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

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

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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
2015-06-062015 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Williams vs Lucie Safarova2,000,000
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
2015-05-02Eastern Conference Second Round Game 21,300,000
2015-04-26Western Conference First Round Game 62,000,000
2015-04-25Western Conference First Round Game 62,400,000
2015-04-19Western Conference First Round Game 32,000,000
2015-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 31,300,000
2015-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 22,200,000
2015-04-05NHL Penguins–Flyers1,500,000
2015-03-15NHL Red Wings–Penguins1,300,000
2015-02-28NHL Rangers–Flyers1,400,000
2015-02-22NHL Capitals–Flyers1,000,000
2015-02-08NHL Blackhawks–Blues1,200,000
2015-02-01Super Bowl XLIX114,810,000
2015-01-18NHL Rangers–Penguins1,500,000
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
2014-05-18Western Conference Final Game 12,200,000
2014-05-17Preakness Stakes9,600,000
2014-05-04Western Conference Second Round Game 22,200,000
2014-04-26Eastern Conference First Round Game 52,100,000
2014-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 21,900,000
2014-04-19Western Conference First Round Game 21,900,000
2014-03-16NHL Flyers–Penguins1,100,000
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
2014-02-17Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time23,500,000
2014-02-16Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time21,300,000
2014-02-15Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time17,100,000
2014-02-14Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time19,200,000
2014-02-13Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time22,900,000
2014-02-10Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time22,400,000
2014-02-09Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time26,300,000
2014-01-19NHL Bruins–Blackhawks1,600,000
2014-01-01NHL Winter Classic4,400,000
2013-12-15Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers16,400,000
2013-11-24Denver Broncos at New England Patriots26,500,000
2013-11-23BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,290,000
2013-11-10Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints21,100,000
2013-11-02Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,560,000
2013-10-19USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,460,000
2013-10-13Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys22,100,000
2013-10-05Arizona State Sun Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,680,000
2013-09-28Oklahoma Sooners at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,890,000
2013-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,790,000
2013-08-31Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,500,000
2013Stanley Cup Final - Blackhawks vs Bruins4 games
2013-06-12Stanley Cup Final Game 16,358,000
2013-06-19Stanley Cup Final Game 46,459,000
2013-06-22Stanley Cup Final Game 55,632,000
2013-06-24Stanley Cup Final Game 68,160,000
2013-06-08Belmont Stakes7,000,000
2013-06-082013 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova1,900,000
2013-05-18Preakness Stakes9,700,000
2013-05-04Kentucky Derby16,200,000
2013-04-27NHL Devils–Rangers565,000
2013-04-21NHL Devils–Rangers800,000
2013-03-31NHL Blackhawks–Red Wings1,100,000