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.

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 →
2021-04-14NBA Mavericks–Grizzlies942,000
2021-04-12NBA 76ers–Mavericks853,000
2021-04-11Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves1,550,000
2021-04-07NBA Jazz–Suns1,160,000
2021-04-07NBA Pelicans–Nets1,000,000
2021-04-06New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies550,000
2021-04-05Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox483,000
2021-04-04Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels1,610,000
2021-04-04Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies593,000
2021-04-01Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics655,000
2021-04-01Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees910,000
2021-04-01Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies884,000
2021-03-31NBA Bucks–Lakers1,330,000
2021-03-31NBA Mavericks–Celtics1,070,000
2021-03-26NBA Celtics–Bucks940,000
2021-03-26NBA Hawks–Warriors918,000
2021-03-17NBA Bucks–76ers931,000
2021-03-17NBA Clippers–Mavericks1,150,000
2021-03-14CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide1,600,000
2021-03-14CBB Bearcats–Cougars893,000
2021-03-13CBB Beavers–Buffaloes1,160,000
2021-03-13CBB Yellow Jackets–Seminoles1,800,000
2021-03-13CBB Cowboys–Longhorns1,650,000
2021-03-06CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels1,870,000
2021-03-06CBB Fighting Illini–Buckeyes1,500,000
2021-03-04CBB Spartans–Wolverines1,000,000
2021-03-04CBB Longhorns–Sooners545,000
2021-03-03NBA Nets–Rockets1,090,000
2021-03-03NBA Warriors–Trail Blazers1,320,000
2021-02-26NBA Pacers–Celtics949,000
2021-02-26NBA Trail Blazers–Lakers1,350,000
2021-02-25CBB Hawkeyes–Wolverines1,190,000
2021-02-24Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz1,330,000
2021-02-24NBA Warriors–Pacers1,140,000
2021-02-23CBB Gators–Tigers271,000
2021-02-23CBB Jayhawks–Longhorns744,000
2021-02-22CBB Orange–Blue Devils827,000
2021-02-22CBB Red Raiders–Cowboys590,000
2021-02-21Brooklyn Nets at LA Clippers1,510,000
2021-02-20CBB Cavaliers–Blue Devils1,230,000
2021-02-19NBA Bulls–76ers972,000
2021-02-19NBA Jazz–Clippers1,250,000
2021-02-17NBA Rockets–76ers749,000
2021-02-17NBA Heat–Warriors1,050,000
2021-02-14NBA Lakers–Nuggets1,270,000
2021-02-14NBA Trail Blazers–Mavericks1,150,000
2021-02-12NBA Grizzlies–Lakers1,260,000
2021-02-12NBA Pelicans–Mavericks1,040,000
2021-02-10NBA Bucks–Suns780,000
2021-02-05NBA Celtics–Clippers1,290,000
2021-02-05NBA Raptors–Nets1,130,000
2021-02-03NBA Pacers–Bucks701,000
2021-02-03NBA Suns–Pelicans984,000
2021-02-02CBB Bears–Longhorns704,000
2021-02-02CBB Fighting Illini–Hoosiers713,000
2021-02-01CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes718,000
2021-02-01CBB Sooners–Red Raiders722,000
2021-01-29NBA Bucks–Pelicans1,130,000
2021-01-29NBA Mavericks–Jazz1,180,000
2021-01-27NBA Lakers–76ers1,780,000
2021-01-26CBB Yellow Jackets–Blue Devils667,000
2021-01-22NBA Celtics–76ers1,170,000
2021-01-22NBA Nuggets–Suns1,230,000
2021-01-20NBA Suns–Rockets901,000
2021-01-15NBA Mavericks–Bucks1,310,000
2021-01-15NBA Pelicans–Lakers1,640,000
2021-01-13NBA Pelicans–Clippers987,000
2021-01-13Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks1,180,000
2021-01-11CFP National Championship18,710,000
2021-01-08LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors1,590,000
2021-01-08NBA Hornets–Pelicans1,170,000
2021-01-02Oregon Ducks at Iowa State Cyclones6,680,000
2021-01-02NC State Wolfpack at Kentucky Wildcats2,710,000
2021-01-02Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels7,580,000
2021-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide18,890,000
2021-01-01Georgia Bulldogs at Cincinnati Bearcats8,720,000
2021-01-01Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers19,150,000
2020-12-31West Virginia Mountaineers at Army Black Knights3,740,000
2020-12-31Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,250,000
2020-12-30Florida Gators at Oklahoma Sooners5,770,000
2020-12-30Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Wisconsin Badgers1,980,000
2020-12-29Texas Longhorns at Colorado Buffaloes2,980,000
2020-12-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Miami Hurricanes3,200,000
2020-12-26CBB Wildcats–Cardinals1,310,000
2020-12-26Liberty Flames at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2,620,000
2020-12-26Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Georgia State Panthers923,000
2020-12-25Marshall Thundering Herd at Buffalo Bulls2,110,000
2020-12-25Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers7,010,000
2020-12-24Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Houston Cougars1,900,000
2020-12-23Memphis Tigers at Florida Atlantic Owls1,270,000
2020-12-23Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Georgia Southern Eagles923,000
2020-12-23Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns1,220,000
2020-12-22UCF Knights at BYU Cougars1,550,000
2020-12-22Tulane Green Wave at Nevada Wolf Pack914,000
2020-12-21Appalachian State Mountaineers at North Texas Mean Green637,000
2020-12-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals12,720,000
2020-12-19Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins596,000
2020-12-19Texas A&M Aggies at Tennessee Volunteers1,660,000
2020-12-18Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls875,000
2020-12-14Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns12,420,000