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

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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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 the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2018-06-102018 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem1,620,000
2018-06-09Belmont Stakes12,700,000
2018Stanley Cup Final - Capitals vs Golden Knights3 games
2018-05-28Stanley Cup Final Game 15,195,000
2018-06-04Stanley Cup Final Game 45,061,000
2018-06-07Stanley Cup Final Game 56,588,000
2018-05-19Preakness Stakes7,900,000
2018-05-13THE PLAYERS Championship Round 45,800,000
2018-05-06Eastern Conference Second Round Game 52,100,000
2018-05-05Eastern Conference Second Round Game 54,260,000
2018-04-28Western Conference Second Round Game 22,200,000
2018-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 62,340,000
2018-04-15Eastern Conference First Round Game 32,280,000
2018-04-07NHL Rangers–Flyers759,000
2018-04-01Houston Open Round 43,900,000
2018-04-01NHL Bruins–Flyers1,250,000
2018-03-25NHL Flyers–Penguins1,100,000
2018-03-25WGC Dell Technologies Match Play Final day2,500,000
2018-03-18Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 45,000,000
2018-03-11NHL Bruins–Blackhawks1,080,000
2018-03-04WGC Mexico Championship Round 43,900,000
2018-03-03NHL Maple Leafs–Capitals1,110,000
2018-02-25NHL Blues–Predators966,000
2018-02-25PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Closing Ceremony14,800,000
2018-02-24PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time11,700,000
2018-02-23PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time12,900,000
2018-02-22PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time15,200,000
2018-02-21PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time14,100,000
2018-02-20PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time17,500,000
2018-02-19PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time16,300,000
2018-02-18PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time16,300,000
2018-02-16PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time16,600,000
2018-02-15PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time16,200,000
2018-02-14PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time17,000,000
2018-02-13PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time20,500,000
2018-02-12PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time20,300,000
2018-02-11PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time22,700,000
2018-02-10PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time21,400,000
2018-02-09PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Opening Ceremony27,800,000
2018-02-08PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time15,995,000
2018-02-04Super Bowl LII104,016,000
2018-01-21NHL Flyers–Capitals1,100,000
2018-01-14NHL Red Wings–Blackhawks763,000
2018-01-13Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles27,070,000
2018-01-06Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams22,815,000
2018-01-01NHL Winter Classic2,480,000
2017-12-25Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans16,918,000
2017-12-23Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers15,287,000
2017-12-17Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders19,191,000
2017-12-14Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts10,638,000
2017-12-10Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers17,200,000
2017-12-07New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons14,606,000
2017-12-03Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks19,693,000
2017-11-30Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys15,598,000
2017-11-26Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers18,954,000
2017-11-23New York Giants at Washington Redskins16,905,000
2017-11-19Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys21,059,000
2017-11-18Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,203,000
2017-11-16Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers13,513,000
2017-11-12New England Patriots at Denver Broncos17,510,000
2017-11-09Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals13,101,000
2017-11-05Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins14,360,000
2017-11-04Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,903,000
2017-10-29Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions13,862,000
2017-10-28NC State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,625,000
2017-10-22Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots19,240,000
2017-10-21USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,988,000
2017-10-15New York Giants at Denver Broncos16,158,000
2017-10-08Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans16,528,000
2017-10-01Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks16,731,000
2017-09-24Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins17,478,000
2017-09-17Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons20,237,000
2017-09-10New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys24,366,000
2017-09-09Georgia Bulldogs at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,088,000
2017-09-07Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots21,791,000
2017-09-02Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,580,000
2017-08-19Bristol Night Race3,800,000
2017Stanley Cup Final - Penguins vs Predators4 games
2017-05-29Stanley Cup Final Game 14,854,000
2017-06-05Stanley Cup Final Game 45,654,000
2017-06-08Stanley Cup Final Game 54,382,000
2017-06-11Stanley Cup Final Game 66,985,000
2017-06-112017 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Stan Wawrinka1,600,000
2017-06-10Belmont Stakes4,900,000
2017-05-21Eastern Conference Final Game 52,000,000
2017-05-20Western Conference Final Game 52,400,000
2017-05-20Preakness Stakes7,500,000
2017-05-13Eastern Conference Final Game 12,900,000
2017-05-07Western Conference Second Round Game 61,400,000
2017-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,700,000
2017-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 62,100,000
2017-04-15Western Conference First Round Game 21,700,000
2017-04-15Eastern Conference First Round Game 21,100,000
2017-04-08NHL Capitals–Bruins665,000
2017-04-02NHL Bruins–Blackhawks1,200,000
2017-03-26NHL Wild–Red Wings946,000
2017-02-26NHL Bruins–Stars848,000
2017-02-25NHL Flyers–Penguins1,900,000
2017-02-19NHL Capitals–Rangers963,000
2017-02-19NHL Red Wings–Penguins1,300,000
2017-02-12NHL Red Wings–Wild1,200,000
2017-02-05NHL Kings–Capitals709,000