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Sports Media Watch

11,098 telecasts with figures · 12,412 published claims
11,098
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

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
808 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 11,348 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,702 · 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 2026-10-30
Revisions45 revised figures · 111 supersede an earlier claim

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

Methodology →
telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

Methodology →
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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2025-11-29SMU Mustangs vs California Golden Bears531,000
2025-11-29Charlotte 49ers vs Tulane Green Wave38,000
2025-11-29Cincinnati Bearcats vs TCU Horned Frogs2,741,000
2025-11-29James Madison Dukes vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers36,000
2025-11-29Florida State Seminoles vs Florida Gators1,761,000
2025-11-29Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini1,528,000
2025-11-29Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma State Cowboys147,800
2025-11-29LSU Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners6,380,000
2025-11-29Maryland Terrapins vs Michigan State Spartans660,000
2025-11-29Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers2,220,000
2025-11-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines18,420,000
2025-11-29Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Stanford Cardinal1,518,000
2025-11-29Oregon State Beavers vs Washington State Cougars515,000
2025-11-29Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies4,270,000
2025-11-29Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers4,010,000
2025-11-29Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers895,000
2025-11-29UCLA Bruins vs USC Trojans2,224,000
2025-11-29Virginia Tech Hokies vs Virginia Cavaliers1,404,000
2025-11-28Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils1,824,000
2025-11-28Boise State Broncos vs Utah State Aggies2,008,000
2025-11-28Ohio Bobcats vs Buffalo Bulls63,000
2025-11-28Georgia Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets8,716,000
2025-11-28Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers2,685,000
2025-11-28Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers3,769,000
2025-11-28Utah Utes vs Kansas Jayhawks1,116,000
2025-11-28Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs5,230,000
2025-11-28Temple Owls at North Texas Mean Green480,000
2025-11-28Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns13,040,000
2025-11-28Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles16,330,000
2025-11-27Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks6,810,000
2025-11-27CBB Michigan State–North Carolina6,500,000
2025-11-27Navy Midshipmen vs Memphis Tigers780,000
2025-11-27NFL Packers–Lions47,700,000
2025-11-26Gonzaga Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines1,100,000
2025-11-26CBB Jayhawks–Volunteers926,000
2025-11-25CBB Tigers–Wolverines787,000
2025-11-25CBB Volunteers–Cougars798,000
2025-11-25Western Michigan Broncos vs Eastern Michigan Eagles403,000
2025-11-24Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers13,400,000
2025-11-23Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams16,510,000
2025-11-22Arizona State Sun Devils at Colorado Buffaloes1,106,000
2025-11-22Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Longhorns5,610,000
2025-11-22Furman Paladins at Clemson Tigers288,000
2025-11-22Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators4,760,000
2025-11-22Pittsburgh Panthers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,034,000
2025-11-22Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers979,000
2025-11-22Kansas State Wildcats at Utah Utes955,000
2025-11-22Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores1,144,000
2025-11-22Louisville Cardinals at SMU Mustangs357,000
2025-11-22Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies1,942,000
2025-11-22Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners5,370,000
2025-11-22Nebraska Cornhuskers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,104,000
2025-11-22North Texas Mean Green at Rice Owls45,000
2025-11-22Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,887,000
2025-11-22Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes4,063,000
2025-11-22USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks5,428,000
2025-11-22Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls43,000
2025-11-22Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins1,617,000
2025-11-222025 Las Vegas Grand Prix1,520,000
2025-11-21Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack2,130,000
2025-11-20Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans14,190,000
2025-11-19Miami (OH) RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls327,000
2025-11-19Central Michigan Chippewas at Kent State Golden Flashes68,000
2025-11-18Akron Zips at Bowling Green Falcons59,000
2025-11-18Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies279,000
2025-11-17Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders17,900,000
2025-11-16Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncossplit window28,890,000
2025-11-16Washington Commanders at Miami Dolphins5,650,000
2025-11-15Utah Utes at Baylor Bears415,000
2025-11-15TCU Horned Frogs at BYU Cougars1,563,000
2025-11-15Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils443,000
2025-11-15Memphis Tigers at East Carolina Pirates54,000
2025-11-15Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels2,500,000
2025-11-15Iowa Hawkeyes at USC Trojans1,440,000
2025-11-15Kennesaw State Owls at Jacksonville State Gamecocks31,000
2025-11-15Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys133,000
2025-11-15Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Washington State Cougars301,000
2025-11-15NC State Wolfpack at Miami Hurricanes1,380,000
2025-11-15Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats3,760,000
2025-11-15Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans2,476,000
2025-11-15South Florida Bulls at Navy Midshipmen463,000
2025-11-15North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons402,000
2025-11-15Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,960,000
2025-11-15UCLA Bruins at Ohio State Buckeyes3,376,000
2025-11-15Purdue Boilermakers at Washington Huskies457,000
2025-11-15South Carolina Gamecocks at Texas A&M Aggies4,280,000
2025-11-15UCF Knights at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,398,000
2025-11-14Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals2,560,000
2025-11-14Minnesota Golden Gophers at Oregon Ducks2,327,000
2025-11-13Troy Trojans at Old Dominion Monarchs509,000
2025-11-13New York Jets at New England Patriots13,450,000
2025-11-12Toledo Rockets at Miami (OH) RedHawks349,000
2025-11-12Northern Illinois Huskies at Massachusetts Minutemen33,000
2025-11-12Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder1,460,000
2025-11-11Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips70,000
2025-11-11Ohio Bobcats at Western Michigan Broncos312,000
2025-11-10Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers20,600,000
2025-11-09Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49erssplit window23,110,000
2025-11-09New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window18,210,000
2025-11-09Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers20,600,000