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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.

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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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2022-10-02Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers20,850,000
2022-10-02New England Patriots at Green Bay Packerssplit window24,650,000
2022-10-02Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints4,620,000
2022-10-01Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,130,000
2022-10-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks5,830,000
2022-10-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears2,410,000
2022-10-01Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles2,480,000
2022-10-01Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks865,000
2022-10-01Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins904,000
2022-10-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes1,790,000
2022-10-01Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,470,000
2022-09-29Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals11,720,000
2022-09-26Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants19,340,000
2022-09-25Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 5001,910,000
2022-09-25San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos17,800,000
2022-09-25Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window26,400,000
2022-09-25Presidents Cup Final day1,890,000
2022-09-24Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies3,500,000
2022-09-24Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers5,570,000
2022-09-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels3,460,000
2022-09-24Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars2,270,000
2022-09-24Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,280,000
2022-09-23Virginia Cavaliers at Syracuse Orange1,790,000
2022-09-22Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window3,230,000
2022-09-22Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns11,030,000
2022-09-19Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills7,920,000
2022-09-19Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles12,860,000
2022-09-18Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers19,550,000
2022-09-18Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,230,000
2022-09-18Arizona Cardinals at Las Vegas Raiders27,390,000
2022-09-18New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window14,080,000
2022-09-18WNBA Finals Game 4396,000
2022-09-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Auburn Tigers4,050,000
2022-09-17Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,620,000
2022-09-17Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,390,000
2022-09-17Miami Hurricanes at Texas A&M Aggies3,400,000
2022-09-17UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines2,030,000
2022-09-16Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals2,750,000
2022-09-15WNBA Finals Game 3579,000
2022-09-13New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox677,000
2022-09-12Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks19,840,000
2022-09-112022 Italian Grand Prix995,000
2022-09-11San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs634,000
2022-09-11NASCAR Cup Kansas1,880,000
2022-09-11San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bearssplit window12,150,000
2022-09-11Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys23,300,000
2022-09-11Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window18,550,000
2022-09-11WNBA Finals Game 1555,000
2022-09-10Colorado Buffaloes at Air Force Falcons808,000
2022-09-10Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators4,330,000
2022-09-10Tennessee Volunteers at Pittsburgh Panthers4,460,000
2022-09-09Louisville Cardinals at UCF Knights1,850,000
2022-09-08Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams19,940,000
2022-09-05Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets4,860,000
2022-09-04San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers1,140,000
2022-09-04Cook Out Southern 5002,340,000
2022-09-03Utah Utes at Florida Gators2,950,000
2022-09-03North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Nebraska Cornhuskers889,000
2022-09-03UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners1,220,000
2022-09-01Cal Poly Mustangs at Fresno State Bulldogs167,000
2022-09-01Central Michigan Chippewas at Oklahoma State Cowboys402,000
2022-09-01Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers122,000
2022-09-01New Mexico State Aggies at Minnesota Golden Gophers241,000
2022-09-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers3,510,000
2022-08-27Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats4,420,000
2022-08-27Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico State Aggies304,000
2022-08-21NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen2,560,000
2022-08-14Federated Auto Parts 4002,390,000
2022-08-14Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces852,000
2022-08-11Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds3,100,000
2022-08-09Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox418,000
2022-08-07San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers1,690,000
2022-08-07FireKeepers Casino 4002,620,000
2022-08-07Las Vegas Aces at Seattle Storm762,000
2022-08-02Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants446,000
2022-08-01Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros1,100,000
2022-07-31Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants1,260,000
2022-07-31Verizon 200 at the Brickyard3,370,000
2022-07-30Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox361,000
2022-07-30UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 prelims1,360,000
2022-07-24San Diego Padres at New York Mets1,370,000
2022-07-24NASCAR Cup Pocono2,590,000
2022-07-18Home Run Derby6,880,000
2022-07-17NASCAR Cup New Hampshire2,400,000
2022-07-17The Open Round 44,550,000
2022-07-16Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window2,380,000
2022-07-102022 Austrian Grand Prix1,070,000
2022-07-10WNBA All-Star Game734,000
2022-07-05Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox267,000
2022-07-032022 British Grand Prix1,240,000
2022-07-02UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier prelims1,800,000
2022-06-30San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers405,000
2022-06-26NASCAR Cup Nashville2,920,000
2022-06-20Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning4,100,000
2022-06-192022 Canadian Grand Prix1,720,000
2022-06-19Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros1,080,000
2022-06-19U.S. Open Round 45,270,000
2022-06-15Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche4,200,000
2022-06-13Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors13,030,000
2022-06-122022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix832,000