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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,414 published claims
11,099
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
1,267 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 11,340 · blend 387 · 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 2026-10-31
Revisions42 revised figures · 105 supersede an earlier claim

Telecasts with figures

date

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

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.

Methodology →
2015-10-16ALCS Game 16,540,000
2015-10-15Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats2,226,000
2015-10-15UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal1,326,000
2015-10-15Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints14,800,000
2015-10-14NHL Blackhawks–Flyers605,000
2015-10-14WNBA Finals Game 5583,000
2015-10-13Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars287,000
2015-10-13NHL Lightning–Red Wings388,000
2015-10-12Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers12,200,000
2015-10-11San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants19,600,000
2015-10-11Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window18,000,000
2015-10-11New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboyssplit window26,100,000
2015-10-11WNBA Finals Game 4493,000
2015-10-10Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons257,000
2015-10-10Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide4,835,000
2015-10-10Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats299,000
2015-10-10Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks236,000
2015-10-10East Carolina Pirates at BYU Cougars273,000
2015-10-10California Golden Bears at Utah Utes2,820,000
2015-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles3,502,000
2015-10-10Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers4,884,000
2015-10-10Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes1,021,000
2015-10-10Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,535,000
2015-10-10South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers2,600,000
2015-10-10Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers242,000
2015-10-10Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,639,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers1,157,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns4,992,000
2015-10-10Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls90,000
2015-10-09NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Tech Hokies1,523,000
2015-10-09WNBA Finals Game 3432,000
2015-10-08SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars356,000
2015-10-08Washington Huskies at USC Trojans1,446,000
2015-10-08Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans15,100,000
2015-10-08NHL Wild–Avalanche268,000
2015-10-07NHL Rangers–Blackhawks925,000
2015-10-07NHL Sharks–Kings396,000
2015-10-06WNBA Finals Game 2410,000
2015-10-05Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks14,400,000
2015-10-04Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49erssplit window25,900,000
2015-10-04New York Giants at Buffalo Billssplit window12,800,000
2015-10-04Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints24,200,000
2015-10-04New York Jets at Miami Dolphins9,900,000
2015-10-04WNBA Finals Game 1571,000
2015-10-03Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs7,045,000
2015-10-03Arizona State Sun Devils at UCLA Bruins2,162,000
2015-10-03Arkansas Razorbacks at Tennessee Volunteers2,291,000
2015-10-03Army Black Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions589,000
2015-10-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos610,000
2015-10-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers7,647,000
2015-10-03Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes2,231,000
2015-10-03Eastern Michigan Eagles at LSU Tigers763,000
2015-10-03Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators3,745,000
2015-10-03Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,273,000
2015-10-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets386,000
2015-10-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,637,000
2015-10-03Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys847,000
2015-10-03Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans1,266,000
2015-10-03West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners1,238,000
2015-10-03Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,768,000
2015-10-02Connecticut Huskies at BYU Cougars1,240,000
2015-10-02Memphis Tigers at South Florida Bulls1,155,000
2015-10-01Miami Hurricanes at Cincinnati Bearcats1,348,000
2015-10-01Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers19,400,000
2015-09-28Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers13,500,000
2015-09-27Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawkssplit window22,100,000
2015-09-27Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions22,100,000
2015-09-27Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboyssplit window18,300,000
2015-09-26USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils2,144,000
2015-09-26UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats2,386,000
2015-09-26Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks3,112,000
2015-09-26Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers2,164,000
2015-09-26BYU Cougars at Michigan Wolverines3,071,000
2015-09-26Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils775,000
2015-09-26Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators4,641,000
2015-09-26North Texas Mean Green at Iowa Hawkeyes348,000
2015-09-26LSU Tigers at Syracuse Orange3,204,000
2015-09-26Maryland Terrapins at West Virginia Mountaineers408,000
2015-09-26Massachusetts Minutemen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,964,000
2015-09-26Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns2,403,000
2015-09-26Vanderbilt Commodores at Ole Miss Rebels499,000
2015-09-26Utah Utes at Oregon Ducks2,975,000
2015-09-26UCF Knights at South Carolina Gamecocks380,000
2015-09-26TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,770,000
2015-09-25Boise State Broncos at Virginia Cavaliers1,752,000
2015-09-25Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers775,000
2015-09-24Cincinnati Bearcats at Memphis Tigers1,242,000
2015-09-24Washington Redskins at New York Giants16,900,000
2015-09-21New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts12,500,000
2015-09-20Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles27,200,000
2015-09-20Atlanta Falcons at New York Giantssplit window15,300,000
2015-09-20Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers26,400,000
2015-09-19Air Force Falcons at Michigan State Spartans2,531,000
2015-09-19Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide7,605,000
2015-09-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arkansas Razorbacks1,914,000
2015-09-19Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers4,228,000
2015-09-19BYU Cougars at UCLA Bruins946,000
2015-09-19California Golden Bears at Texas Longhorns2,282,000
2015-09-19South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs3,189,000
2015-09-19Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,700,000