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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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2022-10-15Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans2,450,000
2022-10-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers943,000
2022-10-15Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,150,000
2022-10-15Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs2,140,000
2022-10-15USC Trojans at Utah Utes2,740,000
2022-10-15Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies2,790,000
2022-10-14Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs959,000
2022-10-14Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres4,070,000
2022-10-13Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,150,000
2022-10-13Temple Owls at UCF Knights603,000
2022-10-12Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Marshall Thundering Herd496,000
2022-10-12Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves4,200,000
2022-10-12San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers3,110,000
2022-10-12NHL Bruins–Capitals629,000
2022-10-11NHL Golden Knights–Kings556,000
2022-10-10Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs15,790,000
2022-10-092022 Japanese Grand Prix549,000
2022-10-09Bank of America Roval 4002,390,000
2022-10-09Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Billssplit window14,700,000
2022-10-09Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window12,770,000
2022-10-09Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Ramssplit window24,250,000
2022-10-09New York Giants at Green Bay Packers5,220,000
2022-10-08Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies433,000
2022-10-08James Madison Dukes at Arkansas State Red Wolves103,000
2022-10-08Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,240,000
2022-10-08Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos375,000
2022-10-08Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles1,930,000
2022-10-08BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,530,000
2022-10-08Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators488,000
2022-10-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini855,000
2022-10-08Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,010,000
2022-10-08Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones373,000
2022-10-08TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks1,310,000
2022-10-08Tennessee Volunteers at LSU Tigers2,960,000
2022-10-08Purdue Boilermakers at Maryland Terrapins400,000
2022-10-08North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes1,250,000
2022-10-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,440,000
2022-10-08Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats572,000
2022-10-08Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,630,000
2022-10-08Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners3,360,000
2022-10-08Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal1,080,000
2022-10-08Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins2,650,000
2022-10-08Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans1,840,000
2022-10-08Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays2,640,000
2022-10-08Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals3,540,000
2022-10-07Colorado State Rams at Nevada Wolf Pack433,000
2022-10-07Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers699,000
2022-10-07Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,150,000
2022-10-06Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets648,000
2022-10-06Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos9,700,000
2022-10-05SMU Mustangs at UCF Knights866,000
2022-10-022022 Singapore Grand Prix1,040,000
2022-10-02YellaWood 5002,830,000
2022-10-02Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers20,850,000
2022-10-02New England Patriots at Green Bay Packerssplit window24,650,000
2022-10-02Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints4,620,000
2022-10-01Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,130,000
2022-10-01Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans1,920,000
2022-10-01LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers2,790,000
2022-10-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears2,410,000
2022-10-01Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles2,480,000
2022-10-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers573,000
2022-10-01Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,140,000
2022-10-01Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes4,200,000
2022-10-01Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks865,000
2022-10-01Kentucky Wildcats at Ole Miss Rebels2,790,000
2022-10-01Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins904,000
2022-10-01Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers829,000
2022-10-01Northwestern Wildcats at Penn State Nittany Lions1,620,000
2022-10-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes1,790,000
2022-10-01Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks672,000
2022-10-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns1,190,000
2022-09-30San Diego State Aztecs at Boise State Broncos407,000
2022-09-30Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars1,220,000
2022-09-30Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins1,700,000
2022-09-29Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars1,260,000
2022-09-29Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals11,720,000
2022-09-26Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants19,340,000
2022-09-25Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 5001,910,000
2022-09-25San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos17,800,000
2022-09-25Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window26,400,000
2022-09-25Presidents Cup Final day1,890,000
2022-09-24Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils1,210,000
2022-09-24Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies3,500,000
2022-09-24Missouri Tigers at Auburn Tigers2,070,000
2022-09-24Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones762,000
2022-09-24Wyoming Cowboys at BYU Cougars609,000
2022-09-24Central Michigan Chippewas at Penn State Nittany Lions628,000
2022-09-24Charlotte 49ers at South Carolina Gamecocks177,000
2022-09-24Indiana Hoosiers at Cincinnati Bearcats482,000
2022-09-24Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons3,180,000
2022-09-24Duke Blue Devils at Kansas Jayhawks441,000
2022-09-24Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers5,570,000
2022-09-24Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights107,000
2022-09-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights739,000
2022-09-24Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners3,370,000
2022-09-24Northern Illinois Huskies at Kentucky Wildcats555,000
2022-09-24Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines4,380,000
2022-09-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans1,110,000
2022-09-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels3,460,000