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11,098 telecasts with figures · 12,412 published claims
11,098
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,700,000
1,270 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
808 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 11,348 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,702 · 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 2026-10-30
Revisions45 revised figures · 111 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 →
2024-10-18WNBA Finals Game 41,670,000
2024-10-17Boston College Eagles at Virginia Tech Hokies712,000
2024-10-17Georgia State Panthers at Marshall Thundering Herd209,000
2024-10-17Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets3,960,000
2024-10-17Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints9,810,000
2024-10-16Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Sam Houston Bearkats403,000
2024-10-16NHL Bruins–Avalanche263,000
2024-10-16NHL Sabres–Penguins512,000
2024-10-16WNBA Finals Game 31,390,000
2024-10-15Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at New Mexico State Aggies64,000
2024-10-15Troy Trojans at South Alabama Jaguars352,000
2024-10-15NHL Wild–Blues417,000
2024-10-15NHL Flyers–Oilers333,000
2024-10-14Buffalo Bills at New York Jets17,300,000
2024-10-13NASCAR Cup Charlotte2,420,000
2024-10-13Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears4,630,000
2024-10-13Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants15,440,000
2024-10-13WNBA Finals Game 21,350,000
2024-10-12Air Force Falcons at New Mexico Lobos52,000
2024-10-12South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide6,000,000
2024-10-12Arizona Wildcats at BYU Cougars1,310,000
2024-10-12Toledo Rockets at Buffalo Bulls40,000
2024-10-12California Golden Bears at Pittsburgh Panthers741,000
2024-10-12Ohio Bobcats at Central Michigan Chippewas24,000
2024-10-12Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights280,000
2024-10-12Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,300,000
2024-10-12Kansas State Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes3,260,000
2024-10-12San José State Spartans at Colorado State Rams75,000
2024-10-12North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls82,000
2024-10-12Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers3,250,000
2024-10-12Washington State Cougars at Fresno State Bulldogs246,000
2024-10-12Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Southern Eagles15,000
2024-10-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels541,000
2024-10-12Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini440,000
2024-10-12Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers1,220,000
2024-10-12Washington Huskies at Iowa Hawkeyes2,370,000
2024-10-12Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers4,240,000
2024-10-12Minnesota Golden Gophers at UCLA Bruins312,000
2024-10-12Missouri Tigers at Massachusetts Minutemen276,000
2024-10-12Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,870,000
2024-10-12Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners7,600,000
2024-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at USC Trojans4,280,000
2024-10-12Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights620,000
2024-10-11Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils1,290,000
2024-10-11Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins712,000
2024-10-10Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at James Madison Dukes390,000
2024-10-10UTEP Miners at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers81,000
2024-10-10WNBA Finals Game 11,140,000
2024-10-09Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings534,000
2024-10-09NHL Avalanche–Golden Knights315,000
2024-10-09NHL Rangers–Penguins467,000
2024-10-08NHL Blues–Kraken348,000
2024-10-08NHL Bruins–Panthers790,000
2024-10-08Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx984,000
2024-10-07New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs15,910,000
2024-10-06YellaWood 5003,130,000
2024-10-06New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings4,950,000
2024-10-06Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Ramssplit window20,270,000
2024-10-05Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,280,000
2024-10-05Kansas Jayhawks at Arizona State Sun Devils525,000
2024-10-05Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona Wildcats943,000
2024-10-05Tennessee Volunteers at Arkansas Razorbacks5,290,000
2024-10-05Army Black Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane72,000
2024-10-05Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,930,000
2024-10-05Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones1,200,000
2024-10-05Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos239,000
2024-10-05Miami Hurricanes at California Golden Bears1,920,000
2024-10-05East Carolina Pirates at Charlotte 49ers28,000
2024-10-05Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles1,410,000
2024-10-05Colorado State Rams at Oregon State Beavers568,000
2024-10-05Indiana Hoosiers at Northwestern Wildcats439,000
2024-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,460,000
2024-10-05James Madison Dukes at UL Monroe Warhawks42,000
2024-10-05SMU Mustangs at Louisville Cardinals1,410,000
2024-10-05Michigan Wolverines at Washington Huskies4,040,000
2024-10-05USC Trojans at Minnesota Golden Gophers701,000
2024-10-05Missouri Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies3,270,000
2024-10-05Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack446,000
2024-10-05Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,030,000
2024-10-05Nevada Wolf Pack at San José State Spartans28,000
2024-10-05Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels645,000
2024-10-05West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys634,000
2024-10-05Ole Miss Rebels at South Carolina Gamecocks1,230,000
2024-10-05UCLA Bruins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000
2024-10-05Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers588,000
2024-10-04Houston Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs1,510,000
2024-10-04Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks2,840,000
2024-10-04Syracuse Orange at UNLV Rebels698,000
2024-10-04New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces994,000
2024-10-03Texas State Bobcats at Troy Trojans343,000
2024-10-01Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty969,000
2024-09-30Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins5,610,000
2024-09-30Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions15,030,000
2024-09-29Hollywood Casino 4001,740,000
2024-09-29Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens20,000,000
2024-09-29Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers17,200,000
2024-09-29Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window24,150,000
2024-09-29Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty929,000
2024-09-28Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes907,000
2024-09-28Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies1,800,000