Ratings Reference
Networks

NBC

1,181 telecasts with figures · 1,434 published claims
1,181
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top events · NBC

1
Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks
2026-10-25 · NBC
26,300,000
NFL
2
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
2026-10-18 · NBC
24,656,000
NFL
3
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
2026-10-04 · NBC
19,506,000
NFL
4
Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons
2026-10-11 · NBC
17,022,000
NFL
5
Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks
2026-10-20 · NBC
5,980,000
NBA
6
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
2026-10-20 · NBC
3,890,000
NBA
7
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
2026-10-10 · NBC
2,920,000
College Football
8
NASCAR Cup Talladega
2026-10-25 · NBC
2,581,000
NASCAR
9
Washington Huskies at USC Trojans
2026-10-03 · NBC
2,560,000
College Football
10
Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins
2026-10-17 · NBC
2,050,000
College Football

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
301 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 6 · 1980-10-21
54,860,000
125 telecasts
3
Olympics
London 2012 Olympics — Opening Ceremony · 2012-07-27
40,700,000
76 telecasts
4
NBA
NBA Finals Game 6 · 1998-06-14
35,890,000
96 telecasts
5
College Basketball
1979 NCAA championship game · 1979-03-26
35,110,000
6 telecasts

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Patriots
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
34 telecasts
2
Seahawks
Super Bowl XLIX · 2015-02-01
114,810,000
28 telecasts
3
Giants
Super Bowl XLVI · 2012-02-05
111,346,000
20 telecasts
4
Eagles
Super Bowl LII · 2018-02-04
104,016,000
30 telecasts
5
Rams
Super Bowl LVI · 2022-02-13
101,470,000
21 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

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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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2000-06-07NBA Finals Game 115,340,000
2000-02-13NBA All-Star Game10,520,000
1999World Series - Braves vs Yankees4 games
1999-10-23World Series Game 122,035,000
1999-10-24World Series Game 222,825,000
1999-10-26World Series Game 324,116,000
1999-10-27World Series Game 425,848,000
1999NBA Finals - Knicks vs Spurs5 games
1999-06-16NBA Finals Game 116,570,000
1999-06-18NBA Finals Game 213,980,000
1999-06-21NBA Finals Game 317,010,000
1999-06-23NBA Finals Game 416,760,000
1999-06-25NBA Finals Game 515,530,000
1998NBA Finals - Bulls vs Jazz6 games
1998-06-03NBA Finals Game 126,700,000
1998-06-05NBA Finals Game 226,300,000
1998-06-07NBA Finals Game 325,700,000
1998-06-10NBA Finals Game 428,790,000
1998-06-12NBA Finals Game 530,600,000
1998-06-14NBA Finals Game 635,890,000
1998-02-08NBA All-Star Game16,930,000
1998-01-25Super Bowl XXXII90,000,000
1997World Series - Guardians vs Marlins7 games
1997-10-18World Series Game 116,810,000
1997-10-19World Series Game 222,460,000
1997-10-21World Series Game 322,190,000
1997-10-22World Series Game 422,070,000
1997-10-23World Series Game 524,200,000
1997-10-25World Series Game 623,740,000
1997-10-26World Series Game 737,990,000
1997NBA Finals - Bulls vs Jazz6 games
1997-06-01NBA Finals Game 124,710,000
1997-06-04NBA Finals Game 222,270,000
1997-06-06NBA Finals Game 320,950,000
1997-06-08NBA Finals Game 426,360,000
1997-06-11NBA Finals Game 530,260,000
1997-06-13NBA Finals Game 628,700,000
1997-02-09NBA All-Star Game16,900,000
1996NBA Finals - Bulls vs Thunder6 games
1996-06-05NBA Finals Game 1
1996-06-07NBA Finals Game 2
1996-06-09NBA Finals Game 3
1996-06-12NBA Finals Game 4
1996-06-14NBA Finals Game 5
1996-06-16NBA Finals Game 6
1996-02-11NBA All-Star Game17,460,000
1996-01-28Super Bowl XXX94,080,000
1995World Series - Braves vs Guardians3 games
1995-10-22World Series Game 229,350,000
1995-10-24World Series Game 328,720,000
1995-10-28World Series Game 630,280,000
1995NBA Finals - Magic vs Rockets4 games
1995-06-07NBA Finals Game 1
1995-06-09NBA Finals Game 2
1995-06-11NBA Finals Game 3
1995-06-14NBA Finals Game 4
1995-02-12NBA All-Star Game15,780,000
1994NBA Finals - Knicks vs Rockets7 games
1994-06-08NBA Finals Game 1
1994-06-10NBA Finals Game 2
1994-06-12NBA Finals Game 3
1994-06-15NBA Finals Game 4
1994-06-17NBA Finals Game 5
1994-06-19NBA Finals Game 6
1994-06-22NBA Finals Game 7
1994-02-13NBA All-Star Game13,670,000
1994-01-30Super Bowl XXVIII90,000,000
1993NBA Finals - Bulls vs Suns6 games
1993-06-09NBA Finals Game 1
1993-06-11NBA Finals Game 2
1993-06-13NBA Finals Game 3
1993-06-16NBA Finals Game 4
1993-06-18NBA Finals Game 5
1993-06-20NBA Finals Game 632,100,000
1993-02-21NBA All-Star Game22,910,000
1993-01-31Super Bowl XXVII90,990,000
1992NBA Finals - Bulls vs Trail Blazers6 games
1992-06-03NBA Finals Game 1
1992-06-05NBA Finals Game 2
1992-06-07NBA Finals Game 3
1992-06-10NBA Finals Game 4
1992-06-12NBA Finals Game 5
1992-06-14NBA Finals Game 6
1992-02-09NBA All-Star Game18,830,000
1991NBA Finals - Bulls vs Lakers5 games
1991-06-02NBA Finals Game 1
1991-06-05NBA Finals Game 2
1991-06-07NBA Finals Game 3
1991-06-09NBA Finals Game 4
1991-06-12NBA Finals Game 5
1991-02-10NBA All-Star Game10,610,000
1989-01-22Super Bowl XXIII81,590,000
1988World Series - Athletics vs Dodgers5 games
1988-10-15World Series Game 130,350,000
1988-10-16World Series Game 234,700,000
1988-10-18World Series Game 334,990,000
1988-10-19World Series Game 433,960,000
1988-10-20World Series Game 538,800,000
1986World Series - Mets vs Red Sox7 games
1986-10-18World Series Game 133,100,000
1986-10-19World Series Game 232,340,000
1986-10-21World Series Game 333,200,000
1986-10-22World Series Game 434,490,000
1986-10-23World Series Game 538,710,000
1986-10-25World Series Game 644,510,000
1986-10-27World Series Game 752,100,000
1986-01-26Super Bowl XX92,570,000
1984World Series - Padres vs Tigers5 games
1984-10-09World Series Game 133,860,000
1984-10-10World Series Game 232,010,000
1984-10-12World Series Game 326,810,000
1984-10-13World Series Game 418,020,000
1984-10-14World Series Game 528,580,000
1983-01-30Super Bowl XVII81,770,000
1982-10-20World Series Game 749,930,000