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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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2017-12-01Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
2017-11-30Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys15,598,000
2017-11-28NBA Nuggets–Jazz880,000
2017-11-27Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens8,300,000
2017-11-26Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window15,361,000
2017-11-26Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers18,954,000
2017-11-26New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Ramssplit window19,901,000
2017-11-25Utah State Aggies at Air Force Falcons
2017-11-25Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers13,657,000
2017-11-25Clemson Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks
2017-11-25Colorado Buffaloes at Utah Utes273,000
2017-11-25East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers
2017-11-25Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators
2017-11-25Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,766,000
2017-11-25Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers
2017-11-25Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys343,000
2017-11-25UT San Antonio Roadrunners at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
2017-11-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines10,507,000
2017-11-25Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights2,012,000
2017-11-25Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,600,000
2017-11-25North Carolina Tar Heels at NC State Wolfpack
2017-11-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal5,263,000
2017-11-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners
2017-11-25Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks
2017-11-25Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies2,390,000
2017-11-24Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,502,000
2017-11-24Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs
2017-11-24California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins
2017-11-24Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars
2017-11-24Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers4,562,000
2017-11-24South Florida Bulls at UCF Knights4,644,000
2017-11-24Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns3,609,000
2017-11-24Western Michigan Broncos at Toledo Rockets
2017-11-24Virginia Tech Hokies at Virginia Cavaliers
2017-11-23Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2017-11-23Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys26,277,000
2017-11-23New York Giants at Washington Redskins16,905,000
2017-11-23Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions24,736,000
2017-11-22NBA Lakers–Kings2,200,000
2017-11-22NBA Warriors–Thunder3,200,000
2017-11-21Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips
2017-11-20Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks10,800,000
2017-11-19Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giantssplit window10,709,000
2017-11-19Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saintssplit window15,708,000
2017-11-19Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys21,059,000
2017-11-19New England Patriots at Oakland Raiderssplit window19,026,000
2017-11-18Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos
2017-11-18Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks1,678,000
2017-11-18California Golden Bears at Stanford Cardinal1,598,000
2017-11-18Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs3,397,000
2017-11-18Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,093,000
2017-11-18Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks
2017-11-18Syracuse Orange at Louisville Cardinals
2017-11-18LSU Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
2017-11-18Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans2,035,000
2017-11-18Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes3,339,000
2017-11-18Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers5,226,000
2017-11-18Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,203,000
2017-11-18NC State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2017-11-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,564,000
2017-11-18Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels
2017-11-18TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders388,000
2017-11-18UCF Knights at Temple Owls
2017-11-18Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers
2017-11-18UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans4,048,000
2017-11-18Utah Utes at Washington Huskies
2017-11-17UNLV Rebels at New Mexico Lobos
2017-11-17NBA Pelicans–Nuggets1,350,000
2017-11-17NBA Thunder–Spurs1,700,000
2017-11-16Tulsa Golden Hurricane at South Florida Bulls
2017-11-16NBA Warriors–Celtics3,000,000
2017-11-16NBA Rockets–Suns1,300,000
2017-11-16Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers13,513,000
2017-11-15Toledo Rockets at Bowling Green Falcons
2017-11-15Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies
2017-11-15NBA 76ers–Lakers2,100,000
2017-11-15NBA Cavaliers–Hornets2,000,000
2017-11-15NHL Rangers–Blackhawks541,000
2017-11-14CBB Blue Devils–Spartans3,000,000
2017-11-14CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks2,700,000
2017-11-14Ohio Bobcats at Akron Zips
2017-11-14NHL Capitals–Predators216,000
2017-11-13Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers8,800,000
2017-11-12Can-Am 5003,600,000
2017-11-12New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Billssplit window12,400,000
2017-11-12New England Patriots at Denver Broncos17,510,000
2017-11-12Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskinssplit window12,350,000
2017-11-12Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falconssplit window21,963,000
2017-11-11Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2017-11-11Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats
2017-11-11Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers
2017-11-11Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers7,407,000
2017-11-11Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers
2017-11-11USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes1,641,000
2017-11-11Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks2,391,000
2017-11-11Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones2,995,000
2017-11-11Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers3,780,000
2017-11-11Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes6,727,000
2017-11-11Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes3,728,000
2017-11-11Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers659,000