boston College Eagles1,750,000
2014-09-13East Carolina Pirates at Virginia Tech Hokies2,560,000