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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.

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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.

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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2021-10-15Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros6,140,000
2021-10-15WNBA Finals Game 3524,000
2021-10-14Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles14,420,000
2021-10-13NHL Rangers–Capitals817,000
2021-10-12NHL Kraken–Golden Knights783,000
2021-10-12Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning983,000
2021-10-11Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens11,330,000
2021-10-102021 Turkish Grand Prix716,000
2021-10-10Bank of America Roval 4002,550,000
2021-10-10Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window16,450,000
2021-10-10Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs17,520,000
2021-10-10New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window22,050,000
2021-10-10New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons3,280,000
2021-10-10WNBA Finals Game 1548,000
2021-10-09Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels2,230,000
2021-10-09Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers4,580,000
2021-10-09Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars2,240,000
2021-10-09Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,790,000
2021-10-09Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,630,000
2021-10-09Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns5,940,000
2021-10-09Utah Utes at USC Trojans1,380,000
2021-10-08Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces297,000
2021-10-07Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros1,970,000
2021-10-07Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks14,760,000
2021-10-06Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky491,000
2021-10-05AL Wild Card Game7,690,000
2021-10-04Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers12,860,000
2021-10-03Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots26,750,000
2021-10-03Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window17,350,000
2021-10-03Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packerssplit window22,290,000
2021-10-03Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky340,000
2021-10-02Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide4,790,000
2021-10-02Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs3,850,000
2021-10-02Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers3,790,000
2021-10-02Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats3,060,000
2021-10-02Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions4,000,000
2021-10-02Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats2,620,000
2021-10-02Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,310,000
2021-09-30Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals8,000,000
2021-09-29New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays699,000
2021-09-28Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves366,000
2021-09-28San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers488,000
2021-09-28Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun399,000
2021-09-27Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys14,900,000
2021-09-26Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers19,690,000
2021-09-26Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Ramssplit window22,600,000
2021-09-26Ryder Cup Final day3,510,000
2021-09-25Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks1,660,000
2021-09-25Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks4,070,000
2021-09-25Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears2,010,000
2021-09-25Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies804,000
2021-09-25Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators3,280,000
2021-09-25LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,790,000
2021-09-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,810,000
2021-09-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans1,660,000
2021-09-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers5,370,000
2021-09-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners4,500,000
2021-09-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns1,730,000
2021-09-23Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans7,390,000
2021-09-21Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays542,000
2021-09-21San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres234,000
2021-09-20Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers13,810,000
2021-09-19Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets735,000
2021-09-19Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window24,290,000
2021-09-19Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens19,810,000
2021-09-19Las Vegas Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window14,180,000
2021-09-18Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers2,100,000
2021-09-18South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs2,550,000
2021-09-18Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes2,770,000
2021-09-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oklahoma Sooners4,210,000
2021-09-18Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,580,000
2021-09-18Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes1,830,000
2021-09-18USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars1,580,000
2021-09-18NASCAR Cup Bristol2,200,000
2021-09-16New York Giants at Washington7,330,000
2021-09-13Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders16,970,000
2021-09-122021 Italian Grand Prix880,000
2021-09-12Grand Prix of Portland806,000
2021-09-12Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams17,640,000
2021-09-12Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Billssplit window13,930,000
2021-09-12Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefssplit window19,540,000
2021-09-12Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falconssplit window11,180,000
2021-09-12Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,240,000
2021-09-12Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky283,000
2021-09-11Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,080,000
2021-09-11Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks3,360,000
2021-09-11Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,500,000
2021-09-11Texas A&M Aggies at Colorado Buffaloes4,500,000
2021-09-11Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls1,600,000
2021-09-11Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines4,750,000
2021-09-11Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers1,740,000
2021-09-11Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans1,440,000
2021-09-11Federated Auto Parts 4001,780,000
2021-09-10Kansas Jayhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1,300,000
2021-09-09Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers24,810,000
2021-09-07New York Mets at Miami Marlins146,000
2021-09-06Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels3,080,000
2021-09-06San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies623,000
2021-09-06Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox503,000
2021-09-052021 Dutch Grand Prix864,000