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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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2019-11-14North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers789,000
2019-11-14NBA Mavericks–Knicks909,000
2019-11-14NBA Nets–Nuggets766,000
2019-11-14Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns15,400,000
2019-11-13Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets347,000
2019-11-13NBA Clippers–Rockets1,660,000
2019-11-13NBA Warriors–Lakers1,990,000
2019-11-13NHL Blackhawks–Golden Knights289,000
2019-11-13Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers465,000
2019-11-12Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio Bobcats338,000
2019-11-12NHL Penguins–Rangers344,000
2019-11-11Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers15,980,000
2019-11-10NASCAR Cup Phoenix2,570,000
2019-11-10Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titanssplit window14,840,000
2019-11-10Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys22,990,000
2019-11-10Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saintssplit window10,530,000
2019-11-10Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packerssplit window23,200,000
2019-11-09LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide16,640,000
2019-11-09Appalachian State Mountaineers at South Carolina Gamecocks739,000
2019-11-09USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils1,630,000
2019-11-09Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs728,000
2019-11-09Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos1,180,000
2019-11-09Liberty Flames at BYU Cougars166,000
2019-11-09Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,710,000
2019-11-09Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators1,230,000
2019-11-09Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs2,170,000
2019-11-09Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans569,000
2019-11-09Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners3,170,000
2019-11-09Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,320,000
2019-11-09Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns1,050,000
2019-11-09Louisville Cardinals at Miami Hurricanes330,000
2019-11-09Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,580,000
2019-11-09Penn State Nittany Lions at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,740,000
2019-11-09Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs325,000
2019-11-09Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers429,000
2019-11-08Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers648,000
2019-11-08UCF Knights at Tulsa Golden Hurricane787,000
2019-11-08Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards825,000
2019-11-07Temple Owls at South Florida Bulls431,000
2019-11-07Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders13,520,000
2019-11-06Miami (OH) RedHawks at Ohio Bobcats359,000
2019-11-06Milwaukee Bucks at LA Clippers1,290,000
2019-11-06NBA Warriors–Rockets1,490,000
2019-11-06NHL Red Wings–Rangers352,000
2019-11-05CBB Jayhawks–Blue Devils2,420,000
2019-11-05CBB Spartans–Wildcats2,270,000
2019-11-05Ball State Cardinals at Western Michigan Broncos212,000
2019-11-05NHL Blackhawks–Sharks155,000
2019-11-05Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens408,000
2019-11-04Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants13,980,000
2019-11-032019 United States Grand Prix861,000
2019-11-03AAA Texas 5002,200,000
2019-11-03Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window22,290,000
2019-11-03Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window11,490,000
2019-11-03Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars2,960,000
2019-11-03New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens22,030,000
2019-11-02Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers2,210,000
2019-11-02BYU Cougars at Utah State Aggies592,000
2019-11-02Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators6,980,000
2019-11-02Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles2,010,000
2019-11-02Houston Cougars at UCF Knights736,000
2019-11-02Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers377,000
2019-11-02Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks296,000
2019-11-02Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins3,100,000
2019-11-02SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers2,950,000
2019-11-02NC State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons890,000
2019-11-02Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers2,700,000
2019-11-02Virginia Tech Hokies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,950,000
2019-11-02TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys797,000
2019-11-02Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans3,430,000
2019-11-02UAB Blazers at Tennessee Volunteers496,000
2019-11-02Utah Utes at Washington Huskies1,960,000
2019-11-02UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz prelims910,000
2019-11-01Navy Midshipmen at UConn Huskies742,000
2019-11-01NBA Lakers–Mavericks2,570,000
2019-11-01NBA Rockets–Nets1,420,000
2019-10-31Georgia Southern Eagles at Appalachian State Mountaineers195,000
2019-10-31West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears1,130,000
2019-10-31NBA Nuggets–Pelicans784,000
2019-10-31San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals14,000,000
2019-10-30Washington Nationals at Houston Astros23,010,000
2019-10-30Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues240,000
2019World Series, Astros vs Nationals2 games
2019-10-29World Series Game 616,551,000
2019-10-30World Series Game 723,217,000
2019-10-29Washington Nationals at Houston Astros16,430,000
2019-10-28Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers9,980,000
2019-10-272019 Mexican Grand Prix850,000
2019-10-27Houston Astros at Washington Nationals11,390,000
2019-10-27NASCAR Cup Martinsville2,250,000
2019-10-27Cleveland Browns at New England Patriotssplit window21,030,000
2019-10-27Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs18,320,000
2019-10-27Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans21,030,000
2019-10-26Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide2,120,000
2019-10-26Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers7,180,000
2019-10-26California Golden Bears at Utah Utes251,000
2019-10-26Florida International Panthers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders25,000
2019-10-26Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles422,000
2019-10-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats584,000
2019-10-26Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones529,000
2019-10-26Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks379,000