Ratings Reference
Publishers

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 →
2013-11-29Bowling Green Falcons at Buffalo Bulls168,000
2013-11-29Florida Intl Golden Panthers at Florida Atlantic Owls46,000
2013-11-29SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars325,000
2013-11-29Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,980,000
2013-11-29Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers2,120,000
2013-11-29Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks2,180,000
2013-11-29South Florida Bulls at UCF Knights1,220,000
2013-11-29Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies1,720,000
2013-11-28Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,640,000
2013-11-28Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns1,030,000
2013-11-26Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies881,000
2013-11-24Denver Broncos at New England Patriots26,500,000
2013-11-24Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants27,900,000
2013-11-23Arizona State Sun Devils at UCLA Bruins2,640,000
2013-11-23Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys6,620,000
2013-11-23BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,290,000
2013-11-23California Golden Bears at Stanford Cardinal225,000
2013-11-23Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons737,000
2013-11-23Idaho Vandals at Florida State Seminoles631,000
2013-11-23Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs953,000
2013-11-23Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,030,000
2013-11-23Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones352,000
2013-11-23Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats1,070,000
2013-11-23Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers7,510,000
2013-11-23Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes542,000
2013-11-23Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,540,000
2013-11-23Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,810,000
2013-11-23Missouri Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels2,420,000
2013-11-23Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers933,000
2013-11-23Vanderbilt Commodores at Tennessee Volunteers1,460,000
2013-11-22Navy Midshipmen at San Jose State Spartans680,000
2013-11-21Rice Owls at UAB Blazers79,000
2013-11-21Rutgers Scarlet Knights at UCF Knights972,000
2013-11-20Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets1,050,000
2013-11-19Buffalo Bulls at Miami (OH) RedHawks130,000
2013-11-19Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio Bobcats435,000
2013-11-18New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers15,800,000
2013-11-16Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs4,490,000
2013-11-16Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers5,320,000
2013-11-16Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears3,080,000
2013-11-16Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos603,000
2013-11-16Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils634,000
2013-11-16Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks2,310,000
2013-11-16Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles4,410,000
2013-11-16Houston Cougars at Louisville Cardinals348,000
2013-11-16Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini2,890,000
2013-11-16Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers1,200,000
2013-11-16Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners735,000
2013-11-16San Jose State Spartans at Nevada Wolf Pack123,000
2013-11-16Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns2,190,000
2013-11-16Troy Trojans at Ole Miss Rebels271,000
2013-11-16Utah Utes at Oregon Ducks747,000
2013-11-16Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans5,010,000
2013-11-15Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins1,740,000
2013-11-14Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers2,060,000
2013-11-14Marshall Thundering Herd at Tulsa Golden Hurricane155,000
2013-11-13Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies1,040,000
2013-11-13Miami (OH) RedHawks at Kent State Golden Flashes147,000
2013-11-12Buffalo Bulls at Toledo Rockets182,000
2013-11-10Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints21,100,000
2013-11-09LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide11,900,000
2013-11-09UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats1,510,000
2013-11-09Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers2,770,000
2013-11-09BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers2,180,000
2013-11-09USC Trojans at California Golden Bears1,030,000
2013-11-09NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils411,000
2013-11-09Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,600,000
2013-11-09Fresno State Bulldogs at Wyoming Cowboys567,000
2013-11-09Houston Cougars at UCF Knights431,000
2013-11-09Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys302,000
2013-11-09Missouri Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats587,000
2013-11-09Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes1,990,000
2013-11-09Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines4,760,000
2013-11-09Penn State Nittany Lions at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,410,000
2013-11-09Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies4,530,000
2013-11-09Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,030,000
2013-11-09Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers2,650,000
2013-11-09Utah State Aggies at UNLV Rebels75,000
2013-11-08Air Force Falcons at New Mexico Lobos253,000
2013-11-08Louisville Cardinals at Connecticut Huskies1,040,000
2013-11-07Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears2,110,000
2013-11-07Troy Trojans at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns101,000
2013-11-07Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal5,730,000
2013-11-06Central Michigan Chippewas at Ball State Cardinals592,000
2013-11-05Bowling Green Falcons at Miami (OH) RedHawks167,000
2013-11-05Ohio Bobcats at Buffalo Bulls559,000
2013-11-04Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers16,100,000
2013-11-02Army Black Knights at Air Force Falcons331,000
2013-11-02Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks1,690,000
2013-11-02Virginia Tech Hokies at Boston College Eagles3,520,000
2013-11-02Clemson Tigers at Virginia Cavaliers1,240,000
2013-11-02Colorado Buffaloes at UCLA Bruins338,000
2013-11-02Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators4,920,000
2013-11-02Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles8,350,000
2013-11-02Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs470,000
2013-11-02Pittsburgh Panthers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets362,000
2013-11-02Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions2,020,000
2013-11-02Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats371,000
2013-11-02Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans5,170,000
2013-11-02Tennessee Volunteers at Missouri Tigers2,280,000