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Sports Media Watch

9,046 telecasts with figures · 9,561 published claims
9,046
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
1,199 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
729 telecasts
3
Olympics
London 2012 Olympics — Opening Ceremony · 2012-07-27
40,700,000
81 telecasts
4
College Basketball
1979 NCAA championship game · 1979-03-26
35,110,000
762 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
78 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 9,027 · blend 372 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 9,376 · combined definition 23 · self-report 1
Provider attribution0% confirmed · 100% press-attributed

Confirmed means reconciled to the provider's own release; press-attributed figures cite the provider through the outlet.

Publishing2009-05-07 to 2026-09-10
Revisions23 revised figures · 94 supersede an earlier claim

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.

Methodology →
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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2026-09-07SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles4,070,000
2026-09-05Boston College Eagles at Cincinnati Bearcats1,100,000
2026-09-05Ohio Bobcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,120,000
2026-09-04Toledo Rockets at Michigan State Spartans873,000
2026-08-30Houston Astros at New York Mets1,500,000
2026-08-30TOUR Championship Round 44,760,000
2026-08-23BMW Championship Round 43,850,000
2026-08-23Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.3,280,000
2026-08-23Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers2,020,000
2026-08-23San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox1,700,000
2026-08-23NASCAR Cup New Hampshire1,690,000
2026-08-23Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky3,090,000
2026-08-22BMW Championship Round 32,430,000
2026-08-20WNBA Fever–Wings1,070,000
2026-08-16FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 43,790,000
2026-08-16MLB Cardinals–Cubs1,990,000
2026-08-16Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream2,580,000
2026-08-15FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 32,870,000
2026-08-15NASCAR Cup Richmond1,470,000
2026-08-13Field of Dreams1,660,000
2026-08-11New York Liberty at Indiana Fever2,010,000
2026-08-09NASCAR Cup Iowa1,860,000
2026-08-09Wyndham Championship Round 42,590,000
2026-08-08Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky2,560,000
2026-08-08Wyndham Championship Round 31,790,000
2026-08-06NFL Hall of Fame Game6,990,000
2026-08-05MLB Brewers–Pirates1,150,000
2026-08-04Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs923,000
2026-08-02Rocket Classic Round 43,230,000
2026-08-02Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx2,520,000
2026-08-02Los Angeles Sparks at Portland Fire1,200,000
2026-08-01New York Yankees at Chicago Cubssplit window2,830,000
2026-08-01Rocket Classic Round 32,260,000
2026-07-263M Open Round 43,710,000
2026-07-26New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies3,150,000
2026-07-26Brickyard 4002,370,000
2026-07-253M Open Round 32,040,000
2026-07-25WNBA All-Star Game3,160,000
2026-07-22Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs1,340,000
2026-07-20Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies1,750,000
2026-07-19The Open Round 43,490,000
2026-07-18New York Liberty at Indiana Fever2,580,000
2026-07-12NASCAR Cup Atlanta1,470,000
2026-07-12Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces2,640,000
2026-07-12Chicago Sky at Dallas Wings965,000
2026-07-11Wimbledon women's singles final1,940,000
2026-07-11New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx1,180,000
2026-07-09Morocco at France10,252,000
2026-07-08Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres687,000
2026-07-08Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds1,110,000
2026-07-08Indiana Fever at Los Angeles Sparks1,040,000
2026-07-06Belgium at United States33,090,000
2026-07-05eero 4002,100,000
2026-06-30Ecuador at Mexico10,430,000
2026-06-30Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees676,000
2026-06-29Morocco at Netherlands10,579,000
2026-06-28NASCAR Cup Sonoma1,800,000
2026-06-28WNBA Wings–Lynx1,260,000
2026-06-27New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox1,990,000
2026-06-24Mexico at Czechia12,300,000
2026-06-21Anduril 2502,280,000
2026-06-21U.S. Open Round 45,100,000
2026-06-20New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies2,450,000
2026-06-20Chicago Sky at Dallas Wings1,320,000
2026-06-18Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever816,000
2026-06-14MLB Red Sox–Rangers1,700,000
2026-06-14Stanley Cup Final Game 65,920,000
2026-06-13Morocco at Brazil11,200,000
2026-06-13NBA Finals Game 524,540,000
2026-06-12Paraguay at United States18,040,000
2026-06-11South Africa at Mexico7,186,000
2026-06-11Stanley Cup Final Game 55,840,000
2026-06-09Stanley Cup Final Game 45,345,000
2026-06-07the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday Round 43,340,000
2026-06-07NASCAR Cup Michigan2,070,000
2026-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 35,050,000
2026-06-04Stanley Cup Final Game 24,675,000
2026-06-04WNBA Fever–Dream686,000
2026-06-03NBA Finals Game 116,930,000
2026-06-02Stanley Cup Final Game 14,780,000
2026-05-31Cracker Barrel 4002,010,000
2026-05-30San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder15,900,000
2026-05-28NBA Thunder–Spurs11,590,000
2026-05-25New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals1,630,000
2026-05-24Indianapolis 5006,635,000
2026-05-24Coca-Cola 6003,060,000
2026-05-24Dallas Wings at New York Liberty1,300,000
2026-05-23NHL Hurricanes–Canadiens2,000,000
2026-05-22NHL Golden Knights–Avalanche2,100,000
2026-05-22Golden State Valkyries at Indiana Fever1,090,000
2026-05-21NBA Cavaliers–Knicks7,100,000
2026-05-21NHL Hurricanes–Canadiens1,700,000
2026-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 27,770,000
2026-05-20NHL Golden Knights–Avalanche2,100,000
2026-05-19Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks7,100,000
2026-05-18Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres2,960,000
2026-05-17NASCAR Cup Dover1,800,000
2026-05-17Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons6,530,000
2026-05-17PGA Championship Round 45,760,000
2026-05-16MLB Mariners–Padres2,500,000