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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.

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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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2025-12-31Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes19,000,000
2025-12-31Michigan Wolverines at Texas Longhorns9,050,000
2025-12-29Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons12,800,000
2025-12-28Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills28,800,000
2025-12-27Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at BYU Cougars8,700,000
2025-12-27Virginia Cavaliers at Missouri Tigers6,000,000
2025-12-27Baltimore Ravens at Green Bay Packers9,720,000
2025-12-25Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs21,060,000
2025-12-25Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders19,900,000
2025-12-22San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts19,800,000
2025-12-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lionssplit window28,550,000
2025-12-21New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens21,600,000
2025-12-20Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears21,337,000
2025-12-20Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders15,460,000
2025-12-18Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks15,360,000
2025-12-16San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks3,070,000
2025-12-15Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers13,200,000
2025-12-13Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,840,000
2025-12-09Florida Gators at UConn Huskies1,300,000
2025-12-09New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors1,140,000
2025-12-08Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers20,400,000
2025-12-072025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix1,530,000
2025-12-07Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers28,000,000
2025-12-06Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide16,860,000
2025-12-06BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders8,990,000
2025-12-04Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions19,390,000
2025-12-01New York Giants at New England Patriots12,300,000
2025-11-29LSU Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners6,380,000
2025-11-29Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers2,220,000
2025-11-28Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs5,230,000
2025-11-28Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles16,330,000
2025-11-27Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks6,810,000
2025-11-27CBB Michigan State–North Carolina6,500,000
2025-11-27Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys57,230,000
2025-11-27NFL Packers–Lions47,700,000
2025-11-26Gonzaga Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines1,100,000
2025-11-26CBB Jayhawks–Volunteers926,000
2025-11-25CBB Tigers–Wolverines787,000
2025-11-25CBB Volunteers–Cougars798,000
2025-11-24Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers13,400,000
2025-11-22Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Longhorns5,610,000
2025-11-22Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators4,760,000
2025-11-22Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners5,370,000
2025-11-222025 Las Vegas Grand Prix1,520,000
2025-11-20Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans14,190,000
2025-11-17Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders17,900,000
2025-11-16Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncossplit window28,890,000
2025-11-16Washington Commanders at Miami Dolphins5,650,000
2025-11-15Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels2,500,000
2025-11-15Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats3,760,000
2025-11-15Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,960,000
2025-11-14Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals2,560,000
2025-11-13New York Jets at New England Patriots13,450,000
2025-11-10Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers20,600,000
2025-11-09Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49erssplit window23,110,000
2025-11-09New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window18,210,000
2025-11-09Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts5,760,000
2025-11-08LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,540,000
2025-11-08BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,980,000
2025-11-08Georgia Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,320,000
2025-11-08Syracuse Orange at Miami Hurricanes1,200,000
2025-11-08Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers4,870,000
2025-11-08Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Cavaliers734,000
2025-11-06Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos13,930,000
2025-11-03Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys16,200,000
2025-11-02NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race2,770,000
2025-11-02Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills30,840,000
2025-11-02Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window18,460,000
2025-11-01Cincinnati Bearcats at Utah Utes819,000
2025-11-01Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators7,790,000
2025-11-01Miami Hurricanes at SMU Mustangs1,500,000
2025-11-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,190,000
2025-11-01Oklahoma Sooners at Tennessee Volunteers4,810,000
2025-11-01South Carolina Gamecocks at Ole Miss Rebels1,320,000
2025-11-01Vanderbilt Commodores at Texas Longhorns4,510,000
2025-11-01World Series Game 725,980,000
2025-10-31NBA Celtics–76ers961,000
2025-10-31NBA Lakers–Grizzlies1,200,000
2025-10-30Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins12,360,000
2025-10-29World Series Game 514,570,000
2025-10-29NBA Cavaliers–Celtics1,280,000
2025-10-29NBA Lakers–Timberwolves1,360,000
2025-10-27World Series Game 311,410,000
2025-10-27Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs17,600,000
2025-10-26Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncossplit window25,330,000
2025-10-22NBA Cavaliers–Knicks2,170,000
2025-10-22NBA Spurs–Mavericks2,490,000
2025-10-20Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions18,800,000
2025-10-19Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboyssplit window25,630,000
2025-10-19Los Angeles Rams at Jacksonville Jaguars5,260,000
2025-10-17Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers4,500,000
2025-10-12Denver Broncos at New York Jets5,450,000
2025-10-12Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs24,500,000
2025-10-10WNBA Finals Game 41,400,000
2025-10-09Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers5,600,000
2025-10-08Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers3,700,000
2025-10-08Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers2,560,000
2025-10-07Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees4,960,000
2025-10-07NHL Avalanche–Kings511,000
2025-10-07NHL Penguins–Rangers1,090,000