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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.

Methodology →
2016-10-15West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders834,000
2016-10-15UCLA Bruins at Washington State Cougars1,311,000
2016-10-15ALCS Game 22,610,000
2016-10-15NLCS Game 15,940,000
2016-10-15NHL Bruins–Maple Leafs114,000
2016-10-14Mississippi State Bulldogs at BYU Cougars1,475,000
2016-10-14Duke Blue Devils at Louisville Cardinals1,881,000
2016-10-14Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave185,000
2016-10-14ALCS Game 14,120,000
2016-10-14NHL Blackhawks–Predators312,000
2016-10-14WNBA Finals Game 3363,000
2016-10-13Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers14,500,000
2016-10-13NHL Capitals–Penguins500,000
2016-10-12NHL Kings–Sharks484,000
2016-10-11WNBA Finals Game 2446,000
2016-10-10Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers9,100,000
2016-10-09Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboyssplit window21,300,000
2016-10-09Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncossplit window16,500,000
2016-10-09New York Giants at Green Bay Packers16,600,000
2016-10-09WNBA Finals Game 1597,000
2016-10-08Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks4,444,000
2016-10-08UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils783,000
2016-10-08Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes350,000
2016-10-08Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,918,000
2016-10-08Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes5,540,000
2016-10-08Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,218,000
2016-10-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,048,000
2016-10-08Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys659,000
2016-10-08Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats701,000
2016-10-08TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks331,000
2016-10-08Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,282,000
2016-10-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack3,720,000
2016-10-08Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners2,788,000
2016-10-08Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks1,837,000
2016-10-08Washington State Cougars at Stanford Cardinal1,754,000
2016-10-08Tennessee Volunteers at Texas A&M Aggies6,553,000
2016-10-07Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles1,659,000
2016-10-07SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane410,000
2016-10-06Temple Owls at Memphis Tigers626,000
2016-10-06Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers12,100,000
2016-10-05Georgia Southern Eagles at Arkansas State Red Wolves497,000
2016-10-03New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings13,200,000
2016-10-02Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49erssplit window22,700,000
2016-10-02Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers18,100,000
2016-10-02Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars7,700,000
2016-10-02Seattle Seahawks at New York Jetssplit window11,200,000
2016-10-01Kentucky Wildcats at Alabama Crimson Tide3,190,000
2016-10-01Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans1,459,000
2016-10-01Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins1,027,000
2016-10-01Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones461,000
2016-10-01Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos358,000
2016-10-01South Florida Bulls at Cincinnati Bearcats144,000
2016-10-01Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers9,294,000
2016-10-01Wyoming Cowboys at Colorado State Rams131,000
2016-10-01Florida Atlantic Owls at Florida Intl Golden Panthers3,000
2016-10-01North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles1,743,000
2016-10-01Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,040,000
2016-10-01Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs4,215,000
2016-10-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,146,000
2016-10-01Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes539,000
2016-10-01Memphis Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels566,000
2016-10-01Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,851,000
2016-10-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange2,104,000
2016-10-01Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,799,000
2016-10-01Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,044,000
2016-09-30Toledo Rockets at BYU Cougars579,000
2016-09-30Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies3,333,000
2016-09-29Connecticut Huskies at Houston Cougars1,421,000
2016-09-29Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders513,000
2016-09-29Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals7,900,000
2016-09-26Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints8,000,000
2016-09-25Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys20,600,000
2016-09-25Washington Redskins at New York Giantssplit window19,200,000
2016-09-25Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window22,000,000
2016-09-24Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies109,000
2016-09-24California Golden Bears at Arizona State Sun Devils643,000
2016-09-24Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies3,872,000
2016-09-24LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers4,098,000
2016-09-24Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears1,747,000
2016-09-24Boise State Broncos at Oregon State Beavers372,000
2016-09-24BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers952,000
2016-09-24Colorado State Rams at Minnesota Golden Gophers319,000
2016-09-24Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,627,000
2016-09-24UCF Knights at Florida Intl Golden Panthers16,000
2016-09-24Florida State Seminoles at South Florida Bulls2,557,000
2016-09-24Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers5,542,000
2016-09-24Georgia Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels2,696,000
2016-09-24Houston Cougars at Texas State Bobcats252,000
2016-09-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights815,000
2016-09-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines3,764,000
2016-09-24Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels440,000
2016-09-24Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins3,786,000
2016-09-23TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs1,357,000
2016-09-23USC Trojans at Utah Utes1,042,000
2016-09-22Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,813,000
2016-09-22Houston Texans at New England Patriots17,500,000
2016-09-19Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears12,100,000
2016-09-18Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncossplit window21,400,000
2016-09-18Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskinssplit window19,200,000
2016-09-18Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings22,800,000