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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.

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2013-08-31LSU Tigers at TCU Horned Frogs3,170,000
2013-08-31Mississippi State Bulldogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,670,000
2013-08-31Nicholls State Colonels at Oregon Ducks412,000
2013-08-31Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,500,000
2013-08-31Rice Owls at Texas A&M Aggies4,210,000
2013-08-31William & Mary Tribe at West Virginia Mountaineers493,000
2013-08-30Florida Atlantic Owls at Miami Hurricanes541,000
2013-08-30North Dakota State Bison at Kansas State Wildcats585,000
2013-08-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at SMU Mustangs2,130,000
2013-08-29Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Bowling Green Falcons199,000
2013-08-29Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Fresno State Bulldogs241,000
2013-08-29North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks3,650,000
2013-08-29Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores2,740,000
2013-08-29Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes311,000
2013-08-11PGA Championship Round 45,500,000
2013-07-27WNBA All-Star Game791,000
2013-07-21The Open Championship Round 44,400,000
2013-07-072013 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Andy Murray vs Novak Djokovic3,000,000
2013-06-16U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 48,400,000
2013-06-092013 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer2,000,000
2013-06-08Belmont Stakes7,000,000
2013-06-082013 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova1,900,000
2013-06-03Eastern Conference Finals Game 711,565,000
2013-06-01Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,236,000
2013-05-30Eastern Conference Finals Game 58,540,000
2013-05-28Eastern Conference Finals Game 48,122,000
2013-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 45,210,000
2013-05-26Eastern Conference Finals Game 37,279,000
2013-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 34,941,000
2013-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 26,975,000
2013-05-22Eastern Conference Finals Game 18,245,000
2013-05-21Western Conference Finals Game 24,620,000
2013-05-19Western Conference Finals Game 14,854,000
2013-05-18Preakness Stakes9,700,000
2013-05-04Kentucky Derby16,200,000
2013-04-27NHL Devils–Rangers565,000
2013-04-21NHL Devils–Rangers800,000
2013-04-14Masters Tournament Round 414,700,000
2013-04-08Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals23,426,000
2013-04-06Wichita State Shockers at Louisville Cardinals14,469,000
2013-04-06Syracuse Orange at Michigan Wolverines17,104,000
2013-03-31NHL Blackhawks–Red Wings1,100,000
2013-02-17NHL Kings–Blackhawks1,800,000
2013-02-17NHL Capitals–Rangers609,000
2013-02-17NHL Penguins–Sabres1,700,000
2013-02-06NHL Bruins–Canadiens771,000
2013-02-03NHL Penguins–Capitals1,500,000
2013-01-23NHL Bruins–Rangers956,000
2013-01-20NFC Championship Game42,000,000
2013-01-20AFC Championship Game47,707,000
2013-01-19NHL Penguins–Flyers2,800,000
2012-11-08Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars5,194,000
2012-10-30Boston Celtics at Miami Heat5,371,000
2012-10-30Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers4,298,000
2012-10-22NLCS Game 78,110,000
2012-10-21NLCS Game 67,620,000
2012-10-21WNBA Finals Game 4433,000
2012-10-19NLCS Game 57,110,000
2012-10-19WNBA Finals Game 3337,000
2012-10-18NLCS Game 46,040,000
2012-10-18ALCS Game 45,250,000
2012-10-17NLCS Game 33,900,000
2012-10-17WNBA Finals Game 2778,000
2012-10-16ALCS Game 36,180,000
2012-10-15NLCS Game 25,580,000
2012-10-14NLCS Game 16,800,000
2012-10-14ALCS Game 24,220,000
2012-10-14WNBA Finals Game 1343,000
2012-10-13ALCS Game 16,850,000
2012-09-27Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens8,053,000
2012-09-13Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers8,559,000
2012-09-102012 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Andy Murray vs Novak Djokovic3,552,000
2012-09-09Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos27,567,000
2012-09-092012 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka5,165,000
2012-08-12London 2012 Olympics — Closing Ceremony31,000,000
2012-08-12London 2012 Olympics — Men's basketball gold medal game12,500,000
2012-08-12PGA Championship Round 44,900,000
2012-08-06London 2012 Olympics — Prime time26,600,000
2012-08-05London 2012 Olympics — Prime time31,300,000
2012-08-03London 2012 Olympics — Prime time28,500,000
2012-08-01London 2012 Olympics — Prime time30,800,000
2012-07-31London 2012 Olympics — Prime time38,700,000
2012-07-30London 2012 Olympics — Prime time31,600,000
2012-07-27London 2012 Olympics — Opening Ceremony40,700,000
2012-07-22The Open Championship Round 44,200,000
2012-07-082012 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Roger Federer vs Andy Murray3,925,000
2012-06-17U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 49,600,000
2012-06-09Belmont Stakes7,670,000
2012-06-09Eastern Conference Finals Game 713,346,000
2012-06-07Eastern Conference Finals Game 611,068,000
2012-06-06Western Conference Finals Game 69,498,000
2012-06-05Eastern Conference Finals Game 510,251,000
2012-06-04Western Conference Finals Game 58,507,000
2012-06-03Eastern Conference Finals Game 411,068,000
2012-06-02Western Conference Finals Game 46,529,000
2012-06-01Eastern Conference Finals Game 37,593,000
2012-05-31Western Conference Finals Game 37,134,000
2012-05-30Eastern Conference Finals Game 28,809,000
2012-05-29Western Conference Finals Game 27,299,000
2012-05-28Eastern Conference Finals Game 18,989,000