Ratings Reference
Networks

NBC

957 telecasts with figures · 1,099 published claims
957
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top events · NBC

1
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
2026-09-09 · NBC
25,100,000
NFL
2
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2026-09-06 · NBC
7,421,000
College Football
3
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
2026-09-06 · NBC
5,136,000
College Football
4
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
2026-09-05 · NBC
4,135,000
College Football
5
Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky
2026-08-23 · NBC · Peacock
3,090,000
WNBA
6
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
2026-09-06 · NBC
2,157,000
MLB
7
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants
2026-09-07 · NBC · Peacock
1,890,000
MLB
8
San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
2026-08-23 · NBC
1,700,000
MLB
9
Houston Astros at New York Mets
2026-08-30 · NBC · Peacock
1,500,000
MLB

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
276 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 6 · 1980-10-21
54,860,000
110 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
91 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
32 telecasts
2
Seahawks
Super Bowl XLIX · 2015-02-01
114,810,000
25 telecasts
3
Giants
Super Bowl XLVI · 2012-02-05
111,346,000
19 telecasts
4
Eagles
Super Bowl LII · 2018-02-04
104,016,000
28 telecasts
5
Rams
Super Bowl LVI · 2022-02-13
101,470,000
19 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

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

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2016-08-21Rio 2016 Olympics — Men's basketball gold medal game11,700,000
2016-08-20Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time15,400,000
2016-08-19Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time20,100,000
2016-08-18Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time21,700,000
2016-08-17Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time20,700,000
2016-08-16Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time24,100,000
2016-08-15Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time24,300,000
2016-08-14Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time26,700,000
2016-08-13Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time25,500,000
2016-08-12Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time24,000,000
2016-08-11Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time31,200,000
2016-08-10Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time26,400,000
2016-08-09Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time33,400,000
2016-08-08Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time28,900,000
2016-08-07Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time29,800,000
2016-08-06Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time20,600,000
2016-08-05Rio 2016 Olympics — Opening Ceremony26,500,000
2016Stanley Cup Final, Penguins vs Sharks4 games
2016-05-30Stanley Cup Final Game 14,081,000
2016-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 44,234,000
2016-06-09Stanley Cup Final Game 55,009,000
2016-06-12Stanley Cup Final Game 65,407,000
2016-06-11Belmont Stakes5,800,000
2016-06-05French Open men's singles final2,000,000
2016-05-21Western Conference Final Game 42,300,000
2016-05-21Preakness Stakes9,400,000
2016-05-07Kentucky Derby15,500,000
2016-01-03Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers24,300,000
2016-01-01NHL Winter Classic2,780,000
2015-12-27New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings17,900,000
2015-12-20Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles18,100,000
2015-12-13New England Patriots at Houston Texans21,000,000
2015-12-06Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers19,200,000
2015-11-29New England Patriots at Denver Broncos25,200,000
2015-11-26Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers27,800,000
2015-11-22Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals18,000,000
2015-11-15Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks19,400,000
2015-11-14Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,942,000
2015-11-08Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys23,000,000
2015-11-01Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos23,000,000
2015-10-25Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers20,600,000
2015-10-18New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts22,800,000
2015-10-17USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,958,000
2015-10-11San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants19,600,000
2015-10-10Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,639,000
2015-10-04Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints24,200,000
2015-09-27Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions22,100,000
2015-09-26Massachusetts Minutemen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,964,000
2015-09-20Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers26,400,000
2015-09-19Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,700,000
2015-09-13New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys26,800,000
2015-09-10Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots27,400,000
2015-09-06Southern 5005,900,000
2015-09-05Texas Longhorns at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,060,000
2015Stanley Cup Final, Blackhawks vs Lightning4 games
2015-06-03Stanley Cup Final Game 15,547,000
2015-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 26,549,000
2015-06-13Stanley Cup Final Game 55,267,000
2015-06-15Stanley Cup Final Game 68,005,000
2015-05-30Western Conference Final Game 74,600,000
2015-05-23Western Conference Final Game 42,800,000
2015-05-17Western Conference Final Game 12,100,000
2015-05-16Eastern Conference Final Game 11,900,000
2015-05-16Preakness Stakes8,900,000
2015-05-02Kentucky Derby16,000,000
2015-02-01Super Bowl XLIX114,810,000
2015-01-10Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots34,050,000
2015-01-03Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers27,940,000
2015-01-01NHL Winter Classic3,470,000
2014-12-28Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers20,710,000
2014-12-21Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals19,290,000
2014-12-14Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles24,250,000
2014-12-07New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers21,150,000
2014-11-30Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs21,110,000
2014-11-27Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers22,850,000
2014-11-23Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants22,380,000
2014-11-22Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,090,000
2014-11-16New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts20,820,000
2014-11-15Northwestern Wildcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,960,000
2014-11-09Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers18,130,000
2014-11-02Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers18,600,000
2014-10-26Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints18,800,000
2014-10-19San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos23,790,000
2014-10-12New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles18,090,000
2014-10-11North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,190,000
2014-10-05Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots19,390,000
2014-10-04Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,400,000
2014-09-28New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys22,680,000
2014-09-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers19,670,000
2014-09-14Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers22,160,000
2014-09-13Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,130,000
2014-09-07Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos23,690,000
2014-09-06Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,630,000
2014-09-04Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks26,910,000
2014Stanley Cup Final, Kings vs Rangers3 games
2014-06-04Stanley Cup Final Game 14,777,000
2014-06-07Stanley Cup Final Game 26,413,000
2014-06-13Stanley Cup Final Game 56,021,000
2014-05-17Preakness Stakes9,600,000
2014-02-23Sochi 2014 Olympics — Closing Ceremony15,100,000
2014-02-21Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time14,900,000
2014-02-20Sochi 2014 Olympics — Women's hockey gold medal game4,900,000
2014-02-19Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time20,200,000