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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,415 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
1,270 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 11,349 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,703 · 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
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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2015-11-04Ohio Bobcats at Bowling Green Falcons622,000
2015-11-03Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets856,000
2015-11-03NHL Kings–Blues258,000
2015-11-02Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers12,400,000
2015-11-01Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos23,000,000
2015-11-01Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs8,400,000
2015-11-01Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys29,400,000
2015-11-01New York Giants at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,600,000
2015-10-31Arizona Wildcats at Washington Huskies384,000
2015-10-31Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers3,495,000
2015-10-31Boise State Broncos at UNLV Rebels287,000
2015-10-31USC Trojans at California Golden Bears1,854,000
2015-10-31Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils490,000
2015-10-31Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators5,015,000
2015-10-31Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles2,588,000
2015-10-31Vanderbilt Commodores at Houston Cougars392,000
2015-10-31Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions939,000
2015-10-31Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones742,000
2015-10-31Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks482,000
2015-10-31Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,681,000
2015-10-31Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers849,000
2015-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Temple Owls5,977,000
2015-10-31Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,513,000
2015-10-31Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars2,306,000
2015-10-30East Carolina Pirates at Connecticut Huskies188,000
2015-10-30Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Rice Owls113,000
2015-10-30Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons629,000
2015-10-30Wyoming Cowboys at Utah State Aggies425,000
2015-10-29Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils1,519,000
2015-10-29Texas State Bobcats at Georgia Southern Eagles107,000
2015-10-29North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers1,247,000
2015-10-29West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs916,000
2015-10-29Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots17,500,000
2015-10-28NHL Penguins–Capitals462,000
2015-10-28NHL Predators–Sharks201,000
2015-10-27Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls3,460,000
2015-10-27New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors2,530,000
2015-10-27NHL Lightning–Blues156,000
2015-10-26Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals12,200,000
2015-10-25Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars1,600,000
2015-10-25New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Coltssplit window12,500,000
2015-10-25Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants24,500,000
2015-10-25Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers20,600,000
2015-10-24Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide6,965,000
2015-10-24Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears1,653,000
2015-10-24Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos605,000
2015-10-24Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes2,634,000
2015-10-24Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies722,000
2015-10-24Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,943,000
2015-10-24Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys433,000
2015-10-24Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns904,000
2015-10-24Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at LSU Tigers1,247,000
2015-10-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins1,520,000
2015-10-24Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,747,000
2015-10-24Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights5,290,000
2015-10-24Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels2,775,000
2015-10-24Pittsburgh Panthers at Syracuse Orange589,000
2015-10-24Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal2,098,000
2015-10-24Utah Utes at USC Trojans3,344,000
2015-10-23Memphis Tigers at Tulsa Golden Hurricane1,216,000
2015-10-23Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs368,000
2015-10-23ALCS Game 65,630,000
2015-10-22Georgia Southern Eagles at Appalachian State Mountaineers190,000
2015-10-22California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins1,059,000
2015-10-22Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates679,000
2015-10-22Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers17,100,000
2015-10-21ALCS Game 52,580,000
2015-10-21NLCS Game 47,940,000
2015-10-21NHL Flyers–Bruins530,000
2015-10-20ALCS Game 42,600,000
2015-10-20NLCS Game 39,220,000
2015-10-20NHL Stars–Flyers289,000
2015-10-19ALCS Game 33,090,000
2015-10-19New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles13,900,000
2015-10-18NLCS Game 26,570,000
2015-10-18San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packerssplit window25,000,000
2015-10-18New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts22,800,000
2015-10-18Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawkssplit window17,900,000
2015-10-17Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies5,761,000
2015-10-17Arizona Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes288,000
2015-10-17Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes3,059,000
2015-10-17West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears2,195,000
2015-10-17Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers465,000
2015-10-17Florida Gators at LSU Tigers6,777,000
2015-10-17Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles2,852,000
2015-10-17TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones849,000
2015-10-17Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks417,000
2015-10-17Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes437,000
2015-10-17Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines7,398,000
2015-10-17Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers970,000
2015-10-17USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,958,000
2015-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes5,867,000
2015-10-17Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies1,211,000
2015-10-17San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans71,000
2015-10-17South Florida Bulls at Connecticut Huskies121,000
2015-10-17ALCS Game 22,660,000
2015-10-17NLCS Game 17,890,000
2015-10-16Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars1,468,000
2015-10-16UNLV Rebels at Fresno State Bulldogs358,000
2015-10-16Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave185,000