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Sports Media Watch

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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2025-10-28UTEP Miners at Kennesaw State Owls50,000
2025-10-28Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers14,810,000
2025-10-27World Series Game 311,410,000
2025-10-27Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs17,600,000
2025-10-26Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncossplit window25,330,000
2025-10-25Alabama Crimson Tide at South Carolina Gamecocks7,842,000
2025-10-25Appalachian State Mountaineers at Old Dominion Monarchs33,000
2025-10-25Houston Cougars at Arizona State Sun Devils402,000
2025-10-25Baylor Bears at Cincinnati Bearcats453,000
2025-10-25Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes1,291,000
2025-10-25Syracuse Orange at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,271,000
2025-10-25UCLA Bruins at Indiana Hoosiers3,023,000
2025-10-25Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,598,000
2025-10-25Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers6,759,800
2025-10-25South Florida Bulls at Memphis Tigers392,000
2025-10-25Stanford Cardinal at Miami Hurricanes1,212,000
2025-10-25Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans3,634,000
2025-10-25Missouri Tigers at Vanderbilt Commodores3,072,000
2025-10-25Ole Miss Rebels at Oklahoma Sooners6,554,000
2025-10-25Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders109,500
2025-10-25Wisconsin Badgers at Oregon Ducks1,166,000
2025-10-25SMU Mustangs at Wake Forest Demon Deacons285,000
2025-10-25Toledo Rockets at Washington State Cougars311,000
2025-10-24Virginia Tech Hokies at California Golden Bears1,106,000
2025-10-24North Texas Mean Green at Charlotte 49ers317,000
2025-10-24Boston Celtics at New York Knicks1,170,000
2025-10-23South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia State Panthers399,800
2025-10-22Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Delaware Blue Hens417,000
2025-10-22NBA Cavaliers–Knicks2,170,000
2025-10-22NBA Spurs–Mavericks2,490,000
2025-10-21Kennesaw State Owls at Florida International Panthers282,000
2025-10-20Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays8,910,000
2025-10-20Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions18,800,000
2025-10-19Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefssplit window17,840,000
2025-10-19Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboyssplit window25,630,000
2025-10-19Los Angeles Rams at Jacksonville Jaguars5,260,000
2025-10-18Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,011,000
2025-10-18Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona State Sun Devils2,558,000
2025-10-18Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies1,569,000
2025-10-18Army Black Knights at Tulane Green Wave70,000
2025-10-18Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs423,000
2025-10-18Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,970,000
2025-10-18Cincinnati Bearcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys316,000
2025-10-18Duke Blue Devils at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,714,000
2025-10-18Florida Atlantic Owls at South Florida Bulls38,000
2025-10-18Florida State Seminoles at Stanford Cardinal1,415,000
2025-10-18Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Bulldogs9,787,000
2025-10-18Old Dominion Monarchs at James Madison Dukes37,000
2025-10-18Texas Longhorns at Kentucky Wildcats2,639,000
2025-10-18Lafayette Leopards at Oregon State Beavers304,000
2025-10-18LSU Tigers at Vanderbilt Commodores5,935,000
2025-10-18Maryland Terrapins at UCLA Bruins410,000
2025-10-18Memphis Tigers at UAB Blazers246,000
2025-10-18Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines4,321,000
2025-10-18Oregon Ducks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights530,000
2025-10-18Washington State Cougars at Virginia Cavaliers594,000
2025-10-17North Carolina Tar Heels at California Golden Bears1,581,000
2025-10-17Louisville Cardinals at Miami Hurricanes3,410,000
2025-10-17Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,661,000
2025-10-17Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers4,500,000
2025-10-16Tulsa Golden Hurricane at East Carolina Pirates526,000
2025-10-16Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals15,210,000
2025-10-15Delaware Blue Hens at Jacksonville State Gamecocks579,000
2025-10-14Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars306,000
2025-10-14Florida International Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers47,000
2025-10-12Denver Broncos at New York Jets5,450,000
2025-10-12Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs24,500,000
2025-10-11Alabama Crimson Tide at Missouri Tigers6,993,000
2025-10-11BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats868,000
2025-10-11Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes1,270,000
2025-10-11Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers6,689,000
2025-10-11Toledo Rockets at Bowling Green Falcons27,000
2025-10-11Iowa State Cyclones at Colorado Buffaloes1,436,000
2025-10-11Pittsburgh Panthers at Florida State Seminoles2,052,000
2025-10-11Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies2,618,000
2025-10-11Indiana Hoosiers at Oregon Ducks5,590,000
2025-10-11Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at James Madison Dukes207,000
2025-10-11Navy Midshipmen at Temple Owls215,000
2025-10-11Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns8,732,000
2025-10-11Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Oregon State Beavers257,000
2025-10-11Rice Owls at UTSA Roadrunners20,000
2025-10-11Stanford Cardinal at SMU Mustangs249,000
2025-10-11Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers5,500,000
2025-10-10South Florida Bulls at North Texas Mean Green1,103,000
2025-10-09East Carolina Pirates at Tulane Green Wave576,000
2025-10-09Georgia Southern Eagles at Southern Miss Golden Eagles145,000
2025-10-09Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Kennesaw State Owls53,000
2025-10-09Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers5,600,000
2025-10-08Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Missouri State Bears338,000
2025-10-08Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers3,700,000
2025-10-08Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers2,560,000
2025-10-07Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees4,960,000
2025-10-07NHL Avalanche–Kings511,000
2025-10-07NHL Penguins–Rangers1,090,000
2025-10-06Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars22,300,000
2025-10-05Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window20,330,000
2025-10-04Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,380,000
2025-10-04Vanderbilt Commodores at Alabama Crimson Tide6,400,000
2025-10-04Texas State Bobcats at Arkansas State Red Wolves22,000
2025-10-04Army Black Knights at UAB Blazers49,000