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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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2018-11-30NBA Nuggets–Trail Blazers923,000
2018-11-30NBA Rockets–Spurs964,000
2018-11-29NBA Clippers–Kings782,000
2018-11-29NBA Warriors–Raptors1,140,000
2018-11-29New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys21,320,000
2018-11-28NHL Penguins–Avalanche281,000
2018-11-28NHL Blues–Red Wings293,000
2018-11-26Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans9,740,000
2018-11-25Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncossplit window23,660,000
2018-11-25Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings20,440,000
2018-11-25Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Pantherssplit window14,560,000
2018-11-24Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide9,132,000
2018-11-24Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats798,000
2018-11-24Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2018-11-24Syracuse Orange at Boston College Eagles
2018-11-24BYU Cougars at Utah Utes626,000
2018-11-24South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers
2018-11-24Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles2,380,000
2018-11-24Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers
2018-11-24Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones821,000
2018-11-24Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals
2018-11-24Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,176,000
2018-11-24Pittsburgh Panthers at Miami Hurricanes
2018-11-24Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes13,200,000
2018-11-24Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans3,038,000
2018-11-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-11-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans7,736,000
2018-11-24Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs1,615,000
2018-11-23Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers1,919,000
2018-11-23Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,664,000
2018-11-23Texas Longhorns at Kansas Jayhawks1,185,000
2018-11-23Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers
2018-11-23Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers945,000
2018-11-23UCF Knights at South Florida Bulls
2018-11-23Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,553,000
2018-11-23Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars4,082,000
2018-11-22Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels
2018-11-22Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions26,500,000
2018-11-22Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys30,480,000
2018-11-22Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints21,730,000
2018-11-21NBA Lakers–Cavaliers3,690,000
2018-11-21NBA Thunder–Warriors2,890,000
2018-11-18NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race4,150,000
2018-11-18Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears18,840,000
2018-11-18Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falconssplit window13,320,000
2018-11-18Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints18,380,000
2018-11-17Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars
2018-11-17TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears405,000
2018-11-17Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles
2018-11-17Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights3,098,000
2018-11-17Duke Blue Devils at Clemson Tigers
2018-11-17Idaho Vandals at Florida Gators
2018-11-17Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines2,273,000
2018-11-17Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners2,762,000
2018-11-17Rice Owls at LSU Tigers
2018-11-17Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins5,588,000
2018-11-17Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies
2018-11-17Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,515,000
2018-11-17Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers2,025,000
2018-11-17Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,873,000
2018-11-17West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,900,000
2018-11-17UAB Blazers at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-11-17USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins1,983,000
2018-11-16Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs
2018-11-16NBA Bulls–Bucks1,700,000
2018-11-16NBA Raptors–Celtics1,820,000
2018-11-15Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars
2018-11-15NBA Spurs–Clippers882,000
2018-11-15NBA Warriors–Rockets1,290,000
2018-11-15Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks16,830,000
2018-11-14Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats
2018-11-14NBA Trail Blazers–Lakers2,070,000
2018-11-14NHL Blues–Blackhawks407,000
2018-11-14NHL Ducks–Golden Knights230,000
2018-11-13Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals
2018-11-13NHL Lightning–Sabres243,000
2018-11-12New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers10,500,000
2018-11-11New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window14,240,000
2018-11-11Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles20,100,000
2018-11-11Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Ramssplit window20,790,000
2018-11-10Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide5,419,000
2018-11-10Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
2018-11-10Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones363,000
2018-11-10Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles3,885,000
2018-11-10California Golden Bears at USC Trojans
2018-11-10Washington State Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes
2018-11-10South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators
2018-11-10Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,173,000
2018-11-10Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2018-11-10Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes2,636,000
2018-11-10Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,191,000
2018-11-10Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
2018-11-10Navy Midshipmen at UCF Knights
2018-11-10Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners3,917,000
2018-11-10Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies2,138,000
2018-11-10Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions2,270,000
2018-11-10Virginia Tech Hokies at Pittsburgh Panthers
2018-11-10UNLV Rebels at San Diego State Aztecs
2018-11-10TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers728,000
2018-11-10Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,679,000