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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,416 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 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,704 · 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.

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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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2023-09-02North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks3,400,000
2023-09-02Tennessee State Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,560,000
2023-09-02West Virginia Mountaineers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,500,000
2023-09-02Rice Owls at Texas Longhorns3,210,000
2023-09-02South Alabama Jaguars at Tulane Green Wave77,000
2023-09-02Virginia Cavaliers at Tennessee Volunteers2,460,000
2023-09-02Texas Tech Red Raiders at Wyoming Cowboys1,430,000
2023-09-01Central Michigan Chippewas at Michigan State Spartans1,060,000
2023-09-01Louisville Cardinals at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,650,000
2023-08-31Florida Gators at Utah Utes3,190,000
2023-08-31Kent State Golden Flashes at UCF Knights317,000
2023-08-31Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,490,000
2023-08-27Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants1,760,000
2023-08-26Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,560,000
2023-08-26Massachusetts Minutemen at New Mexico State Aggies582,000
2023-08-26Ohio Bobcats at San Diego State Aztecs466,000
2023-08-26Coke Zero Sugar 4003,270,000
2023-08-202023 FIFA Women's World Cup Spain–England1,660,000
2023-08-20NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen2,310,000
2023-08-17New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals1,360,000
2023-08-15New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves578,000
2023-08-13Verizon 200 at the Brickyard2,840,000
2023-08-062023 FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden–United States2,520,000
2023-08-06IndyCar Nashville1,110,000
2023-08-06Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres1,600,000
2023-08-06FireKeepers Casino 4002,610,000
2023-08-052023 FIFA Women's World Cup Netherlands–South Africa1,300,000
2023-08-012023 FIFA Women's World Cup Portugal–United States1,350,000
2023-08-01Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees319,000
2023-07-302023 Belgian Grand Prix1,170,000
2023-07-30New York Yankees at Baltimore Oriolessplit window2,650,000
2023-07-30Cook Out 4002,430,000
2023-07-262023 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Netherlands6,430,000
2023-07-25New York Mets at New York Yankees546,000
2023-07-232023 Hungarian Grand Prix1,040,000
2023-07-23New York Mets at Boston Red Sox1,460,000
2023-07-23The Open Round 43,350,000
2023-07-212023 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Vietnam5,260,000
2023-07-202023 FIFA Women's World Cup Nigeria–Canada1,230,000
2023-07-162023 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic3,200,000
2023-07-152023 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final1,330,000
2023-07-15WNBA All-Star Game850,000
2023-07-10Home Run Derby6,110,000
2023-07-092023 British Grand Prix1,170,000
2023-07-09Quaker State 4002,560,000
2023-07-022023 Austrian Grand Prix1,090,000
2023-07-02NASCAR Cup Chicago1,090,000
2023-06-27Minnesota Twins at Atlanta Braves351,000
2023-06-25Ally 4003,210,000
2023-06-25Dallas Wings at Los Angeles Sparks733,000
2023-06-25KPMG Women's PGA Championship Round 4658,000
2023-06-24Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,800,000
2023-06-182023 Canadian Grand Prix1,760,000
2023-06-18New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox1,940,000
2023-06-18U.S. Open Round 45,920,000
2023-06-18Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty694,000
2023-06-13Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights2,720,000
2023-06-12Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets13,080,000
2023-06-11RBC Canadian Open Round 43,300,000
2023-06-11French Open men's singles final1,560,000
2023-06-10Belmont Stakes3,520,000
2023-06-10Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers2,560,000
2023-06-08Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers2,690,000
2023-06-07Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat11,240,000
2023-06-042023 Spanish Grand Prix1,040,000
2023-06-04Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix1,050,000
2023-06-04the Memorial Tournament Round 43,120,000
2023-06-04Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets11,910,000
2023-06-03New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers2,170,000
2023-06-01Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets11,580,000
2023-05-29Coca-Cola 6003,400,000
2023-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 712,000,000
2023-05-282023 Monaco Grand Prix1,790,000
2023-05-28Indianapolis 5004,720,000
2023-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,711,000
2023-05-27Western Conference Final Game 51,960,000
2023-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,240,000
2023-05-24Eastern Conference Final Game 41,860,000
2023-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,561,000
2023-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 48,209,000
2023-05-21Cleveland Guardians at New York Mets1,160,000
2023-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,486,000
2023-05-21Western Conference Final Game 21,620,000
2023-05-21PGA Championship Round 44,520,000
2023-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 38,380,000
2023-05-20Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes1,640,000
2023-05-20Preakness Stakes5,020,000
2023-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 26,134,000
2023-05-18Western Conference Finals Game 27,660,000
2023-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,950,000
2023-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 17,360,000
2023-05-15Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars2,750,000
2023-05-14St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox1,770,000
2023-05-14Goodyear 4002,690,000
2023-05-14NBA 76ers–Celtics8,440,000
2023-05-12New York Knicks at Miami Heat5,440,000
2023-05-10Miami Heat at New York Knicks4,390,000
2023-05-10NBA Lakers–Warriors7,550,000
2023-05-09Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics4,880,000
2023-05-09Western Conference Second Round Game 41,260,000