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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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2017-11-11Purdue Boilermakers at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-11-11TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners2,960,000
2017-11-10CBB Aggies–Mountaineers710,000
2017-11-10BYU Cougars at UNLV Rebels
2017-11-10Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats
2017-11-10Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal1,057,000
2017-11-10NBA Bucks–Spurs1,600,000
2017-11-09North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers
2017-11-09Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals13,101,000
2017-11-08Toledo Rockets at Ohio Bobcats
2017-11-08NBA Lakers–Celtics2,600,000
2017-11-08NHL Bruins–Rangers417,000
2017-11-08NHL Lightning–Sharks201,000
2017-11-07NHL Capitals–Sabres180,000
2017-11-07NHL Kings–Ducks188,000
2017-11-06Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers11,100,000
2017-11-05AAA Texas 5002,700,000
2017-11-05Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys21,681,000
2017-11-05Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins14,360,000
2017-11-05Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Pantherssplit window14,212,000
2017-11-05Los Angeles Rams at New York Giantssplit window14,200,000
2017-11-04LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide6,729,000
2017-11-04Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans
2017-11-04Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
2017-11-04Nevada Wolf Pack at Boise State Broncos
2017-11-04BYU Cougars at Fresno State Bulldogs
2017-11-04Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,831,000
2017-11-04Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers
2017-11-04South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs3,482,000
2017-11-04Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers2,834,000
2017-11-04Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2017-11-04Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers
2017-11-04Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes3,011,000
2017-11-04Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines2,850,000
2017-11-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,102,000
2017-11-04Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,903,000
2017-11-04Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,486,000
2017-11-04Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies986,000
2017-11-04San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans
2017-11-04UCF Knights at SMU Mustangs
2017-11-04South Florida Bulls at UConn Huskies
2017-11-04Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars1,987,000
2017-11-04Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs
2017-11-03Memphis Tigers at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2017-11-03UCLA Bruins at Utah Utes563,000
2017-11-02Navy Midshipmen at Temple Owls
2017-11-02Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets
2017-11-02NBA Lakers–Trail Blazers1,800,000
2017-11-02NBA Warriors–Spurs2,000,000
2017-11-02Buffalo Bills at New York Jets5,844,000
2017-11-01Central Michigan Chippewas at Western Michigan Broncos
2017-11-01NBA Mavericks–Clippers668,000
2017-11-01NBA Rockets–Knicks826,000
2017-11-01NHL Flyers–Blackhawks358,000
2017-11-01NHL Predators–Sharks126,000
2017-10-31Bowling Green Falcons at Kent State Golden Flashes
2017-10-30Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs10,400,000
2017-10-292017 Mexican Grand Prix825,000
2017-10-29Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saintssplit window12,444,000
2017-10-29Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns3,453,000
2017-10-29Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriotssplit window15,159,000
2017-10-29Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins22,019,000
2017-10-29Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions13,862,000
2017-10-28USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils
2017-10-28Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears
2017-10-28Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers3,464,000
2017-10-28Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators3,380,000
2017-10-28Houston Cougars at South Florida Bulls
2017-10-28Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini
2017-10-28Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes769,000
2017-10-28TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones2,850,000
2017-10-28Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels
2017-10-28Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-10-28Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies
2017-10-28NC State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,625,000
2017-10-28New Mexico Lobos at Wyoming Cowboys
2017-10-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,868,000
2017-10-28Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers3,365,000
2017-10-27Florida State Seminoles at Boston College Eagles
2017-10-27Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs
2017-10-26South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia State Panthers
2017-10-26Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers
2017-10-26NBA Pelicans–Kings1,100,000
2017-10-26Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens11,363,000
2017-10-25NBA Spurs–Heat1,300,000
2017-10-25NBA Wizards–Lakers1,800,000
2017-10-25NHL Sabres–Blue Jackets186,000
2017-10-24NHL Red Wings–Sabres239,000
2017-10-22Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49erssplit window16,124,000
2017-10-22Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window19,849,000
2017-10-22Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots19,240,000
2017-10-21Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,446,000
2017-10-21Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes387,000
2017-10-21West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears325,000
2017-10-21Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos
2017-10-21SMU Mustangs at Cincinnati Bearcats
2017-10-21Colorado Buffaloes at Washington State Cougars
2017-10-21Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles
2017-10-21Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2017-10-21Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans3,501,000