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Sports Media Watch

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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2022-09-01New Mexico State Aggies at Minnesota Golden Gophers241,000
2022-09-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers3,510,000
2022-09-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers3,150,000
2022-08-27Wyoming Cowboys at Illinois Fighting Illini512,000
2022-08-27Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats4,420,000
2022-08-27Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico State Aggies304,000
2022-08-27UConn Huskies at Utah State Aggies517,000
2022-08-21NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen2,560,000
2022-08-21Dallas Wings at Connecticut Sun795,000
2022-08-14Federated Auto Parts 4002,390,000
2022-08-14Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces852,000
2022-08-11Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds3,100,000
2022-08-09Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox418,000
2022-08-07San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers1,690,000
2022-08-07FireKeepers Casino 4002,620,000
2022-08-07Las Vegas Aces at Seattle Storm762,000
2022-08-02Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants446,000
2022-08-01Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros1,100,000
2022-07-31Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants1,260,000
2022-07-31Verizon 200 at the Brickyard3,370,000
2022-07-30Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox361,000
2022-07-30UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 prelims1,360,000
2022-07-24San Diego Padres at New York Mets1,370,000
2022-07-24NASCAR Cup Pocono2,590,000
2022-07-18Home Run Derby6,880,000
2022-07-17NASCAR Cup New Hampshire2,400,000
2022-07-17The Open Round 44,550,000
2022-07-102022 Austrian Grand Prix1,070,000
2022-07-10New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,180,000
2022-07-102022 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Novak Djokovic vs Nick Kyrgios2,240,000
2022-07-10WNBA All-Star Game734,000
2022-07-092022 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur1,210,000
2022-07-05Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox267,000
2022-07-032022 British Grand Prix1,240,000
2022-07-02UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier prelims1,800,000
2022-06-30San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers405,000
2022-06-26NASCAR Cup Nashville2,920,000
2022-06-20Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning4,100,000
2022-06-192022 Canadian Grand Prix1,720,000
2022-06-19Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros1,080,000
2022-06-19U.S. Open Round 41,600,000
2022-06-16U.S. Open Round 11,470,000
2022-06-15Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche4,200,000
2022-06-13Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors13,030,000
2022-06-122022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix832,000
2022-06-12New York Mets at Los Angeles Angels1,350,000
2022-06-12NASCAR Cup Sonoma2,240,000
2022-06-12RBC Canadian Open Round 42,780,000
2022-06-11Belmont Stakes4,720,000
2022-06-11Chicago Cubs at New York Yankeessplit window2,100,000
2022-06-09Eastern Conference Final Game 52,480,000
2022-06-08Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics11,520,000
2022-06-07Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago White Sox270,000
2022-06-05the Memorial Tournament Round 42,320,000
2022-06-05Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors11,910,000
2022-06-05Eastern Conference Final Game 31,960,000
2022-06-052022 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Casper Ruud1,490,000
2022-06-05U.S. Women's Open Round 4821,000
2022-06-042022 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Iga Swiatek vs Coco Gauff1,050,000
2022-06-02Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors11,900,000
2022-06-01Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers2,360,000
2022-05-31Western Conference Final Game 11,820,000
2022-05-30New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes2,790,000
2022-05-29Coca-Cola 6003,870,000
2022-05-29Indianapolis 5004,620,000
2022-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 79,880,000
2022-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 67,188,000
2022-05-27Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues1,650,000
2022-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 56,793,000
2022-05-26New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes1,770,000
2022-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,420,000
2022-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 46,193,000
2022-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,397,000
2022-05-23Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning1,360,000
2022-05-222022 Spanish Grand Prix1,150,000
2022-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 37,416,000
2022-05-22Western Conference Second Round Game 31,170,000
2022-05-22PGA Championship Round 45,270,000
2022-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,810,000
2022-05-21Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues1,590,000
2022-05-21Preakness Stakes5,260,000
2022-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 26,770,000
2022-05-20New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes2,020,000
2022-05-20PGA Championship Round 22,130,000
2022-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 26,050,000
2022-05-18Western Conference Finals Game 16,520,000
2022-05-18New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes1,660,000
2022-05-17Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox173,000
2022-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 16,070,000
2022-05-15NASCAR Cup Kansas2,340,000
2022-05-15Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics7,480,000
2022-05-15Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns6,290,000
2022-05-15Western Conference First Round Game 71,020,000
2022-05-15Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers2,330,000
2022-05-14San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves381,000
2022-05-14Eastern Conference First Round Game 71,630,000
2022-05-14Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs1,680,000
2022-05-13Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,160,000
2022-05-11Eastern Conference First Round Game 51,050,000
2022-05-09Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks5,030,000