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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.

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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2014-11-01Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs414,000
2014-11-01Virginia Cavaliers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets390,000
2014-11-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes3,620,000
2014-11-01Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones763,000
2014-11-01Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions1,710,000
2014-11-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen3,890,000
2014-11-01Old Dominion Monarchs at Vanderbilt Commodores63,000
2014-11-01Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks2,480,000
2014-11-01Wisconsin Badgers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,940,000
2014-11-01TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers4,430,000
2014-11-01Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders791,000
2014-10-31Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulane Green Wave648,000
2014-10-31Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Memphis Tigers249,000
2014-10-30Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals4,970,000
2014-10-30Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles85,000
2014-10-30New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers6,880,000
2014-10-27Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys18,810,000
2014-10-26Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinalssplit window18,350,000
2014-10-26Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window20,750,000
2014-10-26Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons8,530,000
2014-10-26Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints18,800,000
2014-10-25Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers2,590,000
2014-10-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies1,760,000
2014-10-25Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers614,000
2014-10-25Florida Atlantic Owls at Marshall Thundering Herd137,000
2014-10-25Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Pittsburgh Panthers352,000
2014-10-25Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini633,000
2014-10-25Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats3,060,000
2014-10-25Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats5,000,000
2014-10-25Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers4,950,000
2014-10-25Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans3,800,000
2014-10-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,130,000
2014-10-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions4,670,000
2014-10-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,780,000
2014-10-25Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal731,000
2014-10-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs1,170,000
2014-10-25USC Trojans at Utah Utes767,000
2014-10-24BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos1,020,000
2014-10-24Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears1,180,000
2014-10-24South Florida Bulls at Cincinnati Bearcats576,000
2014-10-24Troy Trojans at South Alabama Jaguars105,000
2014-10-23Connecticut Huskies at East Carolina Pirates395,000
2014-10-23Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies1,220,000
2014-10-23San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos20,220,000
2014-10-21Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns374,000
2014-10-20Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers13,280,000
2014-10-19San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos23,790,000
2014-10-19New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window26,980,000
2014-10-19Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packerssplit window14,200,000
2014-10-18Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide4,200,000
2014-10-18Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils1,310,000
2014-10-18Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,640,000
2014-10-18Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles559,000
2014-10-18Nevada Wolf Pack at BYU Cougars404,000
2014-10-18Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators1,160,000
2014-10-18Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles13,250,000
2014-10-18Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels461,000
2014-10-18Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers2,170,000
2014-10-18Iowa Hawkeyes at Maryland Terrapins770,000
2014-10-18Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners3,390,000
2014-10-18Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes3,800,000
2014-10-18Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs1,010,000
2014-10-18Tennessee Volunteers at Ole Miss Rebels2,700,000
2014-10-18Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks1,130,000
2014-10-18Tulane Green Wave at UCF Knights109,000
2014-10-17Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos1,620,000
2014-10-17Temple Owls at Houston Cougars250,000
2014-10-16Utah Utes at Oregon State Beavers86,000
2014-10-16Virginia Tech Hokies at Pittsburgh Panthers1,360,000
2014-10-16NLCS Game 54,890,000
2014-10-16New York Jets at New England Patriots16,090,000
2014-10-15NLCS Game 45,090,000
2014-10-15ALCS Game 43,990,000
2014-10-14Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas State Bobcats436,000
2014-10-14NLCS Game 32,780,000
2014-10-14ALCS Game 36,020,000
2014-10-13San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams12,710,000
2014-10-12NLCS Game 24,370,000
2014-10-12Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawkssplit window30,020,000
2014-10-12New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles18,090,000
2014-10-11Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies162,000
2014-10-11Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks3,650,000
2014-10-11USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats1,790,000
2014-10-11Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs6,000,000
2014-10-11TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears4,380,000
2014-10-11Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers568,000
2014-10-11East Carolina Pirates at South Florida Bulls320,000
2014-10-11Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange1,950,000
2014-10-11Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers2,990,000
2014-10-11Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers1,050,000
2014-10-11Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes375,000
2014-10-11Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks296,000
2014-10-11Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines2,360,000
2014-10-11North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,190,000
2014-10-11Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners4,240,000
2014-10-11Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies4,090,000
2014-10-11Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins1,750,000
2014-10-11West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders518,000
2014-10-11NLCS Game 15,010,000
2014-10-11ALCS Game 24,250,000