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11,098 telecasts with figures · 12,412 published claims
11,098
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

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
808 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 11,348 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,702 · 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 2026-10-30
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.

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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2023-11-08Akron Zips at Miami (OH) RedHawks82,000
2023-11-08Eastern Michigan Eagles at Toledo Rockets238,000
2023-11-08NBA Spurs–Knicks1,650,000
2023-11-08NBA Warriors–Nuggets1,850,000
2023-11-07Ohio Bobcats at Buffalo Bulls368,000
2023-11-07Central Michigan Chippewas at Western Michigan Broncos139,000
2023-11-06Los Angeles Chargers at New York Jets14,500,000
2023-11-052023 São Paulo Grand Prix909,000
2023-11-05NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race2,920,000
2023-11-05Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals18,360,000
2023-11-05Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs9,180,000
2023-11-05Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window27,140,000
2023-11-05Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packerssplit window11,460,000
2023-11-05Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravenssplit window14,540,000
2023-11-04Marshall Thundering Herd at Appalachian State Mountaineers78,000
2023-11-04UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats522,000
2023-11-04Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators1,140,000
2023-11-04BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers1,260,000
2023-11-04UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats264,000
2023-11-04Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers3,240,000
2023-11-04Oregon State Beavers at Colorado Buffaloes2,770,000
2023-11-04Tulane Green Wave at East Carolina Pirates76,000
2023-11-04Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers1,760,000
2023-11-04Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs7,000,000
2023-11-04James Madison Dukes at Georgia State Panthers276,000
2023-11-04Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Cavaliers262,000
2023-11-04Illinois Fighting Illini at Minnesota Golden Gophers499,000
2023-11-04Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers491,000
2023-11-04Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones1,270,000
2023-11-04Jacksonville State Gamecocks at South Carolina Gamecocks79,000
2023-11-04Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns2,950,000
2023-11-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins2,390,000
2023-11-04Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines2,600,000
2023-11-04Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans900,000
2023-11-04Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights3,960,000
2023-11-04Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,760,000
2023-11-04Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels1,830,000
2023-11-04SMU Mustangs at Rice Owls29,000
2023-11-04Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs95,000
2023-11-04Washington Huskies at USC Trojans4,450,000
2023-11-03Boston College Eagles at Syracuse Orange1,100,000
2023-11-02Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils814,000
2023-11-02South Alabama Jaguars at Troy Trojans223,000
2023-11-02TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders616,000
2023-11-02NBA Spurs–Suns580,000
2023-11-02Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers11,520,000
2023-11-01Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips61,000
2023-11-01Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons341,000
2023-11-01LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers1,480,000
2023-11-01NBA Pelicans–Thunder1,030,000
2023-10-31Buffalo Bulls at Toledo Rockets324,000
2023-10-31Northern Illinois Huskies at Central Michigan Chippewas124,000
2023-10-31Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks8,480,000
2023-10-31NBA Knicks–Cavaliers1,300,000
2023-10-31San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns1,460,000
2023-10-31NHL Kings–Maple Leafs418,000
2023-10-30Las Vegas Raiders at Detroit Lions15,220,000
2023-10-292023 Mexico City Grand Prix1,460,000
2023-10-29Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49erssplit window26,060,000
2023-10-29Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Chargers15,720,000
2023-10-29Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboyssplit window19,980,000
2023-10-29NHL Flames–Oilers271,000
2023-10-28Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats1,400,000
2023-10-28Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos169,000
2023-10-28BYU Cougars at Texas Longhorns2,380,000
2023-10-28Cincinnati Bearcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys412,000
2023-10-28Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack642,000
2023-10-28Marshall Thundering Herd at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers60,000
2023-10-28Colorado Buffaloes at UCLA Bruins4,660,000
2023-10-28Duke Blue Devils at Louisville Cardinals928,000
2023-10-28Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators5,950,000
2023-10-28Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,090,000
2023-10-28UNLV Rebels at Fresno State Bulldogs260,000
2023-10-28Houston Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats371,000
2023-10-28Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,400,000
2023-10-28Old Dominion Monarchs at James Madison Dukes59,000
2023-10-28Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks3,600,000
2023-10-28Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats2,510,000
2023-10-28Maryland Terrapins at Northwestern Wildcats270,000
2023-10-28Michigan State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers783,000
2023-10-28Purdue Boilermakers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,020,000
2023-10-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,890,000
2023-10-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers4,870,000
2023-10-28Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes2,810,000
2023-10-28Tulane Green Wave at Rice Owls215,000
2023-10-28Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs33,000
2023-10-28South Carolina Gamecocks at Texas A&M Aggies1,900,000
2023-10-28Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal700,000
2023-10-28West Virginia Mountaineers at UCF Knights409,000
2023-10-27Florida Atlantic Owls at Charlotte 49ers329,000
2023-10-27NBA Heat–Celtics1,580,000
2023-10-27NBA Warriors–Kings1,760,000
2023-10-26Georgia State Panthers at Georgia Southern Eagles242,000
2023-10-26Syracuse Orange at Virginia Tech Hokies782,000
2023-10-26NBA 76ers–Bucks2,040,000
2023-10-26NBA Suns–Lakers2,300,000
2023-10-26Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills11,220,000
2023-10-25UTEP Miners at Sam Houston Bearkats332,000
2023-10-25NBA Celtics–Knicks2,550,000
2023-10-25NBA Mavericks–Spurs2,990,000