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

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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2016-12-25Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs21,400,000
2016-12-22New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles17,900,000
2016-12-18Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys24,100,000
2016-12-15Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks14,700,000
2016-12-11Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants26,500,000
2016-12-08Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs17,400,000
2016-12-04Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks17,800,000
2016-12-01Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings21,800,000
2016-11-27Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos18,400,000
2016-11-24Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts20,900,000
2016-11-20Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins18,700,000
2016-11-19Virginia Tech Hokies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,449,000
2016-11-17New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers13,300,000
2016-11-13Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots22,500,000
2016-11-12Army Black Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,515,000
2016-11-06Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders18,300,000
2016-10-30Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys18,000,000
2016-10-29Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,634,000
2016-10-23Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals17,700,000
2016-10-16Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans13,600,000
2016-10-15Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,870,000
2016-10-09New York Giants at Green Bay Packers16,600,000
2016-10-02Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers18,100,000
2016-09-25Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys20,600,000
2016-09-24Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,627,000
2016-09-18Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings22,800,000
2016-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,987,000
2016-09-11New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals23,100,000
2016-09-10Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,451,000
2016-09-08Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos25,200,000
2016-09-04Southern 5004,600,000
2016-08-21Rio 2016 Olympics — Closing Ceremony17,000,000
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