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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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2015-11-22Washington Redskins at Carolina Pantherssplit window13,700,000
2015-11-22Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window27,500,000
2015-11-21Arizona Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils393,000
2015-11-21Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks2,082,000
2015-11-21Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,277,000
2015-11-21Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,986,000
2015-11-21California Golden Bears at Stanford Cardinal1,917,000
2015-11-21Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers780,000
2015-11-21Colorado Buffaloes at Washington State Cougars489,000
2015-11-21Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia Bulldogs954,000
2015-11-21Houston Cougars at Connecticut Huskies373,000
2015-11-21Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,218,000
2015-11-21LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels3,163,000
2015-11-21Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls279,000
2015-11-21Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,110,000
2015-11-21Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes11,052,000
2015-11-21Tennessee Volunteers at Missouri Tigers1,348,000
2015-11-21North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies2,086,000
2015-11-21TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,856,000
2015-11-21USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks1,660,000
2015-11-21UCLA Bruins at Utah Utes845,000
2015-11-20Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos966,000
2015-11-19East Carolina Pirates at UCF Knights669,000
2015-11-19Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars6,600,000
2015-11-18Central Michigan Chippewas at Kent State Golden Flashes106,000
2015-11-18Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies630,000
2015-11-17Ball State Cardinals at Ohio Bobcats101,000
2015-11-17Toledo Rockets at Bowling Green Falcons527,000
2015-11-16Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals12,200,000
2015-11-15Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks19,400,000
2015-11-15New England Patriots at New York Giantssplit window28,300,000
2015-11-15Minnesota Vikings at Oakland Raiderssplit window19,600,000
2015-11-14Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs5,403,000
2015-11-14Utah Utes at Arizona Wildcats575,000
2015-11-14Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers3,638,000
2015-11-14Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers2,955,000
2015-11-14Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears5,884,000
2015-11-14New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos235,000
2015-11-14Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange735,000
2015-11-14Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks1,736,000
2015-11-14Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars748,000
2015-11-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini4,079,000
2015-11-14Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers5,175,000
2015-11-14Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones1,741,000
2015-11-14Kansas Jayhawks at TCU Horned Frogs398,000
2015-11-14Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans1,006,000
2015-11-14Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels367,000
2015-11-14Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,942,000
2015-11-14Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal2,795,000
2015-11-14Western Carolina Catamounts at Texas A&M Aggies296,000
2015-11-14Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers685,000
2015-11-14Washington State Cougars at UCLA Bruins1,923,000
2015-11-13USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes1,374,000
2015-11-12Virginia Tech Hokies at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,527,000
2015-11-12Buffalo Bills at New York Jets7,600,000
2015-11-11Bowling Green Falcons at Western Michigan Broncos665,000
2015-11-11Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls191,000
2015-11-10Toledo Rockets at Central Michigan Chippewas561,000
2015-11-10Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio Bobcats146,000
2015-11-09Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers11,400,000
2015-11-08Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts24,000,000
2015-11-08Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys23,000,000
2015-11-08Green Bay Packers at Carolina Pantherssplit window20,900,000
2015-11-07Army Black Knights at Air Force Falcons248,000
2015-11-07LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide11,063,000
2015-11-07Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington State Cougars384,000
2015-11-07Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans1,528,000
2015-11-07Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels2,977,000
2015-11-07California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks851,000
2015-11-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars396,000
2015-11-07Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers7,563,000
2015-11-07Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels742,000
2015-11-07Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators2,736,000
2015-11-07Iowa Hawkeyes at Indiana Hoosiers1,883,000
2015-11-07Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners554,000
2015-11-07Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers653,000
2015-11-07Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,470,000
2015-11-07Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,729,000
2015-11-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats876,000
2015-11-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,844,000
2015-11-07TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,376,000
2015-11-07Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers710,000
2015-11-07Utah Utes at Washington Huskies1,518,000
2015-11-06Temple Owls at SMU Mustangs1,080,000
2015-11-05Arkansas State Red Wolves at Appalachian State Mountaineers200,000
2015-11-05Baylor Bears at Kansas State Wildcats1,189,000
2015-11-05Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs261,000
2015-11-05Mississippi State Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers1,189,000
2015-11-05Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals8,800,000
2015-11-04Ohio Bobcats at Bowling Green Falcons622,000
2015-11-03Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets856,000
2015-11-02Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers12,400,000
2015-11-01Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos23,000,000
2015-11-01Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs8,400,000
2015-11-01Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys29,400,000
2015-11-01New York Giants at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,600,000
2015-10-31Arizona Wildcats at Washington Huskies384,000
2015-10-31Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers3,495,000
2015-10-31Boise State Broncos at UNLV Rebels287,000
2015-10-31USC Trojans at California Golden Bears1,854,000