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Sports Media Watch

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.

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2024-09-28Oklahoma Sooners at Auburn Tigers5,040,000
2024-09-28BYU Cougars at Baylor Bears428,000
2024-09-28Washington State Cougars at Boise State Broncos535,000
2024-09-28Cincinnati Bearcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders417,000
2024-09-28Stanford Cardinal at Clemson Tigers1,000,000
2024-09-28Colorado Buffaloes at UCF Knights4,170,000
2024-09-28North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils521,000
2024-09-28Fresno State Bulldogs at UNLV Rebels174,000
2024-09-28Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia State Panthers29,000
2024-09-28Iowa State Cyclones at Houston Cougars372,000
2024-09-28Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,090,000
2024-09-28Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers547,000
2024-09-28Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats1,880,000
2024-09-28Kentucky Wildcats at Ole Miss Rebels3,990,000
2024-09-28Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Memphis Tigers39,000
2024-09-28Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines3,600,000
2024-09-28Navy Midshipmen at UAB Blazers185,000
2024-09-28Northern Illinois Huskies at NC State Wolfpack427,000
2024-09-28Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins1,500,000
2024-09-28South Florida Bulls at Tulane Green Wave41,000
2024-09-27Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes3,260,000
2024-09-27Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,930,000
2024-09-26Army Black Knights at Temple Owls684,000
2024-09-26Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants16,220,000
2024-09-25Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun2,540,000
2024-09-24San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers309,000
2024-09-24Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees470,000
2024-09-24Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces988,000
2024-09-23Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals13,180,000
2024-09-23Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills6,400,000
2024-09-222024 Singapore Grand Prix1,000,000
2024-09-22Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window16,280,000
2024-09-22Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons24,800,000
2024-09-22Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboyssplit window27,290,000
2024-09-21Akron Zips at South Carolina Gamecocks89,000
2024-09-21Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders410,000
2024-09-21Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,020,000
2024-09-21Baylor Bears at Colorado Buffaloes3,640,000
2024-09-21Portland State Vikings at Boise State Broncos248,000
2024-09-21Kansas State Wildcats at BYU Cougars1,500,000
2024-09-21California Golden Bears at Florida State Seminoles887,000
2024-09-21Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats195,000
2024-09-21NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers1,950,000
2024-09-21UTEP Miners at Colorado State Rams56,000
2024-09-21Duke Blue Devils at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders53,000
2024-09-21Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,640,000
2024-09-21Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos55,000
2024-09-21Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Louisville Cardinals782,000
2024-09-21Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,890,000
2024-09-21Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers1,150,000
2024-09-21Kent State Golden Flashes at Penn State Nittany Lions434,000
2024-09-21Tulane Green Wave at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns86,000
2024-09-21UCLA Bruins at LSU Tigers2,730,000
2024-09-21Marshall Thundering Herd at Ohio State Buckeyes3,960,000
2024-09-21Miami (OH) RedHawks at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,690,000
2024-09-21Miami Hurricanes at South Florida Bulls1,250,000
2024-09-21USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines6,320,000
2024-09-21Northwestern Wildcats at Washington Huskies378,000
2024-09-21Utah Utes at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,140,000
2024-09-21Tennessee Volunteers at Oklahoma Sooners6,270,000
2024-09-21Purdue Boilermakers at Oregon State Beavers452,000
2024-09-21TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs322,000
2024-09-21Bass Pro Shops Night Race1,870,000
2024-09-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,210,000
2024-09-20San José State Spartans at Washington State Cougars542,000
2024-09-20Stanford Cardinal at Syracuse Orange1,370,000
2024-09-19South Alabama Jaguars at App State Mountaineers629,000
2024-09-152024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix865,000
2024-09-15IndyCar Nashville1,690,000
2024-09-15Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves1,140,000
2024-09-15NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen1,810,000
2024-09-15Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefssplit window27,870,000
2024-09-15New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboyssplit window18,780,000
2024-09-14Air Force Falcons at Baylor Bears128,000
2024-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at Wisconsin Badgers5,030,000
2024-09-14App State Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates81,000
2024-09-14Arkansas State Red Wolves at Michigan Wolverines979,000
2024-09-14New Mexico Lobos at Auburn Tigers662,000
2024-09-14San Diego State Aztecs at California Golden Bears938,000
2024-09-14Cincinnati Bearcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks51,000
2024-09-14Colorado Buffaloes at Colorado State Rams3,250,000
2024-09-14Memphis Tigers at Florida State Seminoles1,590,000
2024-09-14Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators4,800,000
2024-09-14New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs64,000
2024-09-14Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats6,600,000
2024-09-14Indiana Hoosiers at UCLA Bruins1,290,000
2024-09-14Troy Trojans at Iowa Hawkeyes446,000
2024-09-14Kennesaw State Owls at San José State Spartans35,000
2024-09-14LSU Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks4,940,000
2024-09-14Toledo Rockets at Mississippi State Bulldogs69,000
2024-09-14North Texas Mean Green at Texas Tech Red Raiders138,000
2024-09-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers2,280,000
2024-09-14Oklahoma State Cowboys at Tulsa Golden Hurricane308,000
2024-09-14Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners1,390,000
2024-09-14Ole Miss Rebels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons419,000
2024-09-14Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers2,820,000
2024-09-14West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers1,150,000
2024-09-14UCF Knights at TCU Horned Frogs1,030,000
2024-09-14UTSA Roadrunners at Texas Longhorns1,480,000
2024-09-13Arizona Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats2,580,000