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Sports Media Watch

9,046 telecasts with figures · 9,561 published claims
9,046
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
1,199 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
729 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
762 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
78 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 9,027 · blend 372 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 9,376 · combined definition 23 · 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.

Publishing2009-05-07 to 2026-09-10
Revisions23 revised figures · 94 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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2025-09-21Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants25,300,000
2025-09-18NFL Dolphins–Bills16,450,000
2025-09-16WNBA Fever–Dream1,500,000
2025-09-15Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans17,400,000
2025-09-14Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs33,800,000
2025-09-14NFL Cowboys–Giants20,720,000
2025-09-14Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings21,500,000
2025-09-13Texas A&M Aggies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish6,200,000
2025-09-11Washington Commanders at Green Bay Packers17,760,000
2025-09-08Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears22,100,000
2025-09-07Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills24,700,000
2025-09-07NFL Commanders–Giants17,900,000
2025-09-07Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets17,050,000
2025-09-07NFL Packers–Lionssplit window23,900,000
2025-09-06CFB Baylor–SMU1,000,000
2025-09-06CFB Oklahoma State–Oregon2,320,000
2025-09-05NFL Chargers–Chiefs18,500,000
2025-09-04NFL Kickoff Game28,300,000
2025-09-01TCU Horned Frogs at North Carolina Tar Heels6,070,000
2025-08-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes10,800,000
2025-08-30LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers10,400,000
2025-08-30Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Bulldogs1,670,000
2025-08-30Mississippi State Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles771,000
2025-08-30Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany Lions2,240,000
2025-08-30Syracuse Orange at Tennessee Volunteers2,600,000
2025-08-29Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes3,700,000
2025-08-28Nebraska Cornhuskers at Cincinnati Bearcats3,330,000
2025-08-23Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats4,010,000
2025-08-12WNBA Fever–Wings1,300,000
2025-08-10NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen1,850,000
2025-08-09Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever1,310,000
2025-08-03Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies2,030,000
2025-08-03NASCAR Cup Iowa2,170,000
2025-08-02Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds1,600,000
2025-07-31NFL Hall of Fame Game6,210,000
2025-07-27NASCAR Cup Brickyard2,450,000
2025-07-20NASCAR Cup Dover2,010,000
2025-07-15MLB All-Star Game7,190,000
2025-07-14Home Run Derby5,730,000
2025-07-13Wimbledon men's singles final3,200,000
2025-06-22NBA Finals Game 716,610,000
2025-06-15U.S. Open Round 45,050,000
2025-06-08FireKeepers Casino 4001,770,000
2025-06-08NBA Finals Game 28,760,000
2025-06-07Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window3,000,000
2025-06-07Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky1,920,000
2025-06-01New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers2,730,000
2025-05-31Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,120,000
2025-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,720,000
2025-05-29Western Conference Final Game 51,570,000
2025-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 54,620,000
2025-05-28Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics357,000
2025-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,700,000
2025-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 46,530,000
2025-05-25Coca-Cola 6002,720,000
2025-05-25New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers7,100,000
2025-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 35,260,000
2025-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 26,700,000
2025-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 25,160,000
2025-05-21Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks6,600,000
2025-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 15,360,000
2025-05-18Eastern Conference Second Round Game 71,900,000
2025-05-18PGA Championship Round 44,760,000
2025-05-17Western Conference Second Round Game 62,270,000
2025-05-17Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty1,300,000
2025-05-17Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever2,700,000
2025-05-16Boston Celtics at New York Knicks5,730,000
2025-05-12Boston Celtics at New York Knicks6,130,000
2025-05-11Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets6,010,000
2025-05-10Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors6,570,000
2025-05-09Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers3,910,000
2025-05-042025 Miami Grand Prix2,170,000
2025-05-04Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets6,630,000
2025-05-04Western Conference First Round Game 71,600,000
2025-05-03Western Conference First Round Game 72,400,000
2025-04-27Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves7,350,000
2025-04-26Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors5,080,000
2025-04-21Western Conference First Round Game 2372,000
2025-04-21Eastern Conference First Round Game 1901,000
2025-04-21Western Conference First Round Game 1323,000
2025-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 1880,000
2025-04-20Western Conference First Round Game 1735,000
2025-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 1794,000
2025-04-19Western Conference First Round Game 1981,000
2025-04-13NBA Clippers–Warriors1,550,000
2025-04-13Masters Tournament Round 412,990,000
2025-04-09Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings1,210,000
2025-04-03Memphis Grizzlies at Miami Heat1,010,000
2025-04-03Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers2,500,000
2025-03-28Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers3,560,000
2025-03-27BYU Cougars at Alabama Crimson Tide5,800,000
2025-03-27Milwaukee Brewers at New York Yankees1,930,000
2025-03-27Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Dodgers1,740,000
2025-03-22Arkansas Razorbacks at St. John's Red Storm9,200,000
2025-03-20Yale Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies1,430,000
2025-03-19Xavier Musketeers at Texas Longhorns2,400,000
2025-03-18North Carolina Tar Heels at San Diego State Aztecs2,200,000
2025-03-16CBB Patriots–Rams1,440,000
2025-03-16CBB Blazers–Tigers1,400,000
2025-03-16CBB Badgers–Wolverines4,530,000