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.

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2016-12-31Washington Huskies at Alabama Crimson Tide19,344,000
2016-12-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers19,237,000
2016-12-31Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kentucky Wildcats2,647,000
2016-12-30Michigan Wolverines at Florida State Seminoles11,461,000
2016-12-30Georgia Bulldogs at TCU Horned Frogs3,128,000
2016-12-30Nebraska Cornhuskers at Tennessee Volunteers5,026,000
2016-12-29Arkansas Razorbacks at Virginia Tech Hokies4,963,000
2016-12-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes4,551,000
2016-12-29South Florida Bulls at South Carolina Gamecocks2,308,000
2016-12-28West Virginia Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes4,252,000
2016-12-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Northwestern Wildcats2,425,000
2016-12-27Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green1,615,000
2016-12-27Boise State Broncos at Baylor Bears2,282,000
2016-12-27Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington State Cougars4,046,000
2016-12-27Temple Owls at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,100,000
2016-12-26Maryland Terrapins at Boston College Eagles3,019,000
2016-12-26Miami (OH) RedHawks at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,045,000
2016-12-26Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys18,600,000
2016-12-24Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors1,359,000
2016-12-23Eastern Michigan Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs1,371,000
2016-12-23Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Navy Midshipmen2,341,000
2016-12-23Ohio Bobcats at Troy Trojans2,512,000
2016-12-22Idaho Vandals at Colorado State Rams1,143,000
2016-12-21BYU Cougars at Wyoming Cowboys2,380,000
2016-12-20Memphis Tigers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers1,581,000
2016-12-19Central Michigan Chippewas at Tulsa Golden Hurricane794,000
2016-12-19Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins11,200,000
2016-12-17Appalachian State Mountaineers at Toledo Rockets1,483,000
2016-12-17UT San Antonio Roadrunners at New Mexico Lobos1,391,000
2016-12-12Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots12,900,000
2016-12-05Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets8,100,000
2016-12-03Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers926,000
2016-12-03San Diego State Aztecs at Wyoming Cowboys713,000
2016-11-28Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles13,100,000
2016-11-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers2,656,000
2016-11-26Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals1,564,000
2016-11-26Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions3,715,000
2016-11-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats1,672,000
2016-11-25Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,787,000
2016-11-25NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels1,384,000
2016-11-24LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies2,774,000
2016-11-21Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders11,800,000
2016-11-19Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,076,000
2016-11-19Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines4,769,000
2016-11-19Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,843,000
2016-11-19USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins2,301,000
2016-11-17Louisville Cardinals at Houston Cougars2,432,000
2016-11-14Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants10,700,000
2016-11-12Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide3,257,000
2016-11-12LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,351,000
2016-11-12California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars1,005,000
2016-11-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins2,291,000
2016-11-10North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils1,551,000
2016-11-07Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks11,300,000
2016-11-05Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers2,057,000
2016-11-05Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears2,007,000
2016-11-05Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines2,320,000
2016-11-05Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans1,477,000
2016-11-03Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones1,399,000
2016-10-31Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears10,500,000
2016-10-29Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans4,647,000
2016-10-29Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers3,770,000
2016-10-29Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes3,657,000
2016-10-27California Golden Bears at USC Trojans1,107,000
2016-10-27Virginia Tech Hokies at Pittsburgh Panthers1,848,000
2016-10-24Houston Texans at Denver Broncos11,200,000
2016-10-22Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,130,000
2016-10-22Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,241,000
2016-10-22Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers2,669,000
2016-10-21Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears1,516,000
2016-10-21South Florida Bulls at Temple Owls1,300,000
2016-10-20BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos986,000
2016-10-20Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies1,400,000
2016-10-17New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals8,400,000
2016-10-16WNBA Finals Game 4512,000
2016-10-15Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks2,540,000
2016-10-15Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles961,000
2016-10-15Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners1,775,000
2016-10-15UCLA Bruins at Washington State Cougars1,311,000
2016-10-14Mississippi State Bulldogs at BYU Cougars1,475,000
2016-10-14Duke Blue Devils at Louisville Cardinals1,881,000
2016-10-10Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers9,100,000
2016-10-08Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks4,444,000
2016-10-08Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,918,000
2016-10-08Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,218,000
2016-10-08Washington State Cougars at Stanford Cardinal1,754,000
2016-10-07Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles1,659,000
2016-10-06Temple Owls at Memphis Tigers626,000
2016-10-03New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings13,200,000
2016-10-01Kentucky Wildcats at Alabama Crimson Tide3,190,000
2016-10-01Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins1,027,000
2016-10-01North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles1,743,000
2016-10-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange2,104,000
2016-09-30Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies3,333,000
2016-09-29Connecticut Huskies at Houston Cougars1,421,000
2016-09-26Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints8,000,000
2016-09-24Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies3,872,000
2016-09-24LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers4,098,000
2016-09-24Georgia Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels2,696,000
2016-09-23TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs1,357,000