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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.

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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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2013-11-02Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,560,000
2013-11-02Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,390,000
2013-11-02West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs484,000
2013-11-02UTEP Miners at Texas A&M Aggies1,120,000
2013-11-01USC Trojans at Oregon State Beavers1,770,000
2013-10-31Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington State Cougars896,000
2013-10-31South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars1,130,000
2013-10-31Rice Owls at North Texas Mean Green108,000
2013-10-31Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Troy Trojans73,000
2013-10-30Cincinnati Bearcats at Memphis Tigers437,000
2013-10-29Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat5,370,000
2013-10-29LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers3,570,000
2013-10-28Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams10,800,000
2013-10-26Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,030,000
2013-10-26Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks212,000
2013-10-26California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies399,000
2013-10-26Clemson Tigers at Maryland Terrapins2,330,000
2013-10-26Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies525,000
2013-10-26NC State Wolfpack at Florida State Seminoles3,330,000
2013-10-26Fresno State Bulldogs at San Diego State Aztecs749,000
2013-10-26West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas State Wildcats493,000
2013-10-26Louisville Cardinals at South Florida Bulls605,000
2013-10-26Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Miami Hurricanes885,000
2013-10-26Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,130,000
2013-10-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Missouri Tigers3,050,000
2013-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes4,060,000
2013-10-26Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners3,800,000
2013-10-26Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers2,230,000
2013-10-26UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks3,670,000
2013-10-26Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs676,000
2013-10-25Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars1,970,000
2013-10-24Kentucky Wildcats at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,330,000
2013-10-24Marshall Thundering Herd at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders91,000
2013-10-22Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Arkansas State Red Wolves767,000
2013-10-19Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide2,330,000
2013-10-19Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies6,730,000
2013-10-19Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears221,000
2013-10-19Oregon State Beavers at California Golden Bears946,000
2013-10-19Connecticut Huskies at Cincinnati Bearcats56,000
2013-10-19Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers5,680,000
2013-10-19Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores2,400,000
2013-10-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes5,340,000
2013-10-19Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks1,960,000
2013-10-19LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels2,600,000
2013-10-19Maryland Terrapins at Wake Forest Demon Deacons179,000
2013-10-19Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern Wildcats821,000
2013-10-19USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,460,000
2013-10-19TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,180,000
2013-10-19Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks1,140,000
2013-10-19South Carolina Gamecocks at Tennessee Volunteers3,370,000
2013-10-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers770,000
2013-10-19ALCS Game 69,040,000
2013-10-18UCF Knights at Louisville Cardinals2,220,000
2013-10-18NLCS Game 66,010,000
2013-10-17Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels2,180,000
2013-10-17ALCS Game 58,570,000
2013-10-16NLCS Game 53,730,000
2013-10-16ALCS Game 48,090,000
2013-10-15Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers456,000
2013-10-15NLCS Game 45,790,000
2013-10-15ALCS Game 35,790,000
2013-10-14NLCS Game 34,830,000
2013-10-13ALCS Game 28,350,000
2013-10-13Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys22,100,000
2013-10-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats2,560,000
2013-10-12Baylor Bears at Kansas State Wildcats1,400,000
2013-10-12Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers3,460,000
2013-10-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at BYU Cougars358,000
2013-10-12California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins966,000
2013-10-12Florida Gators at LSU Tigers5,020,000
2013-10-12Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs3,010,000
2013-10-12Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans958,000
2013-10-12Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders442,000
2013-10-12Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland Terrapins353,000
2013-10-12Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions4,040,000
2013-10-12Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns4,710,000
2013-10-12Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels5,110,000
2013-10-12Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies1,770,000
2013-10-12Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies388,000
2013-10-12Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UTEP Miners148,000
2013-10-12NLCS Game 23,450,000
2013-10-12ALCS Game 16,800,000
2013-10-11Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats872,000
2013-10-11NLCS Game 15,450,000
2013-10-10Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans535,000
2013-10-10Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Louisville Cardinals1,660,000
2013-10-10New York Giants at Chicago Bears7,800,000
2013-10-10WNBA Finals Game 3321,000
2013-10-08WNBA Finals Game 2328,000
2013-10-06WNBA Finals Game 1391,000
2013-10-05Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,390,000
2013-10-05Arizona State Sun Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,680,000
2013-10-05Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators1,550,000
2013-10-05Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers943,000
2013-10-05West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears539,000
2013-10-05Washington State Cougars at California Golden Bears358,000
2013-10-05Maryland Terrapins at Florida State Seminoles2,290,000
2013-10-05Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Miami Hurricanes857,000
2013-10-05Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers5,610,000
2013-10-05Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers781,000