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Sports Media Watch

9,046 telecasts with figures · 9,561 published claims
9,046
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
1,199 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
729 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
762 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
78 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 9,027 · blend 372 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 9,376 · combined definition 23 · 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.

Publishing2009-05-07 to 2026-09-10
Revisions23 revised figures · 94 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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2014-11-23Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncossplit window26,380,000
2014-11-23Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants22,380,000
2014-11-23Detroit Lions at New England Patriotssplit window20,680,000
2014-11-22Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes1,230,000
2014-11-22Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks3,340,000
2014-11-22Samford Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers818,000
2014-11-22Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears2,170,000
2014-11-22Boise State Broncos at Wyoming Cowboys556,000
2014-11-22Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles5,650,000
2014-11-22Stanford Cardinal at California Golden Bears423,000
2014-11-22Fresno State Bulldogs at Nevada Wolf Pack280,000
2014-11-22Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini977,000
2014-11-22Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners727,000
2014-11-22Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,090,000
2014-11-22Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Cavaliers1,130,000
2014-11-22Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,360,000
2014-11-22Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers3,320,000
2014-11-22Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers138,000
2014-11-22Syracuse Orange at Pittsburgh Panthers166,000
2014-11-22USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins4,850,000
2014-11-21UTEP Miners at Rice Owls277,000
2014-11-21San Jose State Spartans at Utah State Aggies391,000
2014-11-20Arkansas State Red Wolves at Texas State Bobcats187,000
2014-11-20North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils1,440,000
2014-11-20Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers967,000
2014-11-20Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders7,650,000
2014-11-19Bowling Green Falcons at Toledo Rockets556,000
2014-11-18Northern Illinois Huskies at Ohio Bobcats278,000
2014-11-17Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans12,770,000
2014-11-16Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,920,000
2014-11-16New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts20,820,000
2014-11-16Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packerssplit window26,500,000
2014-11-15Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide10,270,000
2014-11-15Arizona State Sun Devils at Oregon State Beavers1,870,000
2014-11-15Washington Huskies at Arizona Wildcats1,030,000
2014-11-15LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks1,850,000
2014-11-15Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,610,000
2014-11-15San Diego State Aztecs at Boise State Broncos433,000
2014-11-15UNLV Rebels at BYU Cougars235,000
2014-11-15Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,810,000
2014-11-15Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils633,000
2014-11-15Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes8,740,000
2014-11-15TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks649,000
2014-11-15Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave95,000
2014-11-15Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,730,000
2014-11-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers4,030,000
2014-11-15North Texas Mean Green at UTEP Miners75,000
2014-11-15Northwestern Wildcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,960,000
2014-11-15Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,030,000
2014-11-15Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,360,000
2014-11-15Temple Owls at Penn State Nittany Lions817,000
2014-11-14Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UCF Knights738,000
2014-11-13California Golden Bears at USC Trojans1,270,000
2014-11-13East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats821,000
2014-11-13Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins7,790,000
2014-11-12Ball State Cardinals at Massachusetts Minutemen243,000
2014-11-12Kent State Golden Flashes at Bowling Green Falcons440,000
2014-11-11Akron Zips at Buffalo Bulls145,000
2014-11-11Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies600,000
2014-11-10Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles11,310,000
2014-11-09San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saintssplit window13,450,000
2014-11-09Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers18,130,000
2014-11-09New York Giants at Seattle Seahawkssplit window22,720,000
2014-11-08Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers9,110,000
2014-11-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Arizona State Sun Devils4,670,000
2014-11-08Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers7,210,000
2014-11-08Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners2,050,000
2014-11-08Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles433,000
2014-11-08Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Colorado State Rams140,000
2014-11-08Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles1,910,000
2014-11-08Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats2,740,000
2014-11-08Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars154,000
2014-11-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,050,000
2014-11-08Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs2,250,000
2014-11-08Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats1,570,000
2014-11-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans6,830,000
2014-11-08Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes2,700,000
2014-11-08Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers848,000
2014-11-08West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns1,320,000
2014-11-08UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies574,000
2014-11-07Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls307,000
2014-11-07Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys603,000
2014-11-06Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,900,000
2014-11-06Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals8,310,000
2014-11-05Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals533,000
2014-11-05Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats81,000
2014-11-04Bowling Green Falcons at Akron Zips340,000
2014-11-04Toledo Rockets at Kent State Golden Flashes113,000
2014-11-03Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants12,360,000
2014-11-02Denver Broncos at New England Patriotssplit window29,090,000
2014-11-02Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboyssplit window22,270,000
2014-11-02Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers18,600,000
2014-11-01Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights1,660,000
2014-11-01Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils792,000
2014-11-01Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins2,550,000
2014-11-01Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,300,000
2014-11-01Auburn Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels5,800,000
2014-11-01Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears322,000
2014-11-01Duke Blue Devils at Pittsburgh Panthers863,000
2014-11-01Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs5,710,000