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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,414 published claims
11,099
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-29

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,700,000
1,270 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
810 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
792 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
80 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 11,349 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,703 · combined definition 25 · 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.

Publishing2008-10-22 to 2026-10-29
Revisions45 revised figures · 111 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.

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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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2026-10-27World Series Game 413,480,000
2026-10-26World Series Game 38,300,000
2026-10-24Golden State Valkyries at Atlanta Dream1,660,000
2026-10-23World Series Game 112,260,000
2026-10-21Golden State Valkyries at Atlanta Dream1,710,000
2026-10-20Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks5,980,000
2026-10-20Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons1,980,000
2026-10-20Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs3,890,000
2026-10-17Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars9,160,000
2026-10-17North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils583,000
2026-10-17Atlanta Dream at Golden State Valkyries1,760,000
2026-10-14Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers6,740,000
2026-10-13Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays5,100,000
2026-10-12Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers7,040,000
2026-10-12Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays2,800,000
2026-10-12Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams19,800,000
2026-10-11Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers10,720,000
2026-10-10Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide12,240,000
2026-10-10Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners9,820,000
2026-10-10Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians4,400,000
2026-10-08Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox3,800,000
2026-10-08Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys16,725,000
2026-10-05Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints11,900,000
2026-10-04Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiderssplit window28,450,000
2026-10-04Las Vegas Aces at Golden State Valkyries1,120,000
2026-10-04New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream1,200,000
2026-10-03Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers5,370,000
2026-10-03San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers2,500,000
2026-10-03New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays3,510,000
2026-10-02Dallas Wings at Golden State Valkyries1,200,000
2026-10-01Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves6,130,000
2026-10-01Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns16,587,000
2026-09-30Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics1,200,000
2026-09-30Golden State Valkyries at Dallas Wings1,400,000
2026-09-29Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever1,420,000
2026-09-29Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty1,060,000
2026-09-27Presidents Cup Round 42,000,000
2026-09-27Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces2,110,000
2026-09-27Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream425,000
2026-09-26Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators8,290,000
2026-09-26Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals1,020,000
2026-09-26Texas Longhorns at Tennessee Volunteers9,750,000
2026-09-26Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies1,340,000
2026-09-20Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs24,300,000
2026-09-20Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboyssplit window27,212,000
2026-09-18Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo1,320,000
2026-09-17Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills18,950,000
2026-09-07SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles4,070,000
2026-09-06NASCAR Cup Darlington1,980,000
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
2026-08-29North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs4,900,000
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
2026-08-05WNBA Valkyries–Fever1,085,000
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 Phillies2,910,000
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
2026-07-17Seattle Storm at Indiana Fever1,020,000
2026-07-13Home Run Derby5,300,000
2026-07-12NASCAR Cup Atlanta1,470,000
2026-07-12Wimbledon men's singles final2,440,000
2026-07-12Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces2,640,000
2026-07-12Chicago Sky at Dallas Wings965,000
2026-07-112026 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Linda Noskova vs Karolina Muchova1,940,000
2026-07-11New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx1,180,000