Ratings Reference
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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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2013-10-05Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes1,490,000
2013-10-05Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks471,000
2013-10-05LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,240,000
2013-10-05Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines4,420,000
2013-10-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats7,360,000
2013-10-05TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners2,020,000
2013-10-05Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal2,570,000
2013-10-04Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs913,000
2013-10-03Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones2,400,000
2013-10-03UCLA Bruins at Utah Utes596,000
2013-10-03Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Louisiana Monroe Warhawks81,000
2013-10-01NHL Capitals–Blackhawks935,000
2013-09-28Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide4,020,000
2013-09-28USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils1,560,000
2013-09-28Arizona Wildcats at Washington Huskies1,820,000
2013-09-28Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks2,760,000
2013-09-28Army Black Knights at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs129,000
2013-09-28Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Boise State Broncos329,000
2013-09-28Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers362,000
2013-09-28Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats950,000
2013-09-28LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs7,390,000
2013-09-28Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,920,000
2013-09-28Miami Hurricanes at South Florida Bulls374,000
2013-09-28Northern Illinois Huskies at Purdue Boilermakers501,000
2013-09-28Oklahoma Sooners at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,890,000
2013-09-28Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,750,000
2013-09-28SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs263,000
2013-09-28South Carolina Gamecocks at UCF Knights3,200,000
2013-09-28Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars1,850,000
2013-09-27Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at BYU Cougars313,000
2013-09-27Utah State Aggies at San Jose State Spartans838,000
2013-09-26Virginia Tech Hokies at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,310,000
2013-09-26Iowa State Cyclones at Tulsa Golden Hurricane244,000
2013-09-21Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons271,000
2013-09-21Colorado State Rams at Alabama Crimson Tide2,780,000
2013-09-21Arizona State Sun Devils at Stanford Cardinal1,890,000
2013-09-21Arkansas Razorbacks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,620,000
2013-09-21Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers3,800,000
2013-09-21Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Baylor Bears159,000
2013-09-21Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,260,000
2013-09-21North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,330,000
2013-09-21Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks289,000
2013-09-21Marshall Thundering Herd at Virginia Tech Hokies738,000
2013-09-21West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins599,000
2013-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,790,000
2013-09-21Michigan Wolverines at Connecticut Huskies5,730,000
2013-09-21San Jose State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers638,000
2013-09-21Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers2,780,000
2013-09-21SMU Mustangs at Texas A&M Aggies809,000
2013-09-20Boise State Broncos at Fresno State Bulldogs2,120,000
2013-09-19Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,600,000
2013-09-19Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles9,400,000
2013-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies13,590,000
2013-09-14Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils2,530,000
2013-09-14Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers1,860,000
2013-09-14Bowling Green Falcons at Indiana Hoosiers195,000
2013-09-14Ohio State Buckeyes at California Golden Bears3,250,000
2013-09-14Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils161,000
2013-09-14Virginia Tech Hokies at East Carolina Pirates347,000
2013-09-14Nevada Wolf Pack at Florida State Seminoles1,070,000
2013-09-14Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones567,000
2013-09-14Kent State Golden Flashes at LSU Tigers601,000
2013-09-14Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats2,280,000
2013-09-14UCLA Bruins at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,190,000
2013-09-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers4,790,000
2013-09-14Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma Sooners1,030,000
2013-09-14Oregon State Beavers at Utah Utes396,000
2013-09-14Tennessee Volunteers at Oregon Ducks3,160,000
2013-09-14Vanderbilt Commodores at South Carolina Gamecocks1,880,000
2013-09-13Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos2,000,000
2013-09-12Troy Trojans at Arkansas State Red Wolves137,000
2013-09-12Tulane Green Wave at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs124,000
2013-09-12TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,280,000
2013-09-092013 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic3,400,000
2013-09-082013 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - The Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka6,200,000
2013-09-07Texas Longhorns at BYU Cougars1,290,000
2013-09-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Illinois Fighting Illini553,000
2013-09-07Florida Gators at Miami Hurricanes4,600,000
2013-09-07South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs7,050,000
2013-09-07Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Kansas State Wildcats315,000
2013-09-07UAB Blazers at LSU Tigers659,000
2013-09-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines8,650,000
2013-09-07South Florida Bulls at Michigan State Spartans576,000
2013-09-07Toledo Rockets at Missouri Tigers326,000
2013-09-07Oklahoma State Cowboys at UT San Antonio Roadrunners347,000
2013-09-07West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners3,430,000
2013-09-07Oregon Ducks at Virginia Cavaliers4,080,000
2013-09-07Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans825,000
2013-09-06Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Boston College Eagles1,090,000
2013-09-05Florida Atlantic Owls at East Carolina Pirates181,000
2013-09-02Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers4,470,000
2013-09-01Ohio Bobcats at Louisville Cardinals1,760,000
2013-08-31Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies5,170,000
2013-08-31Washington State Cougars at Auburn Tigers922,000
2013-08-31Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies710,000
2013-08-31Buffalo Bulls at Ohio State Buckeyes1,890,000
2013-08-31BYU Cougars at Virginia Cavaliers299,000
2013-08-31Northwestern Wildcats at California Golden Bears714,000
2013-08-31Purdue Boilermakers at Cincinnati Bearcats328,000
2013-08-31Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,140,000