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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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2025-04-09Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings1,210,000
2025-04-03Memphis Grizzlies at Miami Heat1,010,000
2025-04-03Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers2,500,000
2025-03-28Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers3,560,000
2025-03-27BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide5,800,000
2025-03-27Milwaukee Brewers at New York Yankees1,930,000
2025-03-27Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Dodgers1,740,000
2025-03-22Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm9,200,000
2025-03-20Yale Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies1,430,000
2025-03-19Xavier Musketeers at Texas Longhorns2,400,000
2025-03-18North Carolina Tar Heels at San Diego State Aztecs2,200,000
2025-03-16CBB Patriots–Rams1,440,000
2025-03-16CBB Blazers–Tigers1,400,000
2025-03-16CBB Badgers–Wolverines4,530,000
2025-03-16Pennzoil 4003,010,000
2025-03-16NBA Thunder–Bucks1,390,000
2025-03-16NBA Magic–Cavaliers1,770,000
2025-03-16THE PLAYERS Championship Round 43,660,000
2025-03-15CBB Crimson Tide–Gators2,620,000
2025-03-15CBB Wildcats–Cougars2,240,000
2025-03-15CBB Volunteers–Tigers2,400,000
2025-03-15CBB Bluejays–Red Storm1,690,000
2025-03-15CBB Cardinals–Blue Devils3,070,000
2025-03-15CBB Wolverines–Terrapins3,010,000
2025-03-15NBA Knicks–Warriors2,730,000
2025-03-12Oklahoma City Thunder at Boston Celtics1,700,000
2025-03-12Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets1,400,000
2025-03-12NHL Sabres–Red Wings218,000
2025-03-09Shriners Children's 5002,820,000
2025-03-09NBA Cavaliers–Bucks1,890,000
2025-03-09NBA Suns–Mavericks2,030,000
2025-03-09NBA Nuggets–Thunder1,870,000
2025-03-09NHL Devils–Flyers306,000
2025-03-08CBB Trojans–Bruins1,440,000
2025-03-08Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics4,610,000
2025-03-08NHL Kraken–Flyers580,000
2025-03-06NBA 76ers–Celtics1,090,000
2025-03-06NBA Knicks–Lakers2,000,000
2025-03-06NHL Sabres–Lightning390,000
2025-03-05Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers1,040,000
2025-03-05NHL Maple Leafs–Golden Knights252,000
2025-03-04NBA Clippers–Suns793,000
2025-03-04Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks1,200,000
2025-03-02CBB Fighting Illini–Wolverines2,110,000
2025-03-02CBB Badgers–Spartans2,030,000
2025-03-02NBA Thunder–Spurs1,190,000
2025-03-02NBA Timberwolves–Suns1,090,000
2025-03-02NHL Bruins–Wild389,000
2025-03-02NHL Maple Leafs–Penguins383,000
2025-03-01CBB Tigers–Wildcats1,560,000
2025-03-01CBB Bearcats–Cougars1,010,000
2025-03-01CBB Huskies–Friars717,000
2025-03-01CBB Pirates–Red Storm925,000
2025-03-01NBA Warriors–76ers2,460,000
2025-03-01NHL Red Wings–Blue Jackets1,590,000
2025-03-01NHL Bruins–Penguins1,100,000
2025-02-28NBA Cavaliers–Celtics1,810,000
2025-02-28NBA Clippers–Lakers1,890,000
2025-02-27Denver Nuggets at Milwaukee Bucks1,300,000
2025-02-26Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks1,000,000
2025-02-26NBA Spurs–Rockets880,000
2025-02-25NBA Mavericks–Lakers2,500,000
2025-02-23CBB Boilermakers–Hoosiers1,250,000
2025-02-23CBB Buckeyes–Bruins1,210,000
2025-02-23Ambetter Health 4004,590,000
2025-02-23Memphis Grizzlies at Cleveland Cavaliers1,730,000
2025-02-23NBA Knicks–Celtics2,240,000
2025-02-23Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors2,900,000
2025-02-23NHL Oilers–Capitals318,000
2025-02-22CBB Wildcats–Crimson Tide2,170,000
2025-02-22CBB Tigers–Razorbacks1,210,000
2025-02-22CBB Bulldogs–Tigers1,600,000
2025-02-22CBB Cyclones–Cougars1,390,000
2025-02-22CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks1,020,000
2025-02-22CBB Volunteers–Aggies1,400,000
2025-02-22NBA Lakers–Nuggets2,870,000
2025-02-22NHL Wild–Red Wings1,100,000
2025-02-21CBB Spartans–Wolverines1,780,000
2025-02-21NBA Knicks–Cavaliers1,130,000
2025-02-21NBA Timberwolves–Rockets1,160,000
2025-02-20Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers1,040,000
2025-02-16CBB Wolverines–Buckeyes1,760,000
2025-02-15CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide2,760,000
2025-02-15CBB Cougars–Wildcats1,260,000
2025-02-15CBB Cardinal–Blue Devils1,080,000
2025-02-15CBB Wildcats–Longhorns1,540,000
2025-02-15CBB Tar Heels–Orange1,750,000
2025-02-13Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves1,200,000
2025-02-12NBA Spurs–Celtics1,210,000
2025-02-11CBB Volunteers–Wildcats1,480,000
2025-02-11NBA Grizzlies–Suns1,100,000
2025-02-10NBA Warriors–Bucks555,000
2025-02-10NBA Jazz–Lakers2,010,000
2025-02-09Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks1,580,000
2025-02-08CBB Crimson Tide–Razorbacks1,480,000
2025-02-08CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats850,000
2025-02-08CBB Volunteers–Sooners723,000
2025-02-08Boston Celtics at New York Knicks2,420,000
2025-02-08Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Lakers1,030,000
2025-02-08Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins1,270,000