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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.

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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2026-05-11Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers7,010,000
2026-05-10New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers5,700,000
2026-05-10San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves7,900,000
2026-05-09Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers5,900,000
2026-05-09Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever2,490,000
2026-05-07Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder5,080,000
2026-05-05Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder6,800,000
2026-05-04NBA Knicks–Sixers6,300,000
2026-05-03NASCAR Cup Texas2,290,000
2026-05-03Western Conference Second Round Game 12,220,000
2026-05-03Eastern Conference First Round Game 72,310,000
2026-05-02Kentucky Derby18,030,000
2026-05-02Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics10,990,000
2026-04-28NBA Knicks–Hawks3,800,000
2026-04-27Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic5,400,000
2026-04-27NBA Timberwolves–Nuggets3,900,000
2026-04-26NASCAR Cup Talladega3,970,000
2026-04-26Western Conference First Round Game 41,100,000
2026-04-26Eastern Conference First Round Game 41,900,000
2026-04-25New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks5,300,000
2026-04-25Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns3,300,000
2026-04-25Western Conference First Round Game 41,920,000
2026-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 11,710,000
2026-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 11,400,000
2026-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 11,280,000
2026-04-14Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets3,070,000
2026-04-12Cleveland Guardians at Atlanta Braves2,200,000
2026-04-11UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg telecast window2,650,000
2026-04-06UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines18,300,000
2026-04-05NBA Lakers–Mavericks3,020,000
2026-04-05NBA Rockets–Warriors2,440,000
2026-04-04Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats14,290,000
2026-04-04Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies14,160,000
2026-03-29UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils13,400,000
2026-03-29NBA Warriors–Nuggets2,370,000
2026-03-28New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants2,590,000
2026-03-28Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves1,590,000
2026-03-26Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets2,300,000
2026-03-25New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants2,970,000
2026-03-19Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils5,430,000
2026-03-18Prairie View A&M Panthers at Lehigh Mountain Hawks1,500,000
2026-03-15Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines4,720,000
2026-03-15NASCAR Cup Las Vegas2,770,000
2026-03-15THE PLAYERS Championship Round 44,400,000
2026-03-14CBB Badgers–Wolverines2,920,000
2026-03-14CBB Boilermakers–Bruins2,730,000
2026-03-14CBB Aztecs–Aggies1,300,000
2026-03-14THE PLAYERS Championship Round 33,100,000
2026-03-08Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard Round 43,300,000
2026-03-08NASCAR Cup Phoenix2,840,000
2026-03-08NBA Celtics–Cavaliers2,410,000
2026-03-08NBA Knicks–Lakers3,340,000
2026-03-08Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils863,000
2026-03-07Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder1,900,000
2026-03-07UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 telecast window2,470,000
2026-03-06NBA Mavericks–Celtics1,690,000
2026-03-06NBA Clippers–Spurs1,120,000
2026-03-05NBA Lakers–Nuggets1,390,000
2026-03-04NBA Thunder–Knicks1,580,000
2026-03-01NASCAR Cup Circuit of the Americas3,930,000
2026-02-28Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers1,090,000
2026-02-22The Genesis Invitational Round 42,700,000
2026-02-22NASCAR Cup Atlanta4,490,000
2026-02-22NBA Celtics–Lakers4,520,000
2026-02-22Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics — Men's hockey gold medal game
2026-02-21CBB Wildcats–Tigers1,850,000
2026-02-21Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils4,320,000
2026-02-19Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics — Prime time
2026-02-15Daytona 5007,490,000
2026-02-08Super Bowl LX125,603,000
2026-02-07CBB North Carolina–Duke3,510,000
2026-02-07Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics — Prime time11,450,000
2026-02-01NBA Lakers–Knicks3,600,000
2026-02-01Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning2,100,000
2026-01-31NHL Avalanche–Red Wings1,200,000
2026-01-25New England Patriots at Denver Broncos48,600,000
2026-01-19Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers30,100,000
2026-01-18Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears45,400,000
2026-01-17Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos39,600,000
2026-01-11San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles40,970,000
2026-01-10Maryland Terrapins at UCLA Bruins2,860,000
2026-01-10Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears31,610,000
2026-01-03Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers27,500,000
2026-01-03Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers21,000,000
2026-01-03NHL Penguins–Red Wings1,600,000
2026-01-01Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders15,900,000