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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 →
2010-06-05Belmont Stakes4,900,000
2010-05-29Western Conference Finals Game 68,154,000
2010-05-28Eastern Conference Finals Game 67,538,000
2010-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 58,670,000
2010-05-26Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,835,000
2010-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 47,641,000
2010-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,960,000
2010-05-23Western Conference Finals Game 38,460,000
2010-05-22Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,023,000
2010-05-19Western Conference Finals Game 27,004,000
2010-05-18Eastern Conference Finals Game 27,156,000
2010-05-17Western Conference Finals Game 17,112,000
2010-05-16Eastern Conference Finals Game 17,030,000
2010-05-15Preakness Stakes8,400,000
2010-05-01Kentucky Derby16,500,000
2010-04-11The Masters Round 416,700,000
2010-04-052010 NCAA championship game23,944,000
2010-04-032010 NCAA national semifinal14,460,000
2010-04-032010 NCAA national semifinal15,823,000
2010-01-24AFC Championship Game46,917,000
2010-01-24NFC Championship Game57,933,000
2009-12-13San Diego Chargers at Dallas Cowboys24,100,000
2009-12-13New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falconssplit window17,800,000
2009-11-01Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packerssplit window29,800,000
2009-10-27Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers4,021,000
2009-10-27LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers3,358,000
2009-10-27NHL Flyers–Capitals477,000
2009-10-25ALCS Game 615,480,000
2009-10-22ALCS Game 511,850,000
2009-10-21NLCS Game 57,980,000
2009-10-20ALCS Game 410,300,000
2009-10-19ALCS Game 37,250,000
2009-10-19NLCS Game 45,640,000
2009-10-18NLCS Game 35,040,000
2009-10-17ALCS Game 29,380,000
2009-10-16ALCS Game 18,440,000
2009-10-16NLCS Game 24,430,000
2009-10-15NLCS Game 16,860,000
2009-10-13NHL Red Wings–Sabres467,000
2009-09-20Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears23,900,000
2009-09-20New England Patriots at New York Jets25,200,000
2009-08-16PGA Championship Round 410,100,000
2009-07-25WNBA All-Star Game519,000
2009-07-19British Open Championship Round 45,500,000
2009-06-21U.S. Open Championship Round 47,100,000
2009-06-06Belmont Stakes6,600,000
2009-05-30Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,362,000
2009-05-29Western Conference Finals Game 68,462,000
2009-05-28Eastern Conference Finals Game 59,995,000
2009-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 59,238,000
2009-05-26Eastern Conference Finals Game 410,075,000
2009-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 49,731,000
2009-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 38,969,000
2009-05-23Western Conference Finals Game 38,731,000
2009-05-22Eastern Conference Finals Game 26,910,000
2009-05-21Western Conference Finals Game 27,886,000
2009-05-20Eastern Conference Finals Game 17,321,000
2009-05-19Western Conference Finals Game 18,085,000
2009-05-19Western Conference Final Game 21,700,000
2009-05-02Kentucky Derby16,300,000
2009-04-12The Masters Round 414,300,000
2009-04-062009 NCAA championship game17,649,000
2009-04-042009 NCAA national semifinal12,583,000
2009-04-042009 NCAA national semifinal14,454,000
2009-01-18NFC Championship Game38,387,000
2009-01-18AFC Championship Game40,645,000
2008-11-30Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots25,500,000
2008-10-28Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics2,612,000
2008-10-28Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers2,539,000
2008-10-19Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers10,000,000
2008-10-18ALCS Game 713,360,000
2008-10-17ALCS Game 68,930,000
2008-10-16ALCS Game 57,210,000
2008-10-15NLCS Game 58,030,000
2008-10-14ALCS Game 45,730,000
2008-10-13NLCS Game 47,710,000
2008-10-13ALCS Game 34,500,000
2008-10-12NLCS Game 38,840,000
2008-10-11ALCS Game 26,090,000
2008-10-10NLCS Game 25,020,000
2008-10-10ALCS Game 16,690,000
2008-10-09NLCS Game 17,740,000
2008-08-10PGA Championship Round 44,000,000
2008-07-20British Open Championship Round 44,600,000
2008-06-15U.S. Open Championship Round 412,100,000
2008-05-30Eastern Conference Finals Game 66,445,000
2008-05-29Western Conference Finals Game 56,794,000
2008-05-28Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,434,000
2008-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 47,247,000
2008-05-26Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,086,000
2008-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 35,729,000
2008-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 35,454,000
2008-05-23Western Conference Finals Game 25,513,000
2008-05-22Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,698,000
2008-05-21Western Conference Finals Game 16,190,000
2008-05-20Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,431,000
2008-04-13Masters Tournament Round 413,100,000
2008-04-072008 NCAA championship game19,501,000
2008-04-052008 NCAA national semifinal14,435,000
2008-04-052008 NCAA national semifinal11,770,000