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11,101 telecasts with figures · 12,420 published claims
11,101
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 11,345 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,708 · 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
Revisions42 revised figures · 105 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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2022-11-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,500,000
2022-11-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones545,000
2022-11-19Texas Longhorns at Kansas Jayhawks940,000
2022-11-19UAB Blazers at LSU Tigers848,000
2022-11-19Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins6,600,000
2022-11-19New Mexico State Aggies at Missouri Tigers63,000
2022-11-19Navy Midshipmen at UCF Knights610,000
2022-11-19Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,630,000
2022-11-19Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers209,000
2022-11-19Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners3,060,000
2022-11-19Utah Utes at Oregon Ducks2,540,000
2022-11-19Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights856,000
2022-11-19San José State Spartans at Utah State Aggies128,000
2022-11-19Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks4,870,000
2022-11-19USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins4,530,000
2022-11-18San Diego State Aztecs at New Mexico Lobos210,000
2022-11-18South Florida Bulls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane510,000
2022-11-18NBA Bucks–76ers1,340,000
2022-11-18New York Knicks at Golden State Warriors1,470,000
2022-11-17SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave767,000
2022-11-17Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers10,320,000
2022-11-16Western Michigan Broncos at Central Michigan Chippewas179,000
2022-11-16Eastern Michigan Eagles at Kent State Golden Flashes399,000
2022-11-16Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks1,490,000
2022-11-16NBA Warriors–Suns1,620,000
2022-11-16NHL Blues–Blackhawks264,000
2022-11-16NHL Kings–Oilers242,000
2022-11-15CBB Blue Devils–Jayhawks1,560,000
2022-11-15CBB Wildcats–Spartans2,030,000
2022-11-15Ohio Bobcats at Ball State Cardinals250,000
2022-11-132022 São Paulo Grand Prix1,400,000
2022-11-13Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers15,840,000
2022-11-13Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Billssplit window16,190,000
2022-11-13Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers5,550,000
2022-11-13Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefssplit window14,460,000
2022-11-13Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packerssplit window29,170,000
2022-11-13NHL Capitals–Lightning236,000
2022-11-12Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins1,860,000
2022-11-12LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks3,570,000
2022-11-12Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears528,000
2022-11-12Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers1,350,000
2022-11-12Georgia Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,340,000
2022-11-12Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini835,000
2022-11-12Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,340,000
2022-11-12Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys272,000
2022-11-12Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,090,000
2022-11-12Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions1,880,000
2022-11-12Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines3,880,000
2022-11-12Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans591,000
2022-11-12Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers331,000
2022-11-12Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers3,010,000
2022-11-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen2,070,000
2022-11-12North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons610,000
2022-11-12Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers956,000
2022-11-12Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks3,630,000
2022-11-12San José State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs146,000
2022-11-12Stanford Cardinal at Utah Utes1,040,000
2022-11-12TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns5,030,000
2022-11-12UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave368,000
2022-11-11CBB Spartans–Bulldogs1,480,000
2022-11-11East Carolina Pirates at Cincinnati Bearcats803,000
2022-11-11Colorado Buffaloes at USC Trojans525,000
2022-11-11NBA Timberwolves–Grizzlies913,000
2022-11-10Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns254,000
2022-11-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Memphis Tigers574,000
2022-11-10Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers6,800,000
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