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Sports Media Watch

11,092 telecasts with figures · 12,414 published claims
11,092
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-31

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,700,000
1,264 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
807 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 11,335 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,698 · 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 2026-10-31
Revisions42 revised figures · 105 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.

Methodology →
2014-05-04Western Conference Second Round Game 22,200,000
2014-05-01Eastern Conference Second Round Game 11,900,000
2014-04-30Eastern Conference First Round Game 71,100,000
2014-04-26Eastern Conference First Round Game 52,100,000
2014-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 21,900,000
2014-04-19Western Conference First Round Game 21,900,000
2014-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 2850,000
2014-04-13Masters Tournament Round 411,100,000
2014-04-07Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies21,196,000
2014-04-05UConn Huskies at Florida Gators11,654,000
2014-04-05Kentucky Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers16,250,000
2014-04-02NHL Bruins–Red Wings744,000
2014-03-16NHL Flyers–Penguins1,100,000
2014-02-23Sochi 2014 Olympics — Closing Ceremony15,100,000
2014-02-21Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time14,900,000
2014-02-20Sochi 2014 Olympics — Women's hockey gold medal game4,900,000
2014-02-19Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time20,200,000
2014-02-18Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time18,900,000
2014-02-17Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time23,500,000
2014-02-16Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time21,300,000
2014-02-15Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time17,100,000
2014-02-14Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time19,200,000
2014-02-13Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time22,900,000
2014-02-10Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time22,400,000
2014-02-09Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time26,300,000
2014-02-08Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time25,100,000
2014-01-29NHL Rangers–Islanders682,000
2014-01-262014 Australian Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - The Stanislas Wawrinka vs Rafael Nadal670,000
2014-01-252014 Australian Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Li Na vs Dominika Cibulková390,000
2014-01-19NFC Championship Game55,911,000
2014-01-19AFC Championship Game51,300,000
2014-01-19NHL Bruins–Blackhawks1,600,000
2014-01-05Arkansas State Red Wolves at Ball State Cardinals1,710,000
2014-01-04Vanderbilt Commodores at Houston Cougars2,570,000
2014-01-03Clemson Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes11,400,000
2014-01-03Oklahoma State Cowboys at Missouri Tigers6,540,000
2014-01-02Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide16,340,000
2014-01-01UCF Knights at Baylor Bears11,300,000
2014-01-01Nebraska Cornhuskers at Georgia Bulldogs4,520,000
2014-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at LSU Tigers5,440,000
2014-01-01Stanford Cardinal at Michigan State Spartans18,640,000
2014-01-01UNLV Rebels at North Texas Mean Green332,000
2014-01-01Wisconsin Badgers at South Carolina Gamecocks9,590,000
2013-12-31Arizona Wildcats at Boston College Eagles2,050,000
2013-12-31Duke Blue Devils at Texas A&M Aggies8,690,000
2013-12-31Rice Owls at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,470,000
2013-12-31Virginia Tech Hokies at UCLA Bruins3,680,000
2013-12-30Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,510,000
2013-12-30Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,120,000
2013-12-30Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Navy Midshipmen1,650,000
2013-12-30Oregon Ducks at Texas Longhorns7,550,000
2013-12-28Cincinnati Bearcats at North Carolina Tar Heels4,770,000
2013-12-28Michigan Wolverines at Kansas State Wildcats4,380,000
2013-12-28Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals5,750,000
2013-12-28Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,840,000
2013-12-27BYU Cougars at Washington Huskies3,750,000
2013-12-27Marshall Thundering Herd at Maryland Terrapins2,580,000
2013-12-27Syracuse Orange at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,990,000
2013-12-26Pittsburgh Panthers at Bowling Green Falcons3,350,000
2013-12-26Utah State Aggies at Northern Illinois Huskies3,280,000
2013-12-24Boise State Broncos at Oregon State Beavers2,730,000
2013-12-23Ohio Bobcats at East Carolina Pirates1,270,000
2013-12-21Buffalo Bulls at San Diego State Aztecs2,060,000
2013-12-21Washington State Cougars at Colorado State Rams2,770,000
2013-12-21Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans3,320,000
2013-12-21Tulane Green Wave at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2,070,000
2013-12-15Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers16,400,000
2013-12-14Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen6,220,000
2013-12-09Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears16,200,000
2013-12-07Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils1,450,000
2013-12-07Missouri Tigers at Auburn Tigers14,350,000
2013-12-07Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears3,760,000
2013-12-07Duke Blue Devils at Florida State Seminoles5,660,000
2013-12-07Utah State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs1,700,000
2013-12-07Marshall Thundering Herd at Rice Owls449,000
2013-12-07Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans13,900,000
2013-12-07Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys7,280,000
2013-12-07South Florida Bulls at Rutgers Scarlet Knights200,000
2013-12-07UCF Knights at SMU Mustangs1,440,000
2013-12-06Bowling Green Falcons at Northern Illinois Huskies1,870,000
2013-12-05Louisville Cardinals at Cincinnati Bearcats1,570,000
2013-11-30Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers13,780,000
2013-11-30Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs636,000
2013-11-30New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos453,000
2013-11-30Clemson Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks3,140,000
2013-11-30Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels818,000
2013-11-30Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators3,150,000
2013-11-30Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,530,000
2013-11-30Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers464,000
2013-11-30Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks366,000
2013-11-30Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats607,000
2013-11-30Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines9,500,000
2013-11-30Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers5,720,000
2013-11-30Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal3,330,000
2013-11-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers2,220,000
2013-11-30Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Connecticut Huskies92,000
2013-11-30San Diego State Aztecs at UNLV Rebels203,000
2013-11-30UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans3,450,000
2013-11-30Virginia Tech Hokies at Virginia Cavaliers367,000
2013-11-29Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers4,960,000