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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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2019-10-26Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers663,000
2019-10-26Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers1,080,000
2019-10-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines6,750,000
2019-10-26Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans3,920,000
2019-10-26Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes6,650,000
2019-10-26Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks1,900,000
2019-10-26Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,580,000
2019-10-26UCF Knights at Temple Owls277,000
2019-10-26Houston Astros at Washington Nationals10,210,000
2019-10-26NHL Flames–Jets176,000
2019-10-25USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes773,000
2019-10-25Houston Astros at Washington Nationals12,210,000
2019-10-25Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers1,780,000
2019-10-25NBA Mavericks–Pelicans1,100,000
2019-10-24SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars769,000
2019-10-24NBA Bucks–Rockets1,940,000
2019-10-24LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors2,260,000
2019-10-24Washington at Minnesota Vikings13,480,000
2019-10-23Washington Nationals at Houston Astros11,930,000
2019-10-23NBA Celtics–76ers1,700,000
2019-10-23NBA Nuggets–Trail Blazers1,350,000
2019-10-22Washington Nationals at Houston Astros12,190,000
2019-10-22Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers3,580,000
2019-10-22New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors2,250,000
2019-10-21New England Patriots at New York Jets10,840,000
2019-10-20NASCAR Cup Kansas3,300,000
2019-10-20New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bearssplit window23,040,000
2019-10-20Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys21,450,000
2019-10-19Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,250,000
2019-10-19Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,230,000
2019-10-19Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars571,000
2019-10-19Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals2,610,000
2019-10-19Colorado Buffaloes at Washington State Cougars271,000
2019-10-19Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks3,190,000
2019-10-19Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs2,940,000
2019-10-19Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini1,110,000
2019-10-19Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes799,000
2019-10-19Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders343,000
2019-10-19LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,860,000
2019-10-19Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers192,000
2019-10-19Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions6,660,000
2019-10-19Minnesota Golden Gophers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights564,000
2019-10-19West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners2,540,000
2019-10-19Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies3,620,000
2019-10-19ALCS Game 67,470,000
2019-10-18Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats1,640,000
2019-10-18Pittsburgh Panthers at Syracuse Orange1,090,000
2019-10-18ALCS Game 55,630,000
2019-10-17UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal445,000
2019-10-17ALCS Game 45,860,000
2019-10-17Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos13,680,000
2019-10-16South Alabama Jaguars at Troy Trojans448,000
2019-10-16NHL Avalanche–Penguins636,000
2019-10-15ALCS Game 33,840,000
2019-10-15NLCS Game 44,640,000
2019-10-14NLCS Game 33,650,000
2019-10-141000Bulbs.com 5001,540,000
2019-10-14Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers13,340,000
2019-10-132019 Japanese Grand Prix756,000
2019-10-13ALCS Game 25,590,000
2019-10-13Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers3,080,000
2019-10-13Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers14,890,000
2019-10-13Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,000,000
2019-10-13Dallas Cowboys at New York Jetssplit window21,420,000
2019-10-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies6,110,000
2019-10-12Washington Huskies at Arizona Wildcats730,000
2019-10-12Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears810,000
2019-10-12Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos555,000
2019-10-12Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars261,000
2019-10-12Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers2,540,000
2019-10-12Florida Gators at LSU Tigers6,450,000
2019-10-12South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs3,250,000
2019-10-12Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini2,130,000
2019-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes3,700,000
2019-10-12Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers1,570,000
2019-10-12Memphis Tigers at Temple Owls232,000
2019-10-12Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,020,000
2019-10-12Ole Miss Rebels at Missouri Tigers495,000
2019-10-12USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,160,000
2019-10-12Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns7,250,000
2019-10-12ALCS Game 16,110,000
2019-10-12NLCS Game 23,040,000
2019-10-11Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks687,000
2019-10-11Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes1,730,000
2019-10-11NLCS Game 14,650,000
2019-10-10Syracuse Orange at NC State Wolfpack714,000
2019-10-10Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros3,670,000
2019-10-10New York Giants at New England Patriots16,000,000
2019-10-10WNBA Finals Game 5440,000
2019-10-09Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns543,000
2019-10-09St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves3,330,000
2019-10-09Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers5,860,000
2019-10-08Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays3,700,000
2019-10-08WNBA Finals Game 4312,000
2019-10-07Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals2,490,000
2019-10-07Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals3,610,000
2019-10-07New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins2,660,000
2019-10-07Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers11,130,000
2019-10-06Drydene 4001,830,000
2019-10-06Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs18,130,000