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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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2018-10-20Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders472,000
2018-10-20Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
2018-10-20Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans5,416,000
2018-10-20Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers6,292,000
2018-10-20Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs2,488,000
2018-10-20Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars2,591,000
2018-10-20NLCS Game 77,340,000
2018-10-20NBA Rockets–Lakers3,360,000
2018-10-19NLCS Game 65,780,000
2018-10-19NBA Celtics–Raptors1,818,000
2018-10-19NBA Warriors–Jazz2,270,000
2018-10-18Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils
2018-10-18ALCS Game 56,520,000
2018-10-18NBA Bulls–76ers1,560,000
2018-10-18NBA Lakers–Trail Blazers3,310,000
2018-10-18Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals9,100,000
2018-10-17ALCS Game 46,180,000
2018-10-17NLCS Game 53,750,000
2018-10-17NBA Mavericks–Suns1,210,000
2018-10-17NHL Bruins–Flames162,000
2018-10-17NHL Rangers–Capitals329,000
2018-10-16ALCS Game 34,870,000
2018-10-16NLCS Game 44,090,000
2018-10-16NBA 76ers–Celtics2,950,000
2018-10-16NBA Thunder–Warriors2,720,000
2018-10-15NLCS Game 34,210,000
2018-10-15San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers11,900,000
2018-10-14ALCS Game 25,660,000
2018-10-141000Bulbs.com 5003,510,000
2018-10-14Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncossplit window17,290,000
2018-10-14Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots21,110,000
2018-10-14Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskinssplit window17,290,000
2018-10-14Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboyssplit window17,640,000
2018-10-13Missouri Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
2018-10-13Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns
2018-10-13Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at BYU Cougars
2018-10-13Colorado Buffaloes at USC Trojans1,184,000
2018-10-13Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores
2018-10-13Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs
2018-10-13Georgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers5,539,000
2018-10-13Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini501,000
2018-10-13Iowa Hawkeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
2018-10-13West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones1,323,000
2018-10-13Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats
2018-10-13Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Cavaliers
2018-10-13Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines6,038,000
2018-10-13Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes2,405,000
2018-10-13Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats2,428,000
2018-10-13Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels
2018-10-13Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,821,000
2018-10-13Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks2,990,000
2018-10-13ALCS Game 15,820,000
2018-10-13NLCS Game 24,650,000
2018-10-12Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes
2018-10-12South Florida Bulls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2018-10-12NLCS Game 14,640,000
2018-10-11Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs
2018-10-11Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants14,700,000
2018-10-09NHL Sharks–Flyers249,000
2018-10-07Gander Outdoors 4002,010,000
2018-10-07Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,330,000
2018-10-07Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans18,590,000
2018-10-07Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window21,040,000
2018-10-07Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lionssplit window13,660,000
2018-10-06Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
2018-10-06California Golden Bears at Arizona Wildcats406,000
2018-10-06Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-10-06Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears317,000
2018-10-06Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018-10-06LSU Tigers at Florida Gators4,703,000
2018-10-06Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes2,810,000
2018-10-06Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,988,000
2018-10-06Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2018-10-06Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers
2018-10-06Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-10-06Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines2,329,000
2018-10-06Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans620,000
2018-10-06Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Tech Hokies4,473,000
2018-10-06Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners5,608,000
2018-10-06Utah Utes at Stanford Cardinal
2018-10-06Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins2,027,000
2018-10-05Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars
2018-10-05Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Louisville Cardinals
2018-10-04Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars
2018-10-04Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots13,220,000
2018-10-04NHL Flyers–Golden Knights227,000
2018-10-04NHL Predators–Rangers194,000
2018-10-03NHL Ducks–Sharks338,000
2018-10-01Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs2,530,000
2018-10-01Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers2,690,000
2018-10-01Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos13,210,000
2018-09-30Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboyssplit window18,010,000
2018-09-30New Orleans Saints at New York Giantssplit window20,690,000
2018-09-30Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers17,920,000
2018-09-30Ryder Cup Final day2,670,000
2018-09-29USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats
2018-09-29Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-09-29Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners2,767,000
2018-09-29BYU Cougars at Washington Huskies1,286,000
2018-09-29Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears750,000