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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 →
2008-01-20AFC Championship Game44,840,000
2008-01-20NFC Championship Game53,937,000
2007-10-21ALCS Game 719,150,000
2007-10-20ALCS Game 611,150,000
2007-10-18ALCS Game 513,100,000
2007-10-16ALCS Game 412,370,000
2007-10-15NLCS Game 43,800,000
2007-10-15ALCS Game 39,910,000
2007-10-14NLCS Game 35,160,000
2007-10-13ALCS Game 28,790,000
2007-10-12ALCS Game 17,430,000
2007-10-11NLCS Game 15,290,000
2007-08-12PGA Championship Round 49,200,000
2007-07-22British Open Championship Round 45,100,000
2007-06-17U.S. Open Championship Round 49,500,000
2007-06-02Eastern Conference Finals Game 66,914,000
2007-05-31Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,649,000
2007-05-30Western Conference Finals Game 53,969,000
2007-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 44,734,000
2007-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 44,614,000
2007-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 34,370,000
2007-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 34,698,000
2007-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 24,250,000
2007-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 23,420,000
2007-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 13,910,000
2007-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 14,417,000
2007-04-08Masters Tournament Round 414,900,000
2007-04-022007 NCAA championship game19,563,000
2007-03-312007 NCAA national semifinal14,371,000
2007-03-312007 NCAA national semifinal13,229,000
2007-01-21NFC Championship Game43,247,000
2007-01-21AFC Championship Game46,695,000
2006-10-19NLCS Game 716,530,000
2006-10-18NLCS Game 611,670,000
2006-10-17NLCS Game 511,120,000
2006-10-15NLCS Game 48,570,000
2006-10-14ALCS Game 47,720,000
2006-10-14NLCS Game 37,510,000
2006-10-13ALCS Game 35,020,000
2006-10-13NLCS Game 29,010,000
2006-10-12NLCS Game 18,510,000
2006-10-11ALCS Game 29,870,000
2006-10-10ALCS Game 18,590,000
2006-08-20PGA Championship Round 410,100,000
2006-07-23British Open Championship Round 46,400,000
2006-06-18U.S. Open Championship Round 47,000,000
2006-06-03Western Conference Finals Game 65,890,000
2006-06-02Eastern Conference Finals Game 66,460,000
2006-06-01Western Conference Finals Game 56,200,000
2006-05-31Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,600,000
2006-05-30Western Conference Finals Game 45,750,000
2006-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 48,190,000
2006-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 35,040,000
2006-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 34,720,000
2006-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 25,320,000
2006-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,750,000
2006-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 14,850,000
2006-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,370,000
2006-04-09Masters Tournament Round 412,400,000
2006-04-032006 NCAA championship game17,543,000
2006-04-012006 NCAA national semifinal14,492,000
2006-04-012006 NCAA national semifinal13,145,000
2006-01-22AFC Championship Game39,001,000
2006-01-22NFC Championship Game35,233,000
2005-10-19NLCS Game 614,120,000
2005-10-17NLCS Game 511,610,000
2005-10-16ALCS Game 511,280,000
2005-10-16NLCS Game 49,780,000
2005-10-15ALCS Game 47,590,000
2005-10-15NLCS Game 35,130,000
2005-10-14ALCS Game 39,640,000
2005-10-13NLCS Game 29,910,000
2005-10-12ALCS Game 213,510,000
2005-10-12NLCS Game 113,510,000
2005-10-11ALCS Game 111,480,000
2005-08-14PGA Championship Round 47,800,000
2005-07-17British Open Championship Round 46,000,000
2005-06-19U.S. Open Championship Round 48,000,000
2005-06-06Eastern Conference Finals Game 79,149,000
2005-06-04Eastern Conference Finals Game 64,997,000
2005-06-02Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,640,000
2005-06-01Western Conference Finals Game 55,285,000
2005-05-31Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,072,000
2005-05-30Western Conference Finals Game 47,100,000
2005-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 35,298,000
2005-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 33,940,000
2005-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,461,000
2005-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 24,839,000
2005-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,371,000
2005-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 15,843,000
2005-04-10Masters Tournament Round 414,600,000
2005-04-042005 NCAA championship game23,895,000
2005-04-022005 NCAA national semifinal15,657,000
2005-04-022005 NCAA national semifinal17,548,000
2005-01-23NFC Championship Game42,937,000
2005-01-23AFC Championship Game44,334,000
2004-10-21NLCS Game 719,810,000
2004-10-20NLCS Game 610,260,000
2004-10-20ALCS Game 731,460,000
2004-10-19ALCS Game 625,090,000