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Sports Media Watch

11,097 telecasts with figures · 12,411 published claims
11,097
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-27

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,700,000
1,270 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
808 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
792 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
80 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 11,347 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,701 · combined definition 25 · 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.

Publishing2008-10-22 to 2026-10-27
Revisions45 revised figures · 111 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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2021-11-27Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini139,000
2021-11-27Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers484,000
2021-11-27West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas Jayhawks485,000
2021-11-27Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals700,000
2021-11-27Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers2,351,000
2021-11-27Maryland Terrapins at Rutgers Scarlet Knights158,000
2021-11-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines15,890,000
2021-11-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,890,000
2021-11-27Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers5,050,000
2021-11-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal2,740,000
2021-11-27Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys6,490,000
2021-11-27Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks1,337,000
2021-11-27Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs119,000
2021-11-26Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,960,000
2021-11-26Boise State Broncos at San Diego State Aztecs1,950,000
2021-11-26Cincinnati Bearcats at East Carolina Pirates2,390,000
2021-11-26Colorado Buffaloes at Utah Utes1,550,000
2021-11-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,950,000
2021-11-26TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones518,000
2021-11-26Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns2,860,000
2021-11-26North Carolina Tar Heels at NC State Wolfpack2,681,000
2021-11-26Utah State Aggies at New Mexico Lobos139,000
2021-11-26South Florida Bulls at UCF Knights711,000
2021-11-26Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies1,210,000
2021-11-25Fresno State Bulldogs at San José State Spartans309,000
2021-11-25Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,060,000
2021-11-25Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions26,750,000
2021-11-25Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints19,380,000
2021-11-25Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys38,530,000
2021-11-24NBA 76ers–Warriors2,100,000
2021-11-24Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics1,490,000
2021-11-23Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks1,740,000
2021-11-23NBA Nuggets–Trail Blazers1,350,000
2021-11-22New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers11,920,000
2021-11-212021 Qatar Grand Prix845,000
2021-11-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers14,550,000
2021-11-21Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefssplit window28,060,000
2021-11-21Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window17,280,000
2021-11-20Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide5,460,000
2021-11-20Arizona State Sun Devils at Oregon State Beavers1,114,000
2021-11-20Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks2,030,000
2021-11-20Baylor Bears at Kansas State Wildcats665,000
2021-11-20New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos165,000
2021-11-20SMU Mustangs at Cincinnati Bearcats938,000
2021-11-20Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers1,550,000
2021-11-20Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,460,000
2021-11-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes677,000
2021-11-20Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners3,100,000
2021-11-20UL Monroe Warhawks at LSU Tigers598,000
2021-11-20Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes5,287,000
2021-11-20Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers3,530,000
2021-11-20Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,910,000
2021-11-20Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes4,820,000
2021-11-20Virginia Cavaliers at Pittsburgh Panthers851,000
2021-11-20South Alabama Jaguars at Tennessee Volunteers307,000
2021-11-20Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers1,005,000
2021-11-20UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans1,840,000
2021-11-19Air Force Falcons at Nevada Wolf Pack245,000
2021-11-19Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars611,000
2021-11-19Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics1,740,000
2021-11-18Louisville Cardinals at Duke Blue Devils466,000
2021-11-18New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons13,520,000
2021-11-17Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls516,000
2021-11-17Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks1,470,000
2021-11-17NBA Mavericks–Suns1,360,000
2021-11-17NHL Blackhawks–Kraken373,000
2021-11-16Western Michigan Broncos at Eastern Michigan Eagles428,000
2021-11-16NBA 76ers–Jazz1,260,000
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
2021-11-13Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies538,000
2021-11-13Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers1,529,000
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
2021-11-13Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Indiana Hoosiers180,000
2021-11-13Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes980,000
2021-11-13Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders676,000
2021-11-13West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas State Wildcats476,000
2021-11-13Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns487,000
2021-11-13Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores446,000
2021-11-13Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans2,200,000
2021-11-13Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions5,940,000
2021-11-13Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers667,000
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
2021-11-13Utah State Aggies at San José State Spartans144,000
2021-11-12Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos454,000
2021-11-12Cincinnati Bearcats at South Florida Bulls1,160,000
2021-11-12Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics1,180,000
2021-11-11North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers1,213,000
2021-11-11Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins12,920,000
2021-11-10Ball State Cardinals at Northern Illinois Huskies470,000