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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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2023-10-09Green Bay Packers at Las Vegas Raiders17,380,000
2023-10-082023 Qatar Grand Prix824,000
2023-10-08Bank of America Roval 4002,280,000
2023-10-08Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers26,300,000
2023-10-08Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills5,130,000
2023-10-08Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikingssplit window23,130,000
2023-10-08New York Giants at Miami Dolphins16,810,000
2023-10-08Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window12,630,000
2023-10-08WNBA Finals Game 1729,000
2023-10-07Virginia Tech Hokies at Florida State Seminoles3,020,000
2023-10-07Fresno State Bulldogs at Wyoming Cowboys737,000
2023-10-07Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs3,190,000
2023-10-07UCF Knights at Kansas Jayhawks1,450,000
2023-10-07LSU Tigers at Missouri Tigers2,340,000
2023-10-07Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,060,000
2023-10-07Syracuse Orange at North Carolina Tar Heels987,000
2023-10-07Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns7,870,000
2023-10-07Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros2,490,000
2023-10-07Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers2,070,000
2023-10-05Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders11,720,000
2023-10-05NHL Avalanche–Golden Knights190,000
2023-10-05NHL Bruins–Rangers305,000
2023-10-02Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants16,620,000
2023-10-01YellaWood 5002,510,000
2023-10-01Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Billssplit window16,860,000
2023-10-01Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets26,700,000
2023-09-30Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers6,400,000
2023-09-30Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange1,980,000
2023-09-30USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes7,240,000
2023-09-30Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats2,320,000
2023-09-30Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes2,170,000
2023-09-30Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns3,320,000
2023-09-30Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,480,000
2023-09-29Louisville Cardinals at NC State Wolfpack1,890,000
2023-09-28Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers13,480,000
2023-09-26Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners263,000
2023-09-26Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves365,000
2023-09-26Connecticut Sun at New York Liberty563,000
2023-09-25Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals8,990,000
2023-09-25Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers13,720,000
2023-09-242023 Japanese Grand Prix479,000
2023-09-24San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers773,000
2023-09-24NASCAR Cup Texas2,000,000
2023-09-24New England Patriots at New York Jetssplit window17,520,000
2023-09-24New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers12,210,000
2023-09-24Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders19,210,000
2023-09-23Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide4,610,000
2023-09-23Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers2,440,000
2023-09-23Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies2,180,000
2023-09-23Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears2,630,000
2023-09-23California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies1,160,000
2023-09-23Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers6,710,000
2023-09-23Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000
2023-09-23Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans1,240,000
2023-09-23Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines1,940,000
2023-09-19Washington Mystics at New York Liberty501,000
2023-09-18Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers15,430,000
2023-09-18New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers6,950,000
2023-09-172023 Singapore Grand Prix1,180,000
2023-09-17Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguarssplit window16,510,000
2023-09-17New York Jets at Dallas Cowboyssplit window25,780,000
2023-09-17Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots17,860,000
2023-09-17Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falconssplit window16,590,000
2023-09-16Bristol Night Race1,560,000
2023-09-16Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan Wolverines1,320,000
2023-09-16Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators5,310,000
2023-09-16South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs5,420,000
2023-09-16TCU Horned Frogs at Houston Cougars1,200,000
2023-09-16Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2023-09-16Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,820,000
2023-09-16Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers2,410,000
2023-09-16Syracuse Orange at Purdue Boilermakers1,250,000
2023-09-16NASCAR Cup Bristol1,560,000
2023-09-14Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles15,050,000
2023-09-13Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces373,000
2023-09-12New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox430,000
2023-09-11Buffalo Bills at New York Jets22,640,000
2023-09-10Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey538,000
2023-09-10San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window10,190,000
2023-09-10Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bearssplit window16,270,000
2023-09-10Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Brownssplit window12,820,000
2023-09-10Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants21,800,000
2023-09-10Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriotssplit window21,350,000
2023-09-07Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs24,750,000
2023-09-03Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights2,680,000
2023-09-032023 Italian Grand Prix1,050,000
2023-09-03New York Yankees at Houston Astros1,330,000
2023-09-03NASCAR Cup Darlington2,290,000
2023-09-03Southern 5002,290,000
2023-09-02Colorado Buffaloes at TCU Horned Frogs7,260,000
2023-09-02Fresno State Bulldogs at Purdue Boilermakers343,000
2023-09-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers4,650,000
2023-09-02Tennessee State Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,560,000
2023-09-02West Virginia Mountaineers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,500,000
2023-09-02Rice Owls at Texas Longhorns3,210,000
2023-09-02Virginia Cavaliers at Tennessee Volunteers2,460,000
2023-08-31Florida Gators at Utah Utes3,190,000
2023-08-31Kent State Golden Flashes at UCF Knights317,000
2023-08-31Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,490,000
2023-08-27Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants1,760,000