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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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2017-10-21Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-10-21Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders307,000
2017-10-21Kansas Jayhawks at TCU Horned Frogs1,191,000
2017-10-21LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
2017-10-21Maryland Terrapins at Wisconsin Badgers1,495,000
2017-10-21Syracuse Orange at Miami Hurricanes
2017-10-21Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,954,000
2017-10-21North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies
2017-10-21USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,988,000
2017-10-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,829,000
2017-10-21South Florida Bulls at Tulane Green Wave
2017-10-21Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UConn Huskies
2017-10-21ALCS Game 79,920,000
2017-10-20Colorado State Rams at New Mexico Lobos
2017-10-20Marshall Thundering Herd at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
2017-10-20ALCS Game 68,230,000
2017-10-20NBA Cavaliers–Bucks1,820,000
2017-10-20NBA Warriors–Pelicans2,400,000
2017-10-19Memphis Tigers at Houston Cougars
2017-10-19NLCS Game 55,230,000
2017-10-19NBA Clippers–Lakers2,300,000
2017-10-19NBA Knicks–Thunder2,300,000
2017-10-19Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders14,378,000
2017-10-18ALCS Game 55,250,000
2017-10-18NLCS Game 46,790,000
2017-10-18NBA 76ers–Wizards1,800,000
2017-10-18NBA Timberwolves–Spurs2,030,000
2017-10-18NHL Blackhawks–Blues419,000
2017-10-18NHL Canadiens–Kings170,000
2017-10-17ALCS Game 44,740,000
2017-10-17NLCS Game 36,010,000
2017-10-17NBA Celtics–Cavaliers5,600,000
2017-10-17NBA Rockets–Warriors4,200,000
2017-10-17NHL Lightning–Devils200,000
2017-10-16ALCS Game 35,110,000
2017-10-16Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans8,400,000
2017-10-15NLCS Game 26,760,000
2017-10-15New York Giants at Denver Broncos16,158,000
2017-10-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefssplit window20,593,000
2017-10-15Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window16,197,000
2017-10-14Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide
2017-10-14Washington Huskies at Arizona State Sun Devils
2017-10-14Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers3,595,000
2017-10-14Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys299,000
2017-10-14Cincinnati Bearcats at South Florida Bulls
2017-10-14Nevada Wolf Pack at Colorado State Rams
2017-10-14Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils
2017-10-14Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators
2017-10-14Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Miami Hurricanes3,380,000
2017-10-14Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,122,000
2017-10-14Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins
2017-10-14Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers
2017-10-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,375,000
2017-10-14Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
2017-10-14Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal700,000
2017-10-14South Carolina Gamecocks at Tennessee Volunteers
2017-10-14Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers
2017-10-14Utah Utes at USC Trojans3,192,000
2017-10-14ALCS Game 26,220,000
2017-10-14NLCS Game 16,330,000
2017-10-13Washington State Cougars at California Golden Bears
2017-10-13Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange
2017-10-13ALCS Game 16,160,000
2017-10-12Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers14,585,000
2017-10-10NHL Blackhawks–Canadiens255,000
2017-10-09Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears10,300,000
2017-10-08Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans16,528,000
2017-10-08Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys23,859,000
2017-10-08Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lionssplit window12,326,000
2017-10-07Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies
2017-10-07Army Black Knights at Rice Owls10,000
2017-10-07Virginia Tech Hokies at Boston College Eagles
2017-10-07Western Michigan Broncos at Buffalo Bulls
2017-10-07California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies
2017-10-07UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats
2017-10-07Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers
2017-10-07Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates
2017-10-07LSU Tigers at Florida Gators4,128,000
2017-10-07Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles
2017-10-07Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores
2017-10-07Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners2,432,000
2017-10-07Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks351,000
2017-10-07Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,645,000
2017-10-07Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines6,508,000
2017-10-07Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers
2017-10-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels2,505,000
2017-10-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats2,831,000
2017-10-07Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks1,922,000
2017-10-07San Diego State Aztecs at UNLV Rebels
2017-10-07Stanford Cardinal at Utah Utes631,000
2017-10-07West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs1,149,000
2017-10-06Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars
2017-10-06Memphis Tigers at UConn Huskies
2017-10-05Louisville Cardinals at NC State Wolfpack
2017-10-05New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers15,434,000
2017-10-05NHL Flyers–Kings212,000
2017-10-05NHL Wild–Red Wings379,000
2017-10-04Arkansas State Red Wolves at Georgia Southern Eagles
2017-10-04NHL Blues–Penguins872,000
2017-10-04NHL Flyers–Sharks462,000