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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,415 published claims
11,099
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-31

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
809 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 11,349 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,703 · 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 2026-10-31
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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2022-11-26Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars2,380,000
2022-11-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats567,000
2022-11-25Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers3,270,000
2022-11-25Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns2,690,000
2022-11-25Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos1,440,000
2022-11-25UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears3,270,000
2022-11-25Tulane Green Wave at Cincinnati Bearcats1,720,000
2022-11-25Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles6,710,000
2022-11-25Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs260,000
2022-11-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,470,000
2022-11-25NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels3,610,000
2022-11-252022 FIFA World Cup England–United States
2022-11-24Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels2,230,000
2022-11-242022 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Serbia6,190,000
2022-11-24Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions31,800,000
2022-11-24New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings24,780,000
2022-11-22CBB Bluejays–Razorbacks1,160,000
2022-11-22Bowling Green Falcons at Ohio Bobcats229,000
2022-11-222022 FIFA World Cup Mexico–Poland
2022-11-22NBA Nets–76ers1,480,000
2022-11-22NBA Lakers–Suns1,470,000
2022-11-212022 FIFA World Cup United States–Wales8,310,000
2022-11-21San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals11,170,000
2022-11-20Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers17,890,000
2022-11-20Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Coltssplit window15,260,000
2022-11-20Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikingssplit window27,550,000
2022-11-19Oregon State Beavers at Arizona State Sun Devils484,000
2022-11-19TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears4,350,000
2022-11-19Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,270,000
2022-11-19Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers1,140,000
2022-11-19Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats4,480,000
2022-11-19Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels732,000
2022-11-19Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan Wolverines5,470,000
2022-11-19Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans369,000
2022-11-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,500,000
2022-11-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones545,000
2022-11-19Texas Longhorns at Kansas Jayhawks940,000
2022-11-19UAB Blazers at LSU Tigers848,000
2022-11-19Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins6,600,000
2022-11-19New Mexico State Aggies at Missouri Tigers63,000
2022-11-19Navy Midshipmen at UCF Knights610,000
2022-11-19Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,630,000
2022-11-19Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers209,000
2022-11-19Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners3,060,000
2022-11-19Utah Utes at Oregon Ducks2,540,000
2022-11-19Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights856,000
2022-11-19San José State Spartans at Utah State Aggies128,000
2022-11-19Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks4,870,000
2022-11-19USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins4,530,000
2022-11-18San Diego State Aztecs at New Mexico Lobos210,000
2022-11-18South Florida Bulls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane510,000
2022-11-18NBA Bucks–76ers1,340,000
2022-11-18New York Knicks at Golden State Warriors1,470,000
2022-11-17SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave767,000
2022-11-17Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers10,320,000
2022-11-16Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas179,000
2022-11-16Eastern Michigan Eagles at Kent State Golden Flashes399,000
2022-11-16Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks1,490,000
2022-11-16NBA Warriors–Suns1,620,000
2022-11-16NHL Blues–Blackhawks264,000
2022-11-16NHL Kings–Oilers242,000
2022-11-15CBB Blue Devils–Jayhawks1,560,000
2022-11-15CBB Wildcats–Spartans2,030,000
2022-11-15Ohio Bobcats at Ball State Cardinals250,000
2022-11-132022 São Paulo Grand Prix1,400,000
2022-11-13Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers15,840,000
2022-11-13Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Billssplit window16,190,000
2022-11-13Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers5,550,000
2022-11-13Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefssplit window14,460,000
2022-11-13Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packerssplit window29,170,000
2022-11-13NHL Capitals–Lightning236,000
2022-11-12Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins1,860,000
2022-11-12LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks3,570,000
2022-11-12Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears528,000
2022-11-12Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers1,350,000
2022-11-12Georgia Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,340,000
2022-11-12Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini835,000
2022-11-12Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,340,000
2022-11-12Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys272,000
2022-11-12Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,090,000
2022-11-12Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions1,880,000
2022-11-12Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines3,880,000
2022-11-12Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans591,000
2022-11-12Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers331,000
2022-11-12Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers3,010,000
2022-11-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,070,000
2022-11-12North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons610,000
2022-11-12Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers956,000
2022-11-12Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks3,630,000
2022-11-12San José State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs146,000
2022-11-12Stanford Cardinal at Utah Utes1,040,000
2022-11-12TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns5,030,000
2022-11-12UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave368,000
2022-11-11CBB Spartans–Bulldogs1,480,000
2022-11-11East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats803,000
2022-11-11Colorado Buffaloes at USC Trojans525,000
2022-11-11NBA Timberwolves–Grizzlies913,000
2022-11-10Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns254,000
2022-11-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Memphis Tigers574,000
2022-11-10Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers6,800,000