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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2013-12-31Arizona Wildcats at Boston College Eagles2,050,000
2013-12-31Duke Blue Devils at Texas A&M Aggies8,690,000
2013-12-31Rice Owls at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,470,000
2013-12-30Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,510,000
2013-12-30Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,120,000
2013-12-30Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Navy Midshipmen1,650,000
2013-12-30Oregon Ducks at Texas Longhorns7,550,000
2013-12-28Cincinnati Bearcats at North Carolina Tar Heels4,770,000
2013-12-28Michigan Wolverines at Kansas State Wildcats4,380,000
2013-12-28Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals5,750,000
2013-12-28Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,840,000
2013-12-27BYU Cougars at Washington Huskies3,750,000
2013-12-27Marshall Thundering Herd at Maryland Terrapins2,580,000
2013-12-27Syracuse Orange at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,990,000
2013-12-26Pittsburgh Panthers at Bowling Green Falcons3,350,000
2013-12-26Utah State Aggies at Northern Illinois Huskies3,280,000
2013-12-24Boise State Broncos at Oregon State Beavers2,730,000
2013-12-23Ohio Bobcats at East Carolina Pirates1,270,000
2013-12-21Buffalo Bulls at San Diego State Aztecs2,060,000
2013-12-21Washington State Cougars at Colorado State Rams2,770,000
2013-12-21Tulane Green Wave at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2,070,000
2013-12-07Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils1,450,000
2013-12-07UCF Knights at SMU Mustangs1,440,000
2013-12-05Louisville Cardinals at Cincinnati Bearcats1,570,000
2013-11-30Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators3,150,000
2013-11-30Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers5,720,000
2013-11-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers2,220,000
2013-11-29South Florida Bulls at UCF Knights1,220,000
2013-11-28Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,640,000
2013-11-23Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,540,000
2013-11-23Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,810,000
2013-11-23Missouri Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels2,420,000
2013-11-21Rutgers Scarlet Knights at UCF Knights972,000
2013-11-16Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs4,490,000
2013-11-16Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini2,890,000
2013-11-14Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers2,060,000
2013-11-09UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats1,510,000
2013-11-09Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers2,770,000
2013-11-09BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers2,180,000
2013-11-09Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes1,990,000
2013-11-07Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal5,730,000
2013-11-02Clemson Tigers at Virginia Cavaliers1,240,000
2013-11-02Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions2,020,000
2013-11-02Tennessee Volunteers at Missouri Tigers2,280,000
2013-10-31Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington State Cougars896,000
2013-10-31South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars1,130,000
2013-10-26Clemson Tigers at Maryland Terrapins2,330,000
2013-10-26Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,130,000
2013-10-26Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers2,230,000
2013-10-26UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks3,670,000
2013-10-25Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars1,970,000
2013-10-24Kentucky Wildcats at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,330,000
2013-10-19Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide2,330,000
2013-10-19Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks1,960,000
2013-10-19South Carolina Gamecocks at Tennessee Volunteers3,370,000
2013-10-18UCF Knights at Louisville Cardinals2,220,000
2013-10-17Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels2,180,000
2013-10-12Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs3,010,000
2013-10-12Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions4,040,000
2013-10-12Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels5,110,000
2013-10-11Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats872,000
2013-10-10Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Louisville Cardinals1,660,000
2013-10-06WNBA Finals Game 1391,000
2013-10-05Maryland Terrapins at Florida State Seminoles2,290,000
2013-10-05LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,240,000
2013-10-05Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal2,570,000
2013-10-04Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs913,000
2013-10-03Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones2,400,000
2013-09-28Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide4,020,000
2013-09-28Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars1,850,000
2013-09-27Utah State Aggies at San Jose State Spartans838,000
2013-09-26Virginia Tech Hokies at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,310,000
2013-09-21Arkansas Razorbacks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,620,000
2013-09-21Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers3,800,000
2013-09-21North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,330,000
2013-09-20Boise State Broncos at Fresno State Bulldogs2,120,000
2013-09-19Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,600,000
2013-09-14Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils2,530,000
2013-09-14Nevada Wolf Pack at Florida State Seminoles1,070,000
2013-09-14Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats2,280,000
2013-09-14Vanderbilt Commodores at South Carolina Gamecocks1,880,000
2013-09-13Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos2,000,000
2013-09-12TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,280,000
2013-09-07Florida Gators at Miami Hurricanes4,600,000
2013-09-07South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs7,050,000
2013-09-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines8,650,000
2013-09-02Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers4,470,000
2013-09-01Ohio Bobcats at Louisville Cardinals1,760,000
2013-08-31Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies5,170,000
2013-08-31LSU Tigers at TCU Horned Frogs3,170,000
2013-08-31Rice Owls at Texas A&M Aggies4,210,000
2013-08-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at SMU Mustangs2,130,000
2013-08-29North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks3,650,000
2013-08-29Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores2,740,000
2013-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 45,210,000
2013-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 34,941,000
2013-05-21Western Conference Finals Game 24,620,000