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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.

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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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2024-09-13UNLV Rebels at Kansas Jayhawks1,320,000
2024-09-13Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever1,200,000
2024-09-12Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas State Bobcats993,000
2024-09-11Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever678,000
2024-09-08Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros407,000
2024-09-08NASCAR Cup Atlanta2,020,000
2024-09-08New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window17,780,000
2024-09-08Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Brownssplit window23,800,000
2024-09-08Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions22,700,000
2024-09-07South Florida Bulls at Alabama Crimson Tide2,580,000
2024-09-07Alcorn State Braves at Vanderbilt Commodores17,000
2024-09-07Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arizona State Sun Devils954,000
2024-09-07Arkansas Razorbacks at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,800,000
2024-09-07California Golden Bears at Auburn Tigers1,120,000
2024-09-07Baylor Bears at Utah Utes2,080,000
2024-09-07Pittsburgh Panthers at Cincinnati Bearcats304,000
2024-09-07Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers5,670,000
2024-09-07Georgia Southern Eagles at Nevada Wolf Pack67,000
2024-09-07Idaho Vandals at Wyoming Cowboys85,000
2024-09-07Kansas Jayhawks at Illinois Fighting Illini841,000
2024-09-07Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,280,000
2024-09-07Kansas State Wildcats at Tulane Green Wave790,000
2024-09-07South Carolina Gamecocks at Kentucky Wildcats2,730,000
2024-09-07Liberty Flames at New Mexico State Aggies160,000
2024-09-07Marshall Thundering Herd at Virginia Tech Hokies407,000
2024-09-07Troy Trojans at Memphis Tigers20,000
2024-09-07Texas Longhorns at Michigan Wolverines9,350,000
2024-09-07Tennessee Volunteers at NC State Wolfpack2,960,000
2024-09-07Northern Illinois Huskies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,300,000
2024-09-07Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio State Buckeyes1,720,000
2024-09-07South Dakota Coyotes at Wisconsin Badgers537,000
2024-09-07UTSA Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats24,000
2024-09-07Texas Tech Red Raiders at Washington State Cougars1,160,000
2024-09-07Utah State Aggies at USC Trojans589,000
2024-09-07Virginia Cavaliers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons358,000
2024-09-06BYU Cougars at SMU Mustangs917,000
2024-09-06Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats514,000
2024-09-06Western Illinois Leathernecks at Indiana Hoosiers142,000
2024-09-06Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles14,200,000
2024-09-06Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever1,260,000
2024-09-05Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs28,900,000
2024-09-02Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles4,440,000
2024-09-01USC Trojans at LSU Tigers9,200,000
2024-09-012024 Italian Grand Prix1,080,000
2024-09-01Tour Championship Round 42,690,000
2024-09-01Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings652,000
2024-08-31Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes2,970,000
2024-08-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Alabama Crimson Tide1,850,000
2024-08-31New Mexico Lobos at Arizona Wildcats953,000
2024-08-31Wyoming Cowboys at Arizona State Sun Devils253,000
2024-08-31Boise State Broncos at Georgia Southern Eagles158,000
2024-08-31James Madison Dukes at Charlotte 49ers37,000
2024-08-31Clemson Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs7,580,000
2024-08-31Colorado State Rams at Texas Longhorns1,840,000
2024-08-31Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators6,350,000
2024-08-31Fresno State Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines2,560,000
2024-08-31UCLA Bruins at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors1,130,000
2024-08-31UNLV Rebels at Houston Cougars172,000
2024-08-31Idaho Vandals at Oregon Ducks425,000
2024-08-31Idaho State Bengals at Oregon State Beavers381,000
2024-08-31North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Iowa State Cyclones315,000
2024-08-31Kent State Golden Flashes at Pittsburgh Panthers82,000
2024-08-31UConn Huskies at Maryland Terrapins133,000
2024-08-31UTEP Miners at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,670,000
2024-08-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas A&M Aggies7,920,000
2024-08-31Penn State Nittany Lions at West Virginia Mountaineers2,990,000
2024-08-31Portland State Vikings at Washington State Cougars223,000
2024-08-31Virginia Tech Hokies at Vanderbilt Commodores1,450,000
2024-08-31Weber State Wildcats at Washington Huskies306,000
2024-08-30Florida Atlantic Owls at Michigan State Spartans744,000
2024-08-30Temple Owls at Oklahoma Sooners1,650,000
2024-08-30TCU Horned Frogs at Stanford Cardinal1,490,000
2024-08-30Western Michigan Broncos at Wisconsin Badgers963,000
2024-08-29North Dakota State Bison at Colorado Buffaloes4,760,000
2024-08-29Eastern Illinois Panthers at Illinois Fighting Illini112,000
2024-08-29Howard Bison at Rutgers Scarlet Knights269,000
2024-08-29North Carolina Tar Heels at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,830,000
2024-08-29Sacramento State Hornets at San José State Spartans69,000
2024-08-28Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever580,000
2024-08-25Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles1,310,000
2024-08-25Las Vegas Aces at Chicago Sky1,220,000
2024-08-24Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets4,990,000
2024-08-24Montana State Bobcats at New Mexico Lobos506,000
2024-08-24Coke Zero Sugar 4003,500,000
2024-08-24Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx569,000
2024-08-18Seattle Storm at Indiana Fever2,230,000
2024-08-17New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces874,000
2024-08-11New York Mets at Seattle Mariners937,000
2024-08-11Paris 2024 Olympics — Women's basketball gold medal game
2024-08-10Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-08-10Paris 2024 Olympics — Men's basketball gold medal game
2024-08-06Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time13,900,000
2024-08-04Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time35,400,000
2024-08-03Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-08-01Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-07-31Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-07-30New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies577,000
2024-07-29Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-07-282024 Belgian Grand Prix1,120,000
2024-07-28New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox1,710,000