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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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2021-12-31Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide16,650,000
2021-12-31Washington State Cougars at Central Michigan Chippewas2,850,000
2021-12-30Pittsburgh Panthers at Michigan State Spartans7,650,000
2021-12-28Air Force Falcons at Louisville Cardinals2,730,000
2021-12-27Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints12,310,000
2021-12-26Buffalo Bills at New England Patriotssplit window14,970,000
2021-12-26Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefssplit window24,160,000
2021-12-26Washington at Dallas Cowboys17,280,000
2021-12-25NBA Celtics–Bucks4,930,000
2021-12-25NBA Hawks–Knicks2,920,000
2021-12-25NBA Mavericks–Jazz1,520,000
2021-12-25NBA Nets–Lakers5,750,000
2021-12-25NBA Warriors–Suns5,190,000
2021-12-25Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers28,590,000
2021-12-25Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals12,620,000
2021-12-23San Francisco 49ers at Tennessee Titans7,900,000
2021-12-21Washington at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window14,900,000
2021-12-20Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears15,840,000
2021-12-20Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns5,860,000
2021-12-19New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers18,060,000
2021-12-19Dallas Cowboys at New York Giantssplit window14,060,000
2021-12-19Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Ravens22,010,000
2021-12-19Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window12,920,000
2021-12-18New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts7,260,000
2021-12-17Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics1,740,000
2021-12-17NBA Lakers–Timberwolves1,600,000
2021-12-16Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers17,860,000
2021-12-15NBA Clippers–Jazz1,420,000
2021-12-15Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks1,880,000
2021-12-14Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks2,350,000
2021-12-14NBA Suns–Trail Blazers1,410,000
2021-12-13Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals15,900,000
2021-12-12Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers18,560,000
2021-12-12Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window21,420,000
2021-12-12Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefssplit window12,160,000
2021-12-12Dallas Cowboys at Washingtonsplit window15,700,000
2021-12-11Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,580,000
2021-12-11NBA Warriors–76ers3,070,000
2021-12-10Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns1,430,000
2021-12-10NBA Nets–Hawks1,260,000
2021-12-09Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings14,040,000
2021-12-08NBA Bucks–Heat1,260,000
2021-12-08NBA Trail Blazers–Warriors1,640,000
2021-12-08Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights199,000
2021-12-07NBA Celtics–Lakers1,630,000
2021-12-07NBA Nets–Mavericks1,320,000
2021-12-06New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills14,910,000
2021-12-052021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix923,000
2021-12-05Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window12,750,000
2021-12-05Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs17,510,000
2021-12-05Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window21,110,000
2021-12-04Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide15,270,000
2021-12-04USC Trojans at California Golden Bears390,000
2021-12-03NBA 76ers–Hawks1,210,000
2021-12-03NBA Suns–Warriors2,040,000
2021-12-02Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints16,690,000
2021-11-30New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets1,750,000
2021-11-30NBA Warriors–Suns2,380,000
2021-11-29Seattle Seahawks at Washington10,890,000
2021-11-28Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens16,230,000
2021-11-28Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Coltssplit window15,070,000
2021-11-28Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers37,000,000
2021-11-28Tennessee Titans at New England Patriotssplit window11,720,000
2021-11-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,890,000
2021-11-27Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,050,000
2021-11-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal2,740,000
2021-11-27Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys6,490,000
2021-11-26Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,960,000
2021-11-26Cincinnati Bearcats at East Carolina Pirates2,390,000
2021-11-26Colorado Buffaloes at Utah Utes1,550,000
2021-11-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,950,000
2021-11-26Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns2,860,000
2021-11-26Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies1,210,000
2021-11-25Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions26,750,000
2021-11-25Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints19,380,000
2021-11-25Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys38,530,000
2021-11-24NBA 76ers–Warriors2,100,000
2021-11-24Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics1,490,000
2021-11-23Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks1,740,000
2021-11-23NBA Nuggets–Trail Blazers1,350,000
2021-11-22New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers11,920,000
2021-11-212021 Qatar Grand Prix845,000
2021-11-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers14,550,000
2021-11-21Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefssplit window28,060,000
2021-11-21Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window17,280,000
2021-11-20Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide5,460,000
2021-11-20Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks2,030,000
2021-11-20Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers1,550,000
2021-11-20Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,460,000
2021-11-20Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners3,100,000
2021-11-20Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers3,530,000
2021-11-20Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,910,000
2021-11-20Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes4,820,000
2021-11-20UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans1,840,000
2021-11-19Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics1,740,000
2021-11-18New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons13,520,000
2021-11-17Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks1,470,000
2021-11-17NBA Mavericks–Suns1,360,000
2021-11-17NHL Blackhawks–Kraken373,000
2021-11-16NBA 76ers–Jazz1,260,000