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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.

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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.

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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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2021-11-16Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets2,290,000
2021-11-15Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers12,250,000
2021-11-14Cleveland Browns at New England Patriotssplit window12,360,000
2021-11-14Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders16,740,000
2021-11-14Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboyssplit window17,580,000
2021-11-14Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packerssplit window22,710,000
2021-11-13Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears3,720,000
2021-11-13Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles1,530,000
2021-11-13Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers5,780,000
2021-11-13Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans2,200,000
2021-11-13Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions5,940,000
2021-11-13Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers3,280,000
2021-11-13Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,740,000
2021-11-13TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,370,000
2021-11-13Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels3,530,000
2021-11-13Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks1,990,000
2021-11-12Cincinnati Bearcats at South Florida Bulls1,160,000
2021-11-12Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics1,180,000
2021-11-11Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins12,920,000
2021-11-10NBA Heat–Lakers1,610,000
2021-11-09CBB Wildcats–Blue Devils1,780,000
2021-11-09CBB Jayhawks–Spartans1,520,000
2021-11-09NBA Bucks–76ers1,290,000
2021-11-08Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers12,100,000
2021-11-072021 Mexico City Grand Prix968,000
2021-11-07NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race3,210,000
2021-11-07Denver Broncos at Dallas Cowboyssplit window15,190,000
2021-11-07Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefssplit window24,370,000
2021-11-07Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Rams14,210,000
2021-11-05NBA Knicks–Bucks1,240,000
2021-11-05NBA Pelicans–Warriors1,600,000
2021-11-04New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts11,650,000
2021-11-03Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn Nets1,300,000
2021-11-03NBA Hornets–Warriors1,760,000
2021-11-01New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs13,920,000
2021-10-31Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves13,640,000
2021-10-31Xfinity 5002,630,000
2021-10-31Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saintssplit window21,290,000
2021-10-31Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings15,680,000
2021World Series, Astros vs Braves5 games
2021-10-26World Series Game 110,934,000
2021-10-27World Series Game 210,434,000
2021-10-29World Series Game 311,469,000
2021-10-30World Series Game 410,789,000
2021-10-31World Series Game 513,821,000
2021-10-30Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers2,530,000
2021-10-30Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears2,400,000
2021-10-30Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks2,670,000
2021-10-30Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators6,120,000
2021-10-30North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,350,000
2021-10-30Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes7,050,000
2021-10-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners2,370,000
2021-10-29Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves11,230,000
2021-10-29NBA Mavericks–Nuggets937,000
2021-10-28Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals20,260,000
2021-10-27Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros10,280,000
2021-10-26Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros10,810,000
2021-10-26NBA 76ers–Knicks1,430,000
2021-10-26Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz1,240,000
2021-10-25New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks12,800,000
2021-10-242021 United States Grand Prix1,230,000
2021-10-24Hollywood Casino 4002,110,000
2021-10-24Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers16,110,000
2021-10-24Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window17,750,000
2021-10-24Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titanssplit window15,150,000
2021-10-24Philadelphia Eagles at Las Vegas Raiders15,740,000
2021-10-23Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,680,000
2021-10-23Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers2,160,000
2021-10-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,350,000
2021-10-23Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones2,660,000
2021-10-23LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels3,110,000
2021-10-23Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines3,240,000
2021-10-23USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,870,000
2021-10-23Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins3,850,000
2021-10-23NLCS Game 66,950,000
2021-10-22Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros5,810,000
2021-10-22NBA Nets–76ers1,680,000
2021-10-22Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers2,090,000
2021-10-21Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns12,990,000
2021-10-20Boston Celtics at New York Knicks1,960,000
2021-10-20Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns1,370,000
2021-10-20NHL Blues–Golden Knights395,000
2021-10-19NBA Nets–Bucks2,160,000
2021-10-19Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers3,390,000
2021-10-19New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks558,000
2021-10-18Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans12,530,000
2021-10-17Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 5002,440,000
2021-10-17Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriotssplit window23,220,000
2021-10-17Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars7,000,000
2021-10-17Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers16,280,000
2021-10-17WNBA Finals Game 4417,000
2021-10-16Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,530,000
2021-10-16Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,400,000
2021-10-16UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,370,000
2021-10-16Florida Gators at LSU Tigers2,930,000
2021-10-16Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs6,370,000
2021-10-16Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,130,000
2021-10-16TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,430,000
2021-10-16UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies1,530,000
2021-10-16Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves4,670,000
2021-10-15Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange2,120,000