Ratings Reference
Publishers

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.

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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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2013-09-14Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils161,000
2013-09-14Virginia Tech Hokies at East Carolina Pirates347,000
2013-09-14Nevada Wolf Pack at Florida State Seminoles1,070,000
2013-09-14Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones567,000
2013-09-14Kent State Golden Flashes at LSU Tigers601,000
2013-09-14Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats2,280,000
2013-09-14UCLA Bruins at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,190,000
2013-09-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers4,790,000
2013-09-14Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma Sooners1,030,000
2013-09-14Oregon State Beavers at Utah Utes396,000
2013-09-14Tennessee Volunteers at Oregon Ducks3,160,000
2013-09-14Vanderbilt Commodores at South Carolina Gamecocks1,880,000
2013-09-13Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos2,000,000
2013-09-12Troy Trojans at Arkansas State Red Wolves137,000
2013-09-12Tulane Green Wave at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs124,000
2013-09-12TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,280,000
2013-09-07Texas Longhorns at BYU Cougars1,290,000
2013-09-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Illinois Fighting Illini553,000
2013-09-07Florida Gators at Miami Hurricanes4,600,000
2013-09-07South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs7,050,000
2013-09-07Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Kansas State Wildcats315,000
2013-09-07UAB Blazers at LSU Tigers659,000
2013-09-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines8,650,000
2013-09-07South Florida Bulls at Michigan State Spartans576,000
2013-09-07Toledo Rockets at Missouri Tigers326,000
2013-09-07Oklahoma State Cowboys at UT San Antonio Roadrunners347,000
2013-09-07West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners3,430,000
2013-09-07Oregon Ducks at Virginia Cavaliers4,080,000
2013-09-07Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans825,000
2013-09-06Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Boston College Eagles1,090,000
2013-09-05Florida Atlantic Owls at East Carolina Pirates181,000
2013-09-02Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers4,470,000
2013-09-01Ohio Bobcats at Louisville Cardinals1,760,000
2013-08-31Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies5,170,000
2013-08-31Washington State Cougars at Auburn Tigers922,000
2013-08-31Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies710,000
2013-08-31Buffalo Bulls at Ohio State Buckeyes1,890,000
2013-08-31BYU Cougars at Virginia Cavaliers299,000
2013-08-31Northwestern Wildcats at California Golden Bears714,000
2013-08-31Purdue Boilermakers at Cincinnati Bearcats328,000
2013-08-31Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,140,000
2013-08-31LSU Tigers at TCU Horned Frogs3,170,000
2013-08-31Mississippi State Bulldogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,670,000
2013-08-31Nicholls State Colonels at Oregon Ducks412,000
2013-08-31Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,500,000
2013-08-31Rice Owls at Texas A&M Aggies4,210,000
2013-08-31William & Mary Tribe at West Virginia Mountaineers493,000
2013-08-30Florida Atlantic Owls at Miami Hurricanes541,000
2013-08-30North Dakota State Bison at Kansas State Wildcats585,000
2013-08-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at SMU Mustangs2,130,000
2013-08-29Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Bowling Green Falcons199,000
2013-08-29Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Fresno State Bulldogs241,000
2013-08-29North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks3,650,000
2013-08-29Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores2,740,000
2013-08-29Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes311,000
2013-08-11PGA Championship Round 45,500,000
2013-07-21The Open Championship Round 44,400,000
2013-07-07Wimbledon men's singles final3,000,000
2013-06-16U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 48,400,000
2013-06-09French Open men's singles final2,000,000
2013-06-08Belmont Stakes7,000,000
2013-06-08French Open women's singles final1,900,000
2013-06-03Eastern Conference Finals Game 711,565,000
2013-06-01Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,236,000
2013-05-30Eastern Conference Finals Game 58,540,000
2013-05-28Eastern Conference Finals Game 48,122,000
2013-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 45,210,000
2013-05-26Eastern Conference Finals Game 37,279,000
2013-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 34,941,000
2013-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 26,975,000
2013-05-22Eastern Conference Finals Game 18,245,000
2013-05-21Western Conference Finals Game 24,620,000
2013-05-19Western Conference Finals Game 14,854,000
2013-05-18Preakness Stakes9,700,000
2013-05-04Kentucky Derby16,200,000
2013-04-14Masters Tournament Round 414,700,000
2013-04-08Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals23,426,000
2013-04-06Wichita State Shockers at Louisville Cardinals14,469,000
2013-04-06Syracuse Orange at Michigan Wolverines17,104,000
2013-01-20NFC Championship Game42,000,000
2013-01-20AFC Championship Game47,707,000