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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.

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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2023-11-24Toledo Rockets at Central Michigan Chippewas74,000
2023-11-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,390,000
2023-11-24Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls394,000
2023-11-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,380,000
2023-11-24TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners2,220,000
2023-11-24Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks4,120,000
2023-11-24Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns3,770,000
2023-11-24UTSA Roadrunners at Tulane Green Wave1,720,000
2023-11-24Miami Dolphins at New York Jets9,610,000
2023-11-24NHL Avalanche–Wild406,000
2023-11-23CBB Spartans–Wildcats5,180,000
2023-11-23Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,290,000
2023-11-23San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks26,400,000
2023-11-22NHL Bruins–Panthers517,000
2023-11-22NHL Golden Knights–Stars314,000
2023-11-21Bowling Green Falcons at Western Michigan Broncos116,000
2023-11-21Eastern Michigan Eagles at Buffalo Bulls384,000
2023-11-21NBA Cavaliers–76ers1,550,000
2023-11-20Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs29,000,000
2023-11-19New York Jets at Buffalo Billssplit window20,990,000
2023-11-19Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos18,450,000
2023-11-19Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Brownssplit window12,750,000
2023-11-19Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Pantherssplit window18,050,000
2023-11-18Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils1,900,000
2023-11-18Florida International Panthers at Arkansas Razorbacks173,000
2023-11-18Oklahoma Sooners at BYU Cougars2,170,000
2023-11-18North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers1,760,000
2023-11-18Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers307,000
2023-11-18Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers2,270,000
2023-11-18North Alabama Lions at Florida State Seminoles1,330,000
2023-11-18New Mexico Lobos at Fresno State Bulldogs255,000
2023-11-18Georgia State Panthers at LSU Tigers741,000
2023-11-18Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers5,730,000
2023-11-18Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars704,000
2023-11-18Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes847,000
2023-11-18Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones2,470,000
2023-11-18Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks869,000
2023-11-18Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Troy Trojans33,000
2023-11-18Louisville Cardinals at Miami Hurricanes2,890,000
2023-11-18Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins5,430,000
2023-11-18SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers276,000
2023-11-18Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,020,000
2023-11-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers2,450,000
2023-11-18Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,480,000
2023-11-18Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers4,730,000
2023-11-18Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions765,000
2023-11-18UCF Knights at Texas Tech Red Raiders270,000
2023-11-18UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans2,650,000
2023-11-17Colorado Buffaloes at Washington State Cougars727,000
2023-11-17South Florida Bulls at UTSA Roadrunners429,000
2023-11-17NBA Kings–Spurs1,370,000
2023-11-16Boston College Eagles at Pittsburgh Panthers1,030,000
2023-11-16NBA Thunder–Warriors463,000
2023-11-16Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens12,920,000
2023-11-15Buffalo Bulls at Miami (OH) RedHawks385,000
2023-11-15Central Michigan Chippewas at Ohio Bobcats90,000
2023-11-15NHL Islanders–Canucks236,000
2023-11-14CBB Blue Devils–Spartans1,510,000
2023-11-14CBB Golden Eagles–Fighting Illini327,000
2023-11-14CBB Wildcats–Jayhawks1,530,000
2023-11-14Toledo Rockets at Bowling Green Falcons403,000
2023-11-14Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies47,000
2023-11-14NBA Clippers–Nuggets1,170,000
2023-11-14NBA Spurs–Thunder1,080,000
2023-11-13Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills17,680,000
2023-11-12New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window21,730,000
2023-11-12New York Jets at Las Vegas Raiders15,640,000
2023-11-12Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers16,270,000
2023-11-11Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats2,760,000
2023-11-11New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos164,000
2023-11-11Iowa State Cyclones at BYU Cougars943,000
2023-11-11Washington State Cougars at California Golden Bears263,000
2023-11-11Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars176,000
2023-11-11Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers1,620,000
2023-11-11Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles4,140,000
2023-11-11Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Bulldogs4,830,000
2023-11-11Georgia Southern Eagles at Marshall Thundering Herd84,000
2023-11-11Indiana Hoosiers at Illinois Fighting Illini368,000
2023-11-11Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Iowa Hawkeyes714,000
2023-11-11Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks780,000
2023-11-11Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes3,570,000
2023-11-11Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers1,170,000
2023-11-11Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies409,000
2023-11-11Tennessee Volunteers at Missouri Tigers3,620,000
2023-11-11NC State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons289,000
2023-11-11Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers612,000
2023-11-11Oklahoma State Cowboys at UCF Knights1,210,000
2023-11-11West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners2,390,000
2023-11-11USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks3,010,000
2023-11-11Rice Owls at UTSA Roadrunners22,000
2023-11-11Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,820,000
2023-11-11Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave169,000
2023-11-11Utah Utes at Washington Huskies5,170,000
2023-11-10North Texas Mean Green at SMU Mustangs618,000
2023-11-10Wyoming Cowboys at UNLV Rebels214,000
2023-11-10NBA Lakers–Suns1,930,000
2023-11-09Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns83,000
2023-11-09Virginia Cavaliers at Louisville Cardinals1,290,000
2023-11-09Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers480,000
2023-11-09Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears9,560,000