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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.

Methodology →
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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2016-12-31Washington Huskies at Alabama Crimson Tide19,344,000
2016-12-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers19,237,000
2016-12-31Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kentucky Wildcats2,647,000
2016-12-31LSU Tigers at Louisville Cardinals6,390,000
2016-12-30Michigan Wolverines at Florida State Seminoles11,461,000
2016-12-30Georgia Bulldogs at TCU Horned Frogs3,128,000
2016-12-30Nebraska Cornhuskers at Tennessee Volunteers5,026,000
2016-12-30Stanford Cardinal at North Carolina Tar Heels2,926,000
2016-12-29Arkansas Razorbacks at Virginia Tech Hokies4,963,000
2016-12-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes4,551,000
2016-12-29South Florida Bulls at South Carolina Gamecocks2,308,000
2016-12-28Indiana Hoosiers at Utah Utes2,628,000
2016-12-28West Virginia Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes4,252,000
2016-12-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Northwestern Wildcats2,425,000
2016-12-27Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green1,615,000
2016-12-27Boise State Broncos at Baylor Bears2,282,000
2016-12-27Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington State Cougars4,046,000
2016-12-27Temple Owls at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,100,000
2016-12-26Maryland Terrapins at Boston College Eagles3,019,000
2016-12-26Miami (OH) RedHawks at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,045,000
2016-12-26NC State Wolfpack at Vanderbilt Commodores1,270,000
2016-12-26Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys18,600,000
2016-12-25Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs21,400,000
2016-12-25Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers14,800,000
2016-12-24Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors1,359,000
2016-12-24Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans6,300,000
2016-12-24Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saintssplit window15,400,000
2016-12-24Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packerssplit window18,400,000
2016-12-23Eastern Michigan Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs1,371,000
2016-12-23Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Navy Midshipmen2,341,000
2016-12-23Ohio Bobcats at Troy Trojans2,512,000
2016-12-22Idaho Vandals at Colorado State Rams1,143,000
2016-12-22New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles17,900,000
2016-12-21BYU Cougars at Wyoming Cowboys2,380,000
2016-12-20Memphis Tigers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers1,581,000
2016-12-19Central Michigan Chippewas at Tulsa Golden Hurricane794,000
2016-12-19Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins11,200,000
2016-12-18New England Patriots at Denver Broncossplit window25,000,000
2016-12-18Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys24,100,000
2016-12-18Detroit Lions at New York Giantssplit window18,700,000
2016-12-17Appalachian State Mountaineers at Toledo Rockets1,483,000
2016-12-17Houston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs3,744,000
2016-12-17UT San Antonio Roadrunners at New Mexico Lobos1,391,000
2016-12-17Miami Dolphins at New York Jets4,400,000
2016-12-15Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks14,700,000
2016-12-12Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots12,900,000
2016-12-11Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window12,300,000
2016-12-11Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants26,500,000
2016-12-11Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packerssplit window25,300,000
2016-12-10Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights7,940,000
2016-12-08Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs17,400,000
2016-12-05Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets8,100,000
2016-12-04New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window25,400,000
2016-12-04Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saintssplit window12,200,000
2016-12-04Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks17,800,000
2016-12-03Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators11,093,000
2016-12-03Arkansas State Red Wolves at Texas State Bobcats228,000
2016-12-03Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,011,000
2016-12-03Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies5,338,000
2016-12-03Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles269,000
2016-12-03Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers926,000
2016-12-03Temple Owls at Navy Midshipmen2,050,000
2016-12-03Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners4,817,000
2016-12-03Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions9,189,000
2016-12-03San Diego State Aztecs at Wyoming Cowboys713,000
2016-12-02Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies5,671,000
2016-12-02Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio Bobcats1,358,000
2016-12-01Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings21,800,000
2016-11-28Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles13,100,000
2016-11-27Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos18,400,000
2016-11-27Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window16,800,000
2016-11-27Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiderssplit window23,500,000
2016-11-26Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,242,000
2016-11-26Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars320,000
2016-11-26UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears579,000
2016-11-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers2,656,000
2016-11-26Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes3,060,000
2016-11-26Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes505,000
2016-11-26Florida Atlantic Owls at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders4,000
2016-11-26Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles6,437,000
2016-11-26Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers181,000
2016-11-26West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones594,000
2016-11-26Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals1,564,000
2016-11-26Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Marshall Thundering Herd133,000
2016-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes16,841,000
2016-11-26Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions3,715,000
2016-11-26Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs121,000
2016-11-26Wyoming Cowboys at New Mexico Lobos333,000
2016-11-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans5,695,000
2016-11-26Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies453,000
2016-11-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats1,672,000
2016-11-25Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers2,498,000
2016-11-25Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,787,000
2016-11-25Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulsa Golden Hurricane526,000
2016-11-25Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers3,093,000
2016-11-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes4,169,000
2016-11-25NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels1,384,000
2016-11-25TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns986,000
2016-11-25Toledo Rockets at Western Michigan Broncos665,000
2016-11-25Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars2,818,000