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.

Methodology →
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
2020-12-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks2,590,000
2020-12-12Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears1,030,000
2020-12-12LSU Tigers at Florida Gators4,620,000
2020-12-11Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats1,020,000
2020-12-05Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers2,800,000
2020-12-05Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears1,010,000
2020-12-05West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones1,220,000
2020-12-05Oregon State Beavers at Utah Utes702,000
2020-12-04Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,010,000
2020-12-02CBB Fighting Illini–Bears1,040,000
2020-12-02CBB Mountaineers–Bulldogs1,410,000
2020-12-02CBB Longhorns–Tar Heels473,000
2020-12-01CBB Spartans–Blue Devils1,960,000
2020-12-01CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats1,770,000
2020-11-30Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles11,380,000
2020-11-28Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators2,510,000
2020-11-28LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies4,150,000
2020-11-28Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans2,550,000
2020-11-27Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers2,800,000
2020-11-27UCF Knights at South Florida Bulls529,000
2020-11-23Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers12,610,000
2020-11-21Appalachian State Mountaineers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers848,000
2020-11-21Tennessee Volunteers at Auburn Tigers2,050,000
2020-11-21Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights1,580,000
2020-11-21USC Trojans at Utah Utes1,330,000
2020-11-20Syracuse Orange at Louisville Cardinals1,030,000
2020-11-19Tulane Green Wave at Tulsa Golden Hurricane532,000
2020-11-17Akron Zips at Kent State Golden Flashes957,000
2020-11-16Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears11,450,000
2020-11-14Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators2,440,000
2020-11-14Colorado Buffaloes at Stanford Cardinal826,000
2020-11-14Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies1,960,000
2020-11-11Toledo Rockets at Western Michigan Broncos722,000
2020-11-09New England Patriots at New York Jets10,220,000
2020-11-07Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes1,070,000
2020-11-07Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners681,000
2020-11-07Texas A&M Aggies at South Carolina Gamecocks876,000
2020-11-06Miami Hurricanes at NC State Wolfpack1,870,000
2020-11-04Ohio Bobcats at Central Michigan Chippewas711,000
2020-11-02Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants11,700,000
2020-10-31Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide2,000,000
2020-10-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at BYU Cougars788,000
2020-10-31Memphis Tigers at Cincinnati Bearcats679,000
2020-10-31Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes1,150,000
2020-10-30Minnesota Golden Gophers at Maryland Terrapins1,910,000
2020-10-29South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia Southern Eagles441,000
2020-10-26Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams10,500,000
2020-10-24Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns1,150,000
2020-10-24Texas State Bobcats at BYU Cougars716,000
2020-10-24South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers2,430,000
2020-10-24NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels1,000,000
2020-10-23Tulsa Golden Hurricane at South Florida Bulls561,000
2020-10-22Arkansas State Red Wolves at Appalachian State Mountaineers384,000
2020-10-19Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys11,320,000
2020-10-17Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks2,570,000
2020-10-17Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,430,000
2020-10-16BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars1,160,000
2020-10-16SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave832,000
2020-10-15Georgia State Panthers at Arkansas State Red Wolves698,000
2020-10-14Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns721,000
2020-10-12Los Angeles Chargers at New Orleans Saints10,690,000
2020-10-10Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels4,890,000
2020-10-10Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,120,000
2020-10-10Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies3,100,000
2020-10-09Louisville Cardinals at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,020,000
2020-10-08Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars418,000
2020-10-06WNBA Finals Game 3570,000
2020-10-05Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers8,650,000
2020-10-03Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,220,000
2020-10-03South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators2,520,000
2020-10-03Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks905,000
2020-10-02St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres2,600,000
2020-10-01Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics1,930,000
2020-10-01Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers1,850,000
2020-10-01St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres2,330,000
2020-09-28Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens14,700,000
2020-09-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 63,450,000