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.

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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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2018-10-13Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns
2018-10-13Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores
2018-10-12Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes
2018-10-12South Florida Bulls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2018-10-11Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs
2018-10-06Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
2018-10-06Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018-10-06Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-10-06Utah Utes at Stanford Cardinal
2018-10-05Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Louisville Cardinals
2018-10-04Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars
2018-10-01Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs2,530,000
2018-10-01Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers2,690,000
2018-10-01Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos13,210,000
2018-09-29Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-09-29Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-09-29Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers
2018-09-27North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
2018-09-24Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers12,010,000
2018-09-23Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians1,030,000
2018-09-22Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies
2018-09-22Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
2018-09-22Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers
2018-09-22Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
2018-09-21Florida Atlantic Owls at UCF Knights
2018-09-21Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans
2018-09-20Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls
2018-09-18St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves625,000
2018-09-17Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears11,720,000
2018-09-16Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals1,100,000
2018-09-15Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
2018-09-15Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange
2018-09-15Washington Huskies at Utah Utes
2018-09-14Georgia State Panthers at Memphis Tigers
2018-09-13Boston College Eagles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018-09-12Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs899,000
2018-09-10New York Jets at Detroit Lions10,300,000
2018-09-10Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders9,600,000
2018-09-09Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox1,480,000
2018-09-08Michigan State Spartans at Arizona State Sun Devils
2018-09-08Clemson Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-09-03Virginia Tech Hokies at Florida State Seminoles
2018-09-03New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics839,000
2018-09-03Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves681,000
2018-09-02Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros975,000
2018-09-01BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
2018-09-01Austin Peay Governors at Georgia Bulldogs
2018-09-01Cincinnati Bearcats at UCLA Bruins
2018-09-01Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2018-08-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-08-30Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2018-08-27Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Angels436,000
2018-08-26New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles1,420,000
2018-08-22St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers672,000
2018-08-21St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers605,000
2018-08-15Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies740,000
2018-08-13New York Mets at New York Yankees1,520,000
2018-08-12Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs1,950,000
2018-08-08Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals463,000
2018-08-06New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox646,000
2018-08-05New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,750,000
2018-07-30Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers427,000
2018-07-29Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,500,000
2018-07-23Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs609,000
2018-07-19St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,700,000
2018-07-15Wimbledon men's singles final1,640,000
2018-07-11Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox515,000
2018-07-09Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates458,000
2018-07-04St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks419,000
2018-07-04Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies683,000
2018-07-04Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati Reds664,000
2018-06-28Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox615,000
2018-06-24Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals1,200,000
2018-06-18Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels390,000
2018-06-13Washington Nationals at New York Yankees819,000
2018-06-07Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox543,000
2018-06-04Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants442,000
2018-06-03Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros1,400,000
2018-05-30Houston Astros at New York Yankees904,000
2018-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 713,591,000
2018-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,273,000
2018-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 57,511,000
2018-05-22Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers375,000
2018-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,939,000
2018-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,827,000
2018-05-15Eastern Conference Finals Game 28,417,000
2018-05-14Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals556,000
2018-05-13Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks1,200,000
2018-05-02New York Yankees at Houston Astros740,000
2018-04-30Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs558,000
2018-04-29New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels2,200,000
2018-04-25Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians420,000
2018-04-23Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees662,000
2018-04-22Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers1,280,000
2018-04-15Texas Rangers at Houston Astros1,400,000
2018-04-11NBA Bucks–76ers1,000,000
2018-04-11NBA Jazz–Trail Blazers1,100,000
2018-04-09NBA Pelicans–Clippers681,000
2018-04-04NBA Celtics–Raptors1,294,000
2018-04-04NBA Spurs–Lakers1,287,000