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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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2022-09-24Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,590,000
2022-09-24Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars2,270,000
2022-09-24Toledo Rockets at San Diego State Aztecs145,000
2022-09-24Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies532,000
2022-09-24Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,280,000
2022-09-23Nevada Wolf Pack at Air Force Falcons312,000
2022-09-23Virginia Cavaliers at Syracuse Orange1,790,000
2022-09-22Chattanooga Mocs at Illinois Fighting Illini176,000
2022-09-22Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Georgia State Panthers224,000
2022-09-22West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies1,600,000
2022-09-22Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window3,230,000
2022-09-22Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns11,030,000
2022-09-19Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills7,920,000
2022-09-19Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles12,860,000
2022-09-18Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers19,550,000
2022-09-18Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,230,000
2022-09-18Arizona Cardinals at Las Vegas Raiders27,390,000
2022-09-18WNBA Finals Game 4396,000
2022-09-17North Dakota State Bison at Arizona Wildcats335,000
2022-09-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Auburn Tigers4,050,000
2022-09-17Texas State Bobcats at Baylor Bears221,000
2022-09-17Marshall Thundering Herd at Bowling Green Falcons169,000
2022-09-17BYU Cougars at Oregon Ducks2,580,000
2022-09-17California Golden Bears at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,910,000
2022-09-17Cincinnati Bearcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks185,000
2022-09-17Colorado Buffaloes at Minnesota Golden Gophers690,000
2022-09-17Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,620,000
2022-09-17Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks3,000,000
2022-09-17Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,390,000
2022-09-17Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars225,000
2022-09-17Nevada Wolf Pack at Iowa Hawkeyes348,000
2022-09-17Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers3,060,000
2022-09-17SMU Mustangs at Maryland Terrapins257,000
2022-09-17Miami Hurricanes at Texas A&M Aggies3,400,000
2022-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Washington Huskies2,790,000
2022-09-17UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines2,030,000
2022-09-17Texas Tech Red Raiders at NC State Wolfpack747,000
2022-09-17Oklahoma Sooners at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,410,000
2022-09-17New Mexico State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers426,000
2022-09-17Toledo Rockets at Ohio State Buckeyes3,050,000
2022-09-17Pittsburgh Panthers at Western Michigan Broncos195,000
2022-09-17Purdue Boilermakers at Syracuse Orange1,210,000
2022-09-17San Diego State Aztecs at Utah Utes326,000
2022-09-16Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals2,750,000
2022-09-15WNBA Finals Game 3579,000
2022-09-13New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox677,000
2022-09-12Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks19,840,000
2022-09-112022 Italian Grand Prix995,000
2022-09-11San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs634,000
2022-09-11NASCAR Cup Kansas1,880,000
2022-09-11San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bearssplit window12,150,000
2022-09-11Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys23,300,000
2022-09-11Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window18,550,000
2022-09-11WNBA Finals Game 1555,000
2022-09-10Colorado Buffaloes at Air Force Falcons808,000
2022-09-10Appalachian State Mountaineers at Texas A&M Aggies1,770,000
2022-09-10Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arizona Wildcats471,000
2022-09-10Arizona State Sun Devils at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,020,000
2022-09-10South Carolina Gamecocks at Arkansas Razorbacks1,520,000
2022-09-10San José State Spartans at Auburn Tigers364,000
2022-09-10Baylor Bears at BYU Cougars2,370,000
2022-09-10Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats160,000
2022-09-10Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators4,330,000
2022-09-10Georgia Southern Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,240,000
2022-09-10Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders633,000
2022-09-10Virginia Cavaliers at Illinois Fighting Illini159,000
2022-09-10Missouri Tigers at Kansas State Wildcats490,000
2022-09-10Marshall Thundering Herd at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,480,000
2022-09-10Ohio Bobcats at Penn State Nittany Lions1,550,000
2022-09-10Tennessee Volunteers at Pittsburgh Panthers4,460,000
2022-09-10USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,960,000
2022-09-10Washington State Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers3,920,000
2022-09-09Louisville Cardinals at UCF Knights1,850,000
2022-09-08Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams19,940,000
2022-09-05Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets4,860,000
2022-09-04San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers1,140,000
2022-09-04Cook Out Southern 5002,340,000
2022-09-04Las Vegas Aces at Seattle Storm905,000
2022-09-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Appalachian State Mountaineers520,000
2022-09-03Arizona Wildcats at San Diego State Aztecs921,000
2022-09-03Cincinnati Bearcats at Arkansas Razorbacks2,900,000
2022-09-03Boise State Broncos at Oregon State Beavers1,250,000
2022-09-03Buffalo Bulls at Maryland Terrapins181,000
2022-09-03Colorado State Rams at Michigan Wolverines3,930,000
2022-09-03NC State Wolfpack at East Carolina Pirates2,030,000
2022-09-03Utah Utes at Florida Gators2,950,000
2022-09-03Oregon Ducks at Georgia Bulldogs6,200,000
2022-09-03Illinois State Redbirds at Wisconsin Badgers498,000
2022-09-03South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Iowa Hawkeyes1,010,000
2022-09-03Kent State Golden Flashes at Washington Huskies319,000
2022-09-03North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Nebraska Cornhuskers889,000
2022-09-03UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners1,220,000
2022-09-03Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Wyoming Cowboys361,000
2022-09-02TCU Horned Frogs at Colorado Buffaloes1,250,000
2022-09-02Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana Hoosiers965,000
2022-09-02Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan State Spartans1,350,000
2022-09-02Virginia Tech Hokies at Old Dominion Monarchs334,000
2022-09-01Cal Poly Mustangs at Fresno State Bulldogs167,000
2022-09-01Central Michigan Chippewas at Oklahoma State Cowboys402,000
2022-09-01Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers122,000