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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,414 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
1,269 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 11,341 · blend 386 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,702 · 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
Revisions42 revised figures · 105 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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2023-09-19Washington Mystics at New York Liberty501,000
2023-09-18Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers15,430,000
2023-09-18New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers6,950,000
2023-09-172023 Singapore Grand Prix1,180,000
2023-09-17Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguarssplit window16,510,000
2023-09-17New York Jets at Dallas Cowboyssplit window25,780,000
2023-09-17Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots17,860,000
2023-09-17Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falconssplit window16,590,000
2023-09-16Bristol Night Race1,560,000
2023-09-16Akron Zips at Kentucky Wildcats115,000
2023-09-16Alabama Crimson Tide at South Florida Bulls4,840,000
2023-09-16Fresno State Bulldogs at Arizona State Sun Devils195,000
2023-09-16BYU Cougars at Arkansas Razorbacks1,080,000
2023-09-16North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Boise State Broncos247,000
2023-09-16Florida State Seminoles at Boston College Eagles3,480,000
2023-09-16Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan Wolverines1,320,000
2023-09-16Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes9,300,000
2023-09-16Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators5,310,000
2023-09-16South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs5,420,000
2023-09-16TCU Horned Frogs at Houston Cougars1,200,000
2023-09-16Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2023-09-16Iowa State Cyclones at Ohio Bobcats162,000
2023-09-16James Madison Dukes at Troy Trojans81,000
2023-09-16LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,800,000
2023-09-16Minnesota Golden Gophers at North Carolina Tar Heels1,580,000
2023-09-16VMI Keydets at NC State Wolfpack205,000
2023-09-16Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers907,000
2023-09-16Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,820,000
2023-09-16Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane641,000
2023-09-16Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Old Dominion Monarchs324,000
2023-09-16San Diego State Aztecs at Oregon State Beavers418,000
2023-09-16Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers2,410,000
2023-09-16Syracuse Orange at Purdue Boilermakers1,250,000
2023-09-16Tulane Green Wave at Southern Miss Golden Eagles53,000
2023-09-16NASCAR Cup Bristol1,560,000
2023-09-15Army Black Knights at UTSA Roadrunners916,000
2023-09-15Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland Terrapins776,000
2023-09-14Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers1,050,000
2023-09-14Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles15,050,000
2023-09-13Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces373,000
2023-09-12New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox430,000
2023-09-11Buffalo Bills at New York Jets22,640,000
2023-09-10Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey538,000
2023-09-10NASCAR Cup Kansas1,760,000
2023-09-10San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window10,190,000
2023-09-10Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bearssplit window16,270,000
2023-09-10Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants20,180,000
2023-09-10Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriotssplit window21,350,000
2023-09-10US Open men's singles final2,320,000
2023-09-09Oklahoma State Cowboys at Arizona State Sun Devils691,000
2023-09-09Auburn Tigers at California Golden Bears2,230,000
2023-09-09Utah Utes at Baylor Bears1,310,000
2023-09-09UCF Knights at Boise State Broncos306,000
2023-09-09Charlotte 49ers at Maryland Terrapins665,000
2023-09-09Cincinnati Bearcats at Pittsburgh Panthers617,000
2023-09-09Nebraska Cornhuskers at Colorado Buffaloes8,730,000
2023-09-09Marshall Thundering Herd at East Carolina Pirates90,000
2023-09-09McNeese Cowboys at Florida Gators150,000
2023-09-09Houston Cougars at Rice Owls83,000
2023-09-09Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones3,380,000
2023-09-09James Madison Dukes at Virginia Cavaliers119,000
2023-09-09Troy Trojans at Kansas State Wildcats282,000
2023-09-09Texas A&M Aggies at Miami Hurricanes4,020,000
2023-09-09UNLV Rebels at Michigan Wolverines2,970,000
2023-09-09Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack2,930,000
2023-09-09Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio State Buckeyes1,220,000
2023-09-09Ole Miss Rebels at Tulane Green Wave1,440,000
2023-09-09Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,550,000
2023-09-09Purdue Boilermakers at Virginia Tech Hokies294,000
2023-09-09UCLA Bruins at San Diego State Aztecs1,080,000
2023-09-09Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans1,750,000
2023-09-09Wisconsin Badgers at Washington State Cougars2,280,000
2023-09-092023 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka3,420,000
2023-09-08Illinois Fighting Illini at Kansas Jayhawks1,360,000
2023-09-08Indiana State Sycamores at Indiana Hoosiers243,000
2023-09-07Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs24,750,000
2023-09-04Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils4,390,000
2023-09-03Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights2,680,000
2023-09-03Oregon State Beavers at San José State Spartans3,230,000
2023-09-032023 Italian Grand Prix1,050,000
2023-09-03New York Yankees at Houston Astros1,330,000
2023-09-03NASCAR Cup Darlington2,290,000
2023-09-03Southern 5002,290,000
2023-09-02Arkansas State Red Wolves at Oklahoma Sooners970,000
2023-09-02Army Black Knights at UL Monroe Warhawks101,000
2023-09-02Massachusetts Minutemen at Auburn Tigers1,030,000
2023-09-02Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies1,970,000
2023-09-02Buffalo Bulls at Wisconsin Badgers784,000
2023-09-02Sam Houston Bearkats at BYU Cougars444,000
2023-09-02California Golden Bears at North Texas Mean Green88,000
2023-09-02Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at UCLA Bruins862,000
2023-09-02Colorado Buffaloes at TCU Horned Frogs7,260,000
2023-09-02Fresno State Bulldogs at Purdue Boilermakers343,000
2023-09-02UTSA Roadrunners at Houston Cougars323,000
2023-09-02Toledo Rockets at Illinois Fighting Illini294,000
2023-09-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers4,650,000
2023-09-02Utah State Aggies at Iowa Hawkeyes561,000
2023-09-02Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at SMU Mustangs72,000
2023-09-02Towson Tigers at Maryland Terrapins102,000
2023-09-02New Mexico Lobos at Texas A&M Aggies794,000