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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.

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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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2022-11-09Buffalo Bulls at Central Michigan Chippewas350,000
2022-11-09NBA Lakers–Clippers1,480,000
2022-11-09NBA Knicks–Nets1,230,000
2022-11-08Ball State Cardinals at Toledo Rockets482,000
2022-11-08Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks258,000
2022-11-07Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints10,530,000
2022-11-06NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race3,210,000
2022-11-06Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers20,250,000
2022-11-06Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs17,690,000
2022-11-05Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights1,230,000
2022-11-05UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils490,000
2022-11-05Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs512,000
2022-11-05BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos281,000
2022-11-05California Golden Bears at USC Trojans2,040,000
2022-11-05Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,220,000
2022-11-05Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes962,000
2022-11-05Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes1,500,000
2022-11-05Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies2,730,000
2022-11-05Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini928,000
2022-11-05Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers2,230,000
2022-11-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers582,000
2022-11-05Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks734,000
2022-11-05Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats1,250,000
2022-11-05Maryland Terrapins at Wisconsin Badgers576,000
2022-11-05UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers321,000
2022-11-05Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,290,000
2022-11-05Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,070,000
2022-11-05Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats4,760,000
2022-11-05Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs2,510,000
2022-11-05Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros12,550,000
2022-11-04Duke Blue Devils at Boston College Eagles787,000
2022-11-04Oregon State Beavers at Washington Huskies1,130,000
2022-11-04NBA Bucks–Timberwolves1,120,000
2022-11-03Appalachian State Mountaineers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers743,000
2022-11-03Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies12,770,000
2022-11-03Philadelphia Eagles at Houston Texans7,860,000
2022-11-02Western Michigan Broncos at Bowling Green Falcons361,000
2022-11-02Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies11,810,000
2022-11-02Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers1,370,000
2022-11-02NHL Penguins–Sabres236,000
2022-11-01Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats276,000
2022-11-01Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies11,160,000
2022-11-01Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets1,260,000
2022-11-01NBA Timberwolves–Suns1,160,000
2022-11-01NHL Bruins–Penguins699,000
2022-10-31Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns11,300,000
2022-10-30Xfinity 5002,540,000
2022-10-30Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboyssplit window11,940,000
2022-10-30Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills19,620,000
2022-10-30Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window16,130,000
2022-10-29Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders572,000
2022-10-29Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos269,000
2022-10-29Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears738,000
2022-10-29Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights1,060,000
2022-10-29Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs5,620,000
2022-10-29San Diego State Aztecs at Fresno State Bulldogs219,000
2022-10-29South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars131,000
2022-10-29Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,490,000
2022-10-29Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes483,000
2022-10-29Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones711,000
2022-10-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats3,380,000
2022-10-29Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers4,040,000
2022-10-29Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines5,580,000
2022-10-29Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers302,000
2022-10-29Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange2,340,000
2022-10-29Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins1,260,000
2022-10-29TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers1,510,000
2022-10-29Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros10,790,000
2022-10-28East Carolina Pirates at BYU Cougars823,000
2022-10-28Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros11,480,000
2022-10-28NBA Pacers–Wizards736,000
2022-10-28NBA Pelicans–Suns1,030,000
2022-10-27Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Southern Miss Golden Eagles190,000
2022-10-27Virginia Tech Hokies at NC State Wolfpack1,230,000
2022-10-27Utah Utes at Washington State Cougars470,000
2022-10-27NBA Heat–Warriors658,000
2022-10-27NBA Mavericks–Nets547,000
2022-10-27Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buccaneers10,010,000
2022-10-26NBA Lakers–Nuggets1,820,000
2022-10-26NHL Lightning–Ducks270,000
2022-10-26NHL Rangers–Islanders550,000
2022-10-25NBA Mavericks–Pelicans1,610,000
2022-10-25NBA Warriors–Suns2,320,000
2022-10-25NHL Avalanche–Rangers750,000
2022-10-25NHL Golden Knights–Sharks319,000
2022-10-24Chicago Bears at New England Patriots11,830,000
2022-10-232022 United States Grand Prix1,340,000
2022-10-23Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49erssplit window22,290,000
2022-10-23Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboyssplit window14,560,000
2022-10-23Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins15,530,000
2022-10-23NHL Ducks–Red Wings187,000
2022-10-22Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears744,000
2022-10-22Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears1,320,000
2022-10-22Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs682,000
2022-10-22Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers4,750,000
2022-10-22Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights238,000
2022-10-22Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,380,000
2022-10-22Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs1,530,000
2022-10-22Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers3,860,000
2022-10-22Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins252,000