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 →
2019-10-12Florida Gators at LSU Tigers6,450,000
2019-10-12South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs3,250,000
2019-10-12Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers1,570,000
2019-10-11Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes1,730,000
2019-10-10Syracuse Orange at NC State Wolfpack714,000
2019-10-07Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers11,130,000
2019-10-05Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers3,900,000
2019-10-05Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes893,000
2019-10-05Purdue Boilermakers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,500,000
2019-10-05Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal1,880,000
2019-10-04UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,440,000
2019-10-03Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates374,000
2019-10-01WNBA Finals Game 2499,000
2019-09-30Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers10,470,000
2019-09-29WNBA Finals Game 1234,000
2019-09-28UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats1,630,000
2019-09-28Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks2,580,000
2019-09-28Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers1,990,000
2019-09-28Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears1,250,000
2019-09-27Arizona State Sun Devils at California Golden Bears1,410,000
2019-09-27Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies1,200,000
2019-09-26Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers730,000
2019-09-25Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels368,000
2019-09-25New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays628,000
2019-09-24Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox531,000
2019-09-23Chicago Bears at Washington10,330,000
2019-09-21Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles1,540,000
2019-09-21Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators2,460,000
2019-09-21Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal1,370,000
2019-09-21UCLA Bruins at Washington State Cougars1,390,000
2019-09-20Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers511,000
2019-09-20Philadelphia Phillies at Cleveland Indians580,000
2019-09-19Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave1,030,000
2019-09-18Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves430,000
2019-09-17Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs918,000
2019-09-16Cleveland Browns at New York Jets11,800,000
2019-09-15Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets1,080,000
2019-09-14Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona Wildcats1,730,000
2019-09-14Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats3,140,000
2019-09-14Stanford Cardinal at UCF Knights967,000
2019-09-13Washington State Cougars at Houston Cougars2,070,000
2019-09-13North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,370,000
2019-09-11Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres563,000
2019-09-09Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders10,620,000
2019-09-09Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints13,080,000
2019-09-07BYU Cougars at Tennessee Volunteers1,600,000
2019-09-07Syracuse Orange at Maryland Terrapins1,280,000
2019-09-07Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans1,860,000
2019-09-02Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Louisville Cardinals5,600,000
2019-09-02Texas Rangers at New York Yankees759,000
2019-09-01New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies1,190,000
2019-08-31Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,650,000
2019-08-31Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores1,820,000
2019-08-31South Alabama Jaguars at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,780,000
2019-08-31South Carolina Gamecocks at North Carolina Tar Heels1,780,000
2019-08-30Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes1,280,000
2019-08-30Wisconsin Badgers at South Florida Bulls1,800,000
2019-08-29Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,680,000
2019-08-29UCLA Bruins at Cincinnati Bearcats1,630,000
2019-08-26St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers671,000
2019-08-25New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers2,390,000
2019-08-24Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators5,970,000
2019-08-18Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates1,760,000
2019-08-14Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies522,000
2019-08-12Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians785,000
2019-08-11Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants1,310,000
2019-08-07Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates522,000
2019-08-05Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs635,000
2019-08-04Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2,210,000
2019-07-31Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,050,000
2019-07-29Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals819,000
2019-07-282019 German Grand Prix688,000
2019-07-22Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays524,000
2019-07-21Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves1,330,000
2019-07-15Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies665,000
2019-07-14Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox2,030,000
2019-07-11Houston Astros at Texas Rangers1,200,000
2019-07-04Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates826,000
2019-06-23Los Angeles Angels at St. Louis Cardinals1,280,000
2019-06-17San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers786,000
2019-06-16Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers1,840,000
2019-06-09St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,570,000
2019-06-08UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes prelims964,000
2019-05-29Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros977,000
2019-05-27New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers725,000
2019-05-27Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox759,000
2019-05-27Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals521,000
2019-05-262019 Monaco Grand Prix908,000
2019-05-21Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants397,000
2019-05-21Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs768,000
2019-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 47,788,000
2019-05-19Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals1,310,000
2019-05-18Western Conference Finals Game 37,247,000
2019-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 27,877,000
2019-05-15St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves516,000
2019-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 17,315,000
2019-05-13Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies794,000
2019-05-12Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs1,710,000
2019-05-08Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees471,000
2019-05-06Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals504,000