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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.

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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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2020-10-17Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,120,000
2020-10-17UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers1,900,000
2020-10-17Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,430,000
2020-10-17Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers4,280,000
2020-10-16BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars1,160,000
2020-10-16SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave832,000
2020-10-16Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays3,470,000
2020-10-16Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves3,610,000
2020-10-15Georgia State Panthers at Arkansas State Red Wolves698,000
2020-10-15Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros2,710,000
2020-10-15Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves5,040,000
2020-10-14Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns721,000
2020-10-13Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans10,800,000
2020-10-12Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays1,880,000
2020-10-12Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers4,200,000
2020-10-12Los Angeles Chargers at New Orleans Saints10,690,000
2020-10-11Bank of America Roval 4002,780,000
2020NBA Finals - Heat vs Lakers6 games
2020-09-30NBA Finals Game 17,690,000
2020-10-02NBA Finals Game 26,780,000
2020-10-04NBA Finals Game 36,080,000
2020-10-06NBA Finals Game 47,700,000
2020-10-09NBA Finals Game 59,190,000
2020-10-11NBA Finals Game 68,590,000
2020-10-11Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat8,290,000
2020-10-11Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefssplit window14,140,000
2020-10-11New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window22,870,000
2020-10-11Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window12,490,000
2020-10-11Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks15,080,000
2020-10-11French Open men's singles final1,580,000
2020-10-11KPMG Women's PGA Championship Round 4643,000
2020-10-10Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels4,890,000
2020-10-10Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,120,000
2020-10-10UTSA Roadrunners at BYU Cougars317,000
2020-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers4,610,000
2020-10-10Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,920,000
2020-10-10Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies3,100,000
2020-10-10Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs5,770,000
2020-10-10Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones1,380,000
2020-10-10Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs2,360,000
2020-10-10UL Monroe Warhawks at Liberty Flames133,000
2020-10-10UTEP Miners at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs129,000
2020-10-10Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels1,660,000
2020-10-10Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners4,810,000
2020-10-10French Open women's singles final763,000
2020-10-09Louisville Cardinals at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,020,000
2020-10-09New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays3,720,000
2020-10-08Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars418,000
2020-10-08Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears14,710,000
2020-10-06Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves1,300,000
2020-10-06San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers1,640,000
2020-10-06Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat7,540,000
2020-10-06WNBA Finals Game 3570,000
2020-10-05Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics1,420,000
2020-10-05New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays2,330,000
2020-10-05New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs14,600,000
2020-10-05Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers8,650,000
2020-10-04YellaWood 5003,100,000
2020-10-04Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat5,940,000
2020-10-04Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers15,080,000
2020-10-04Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiderssplit window18,610,000
2020-10-04Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window9,950,000
2020-10-04WNBA Finals Game 2405,000
2020-10-03Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide4,760,000
2020-10-03Arkansas State Red Wolves at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers133,000
2020-10-03Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,220,000
2020-10-03Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,790,000
2020-10-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Boston College Eagles1,980,000
2020-10-03South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators2,520,000
2020-10-03Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones3,710,000
2020-10-03Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks905,000
2020-10-03Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats557,000
2020-10-03Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs315,000
2020-10-03TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns2,700,000
2020-10-03Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UCF Knights435,000
2020-10-03Preakness Stakes2,360,000
2020-10-02Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at BYU Cougars505,000
2020-10-02St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres2,600,000
2020-10-02Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs2,190,000
2020-10-02WNBA Finals Game 1344,000
2020-10-01Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics1,930,000
2020-10-01Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers1,850,000
2020-10-01St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres2,330,000
2020-10-01Denver Broncos at New York Jets5,410,000
2020-09-30Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs1,540,000
2020-09-30Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers7,410,000
2020-09-29Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins2,200,000
2020-09-29Connecticut Sun at Las Vegas Aces209,000
2020-09-28Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens14,700,000
2020-09-28Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars2,880,000
2020-09-27South Point 4001,970,000
2020-09-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 63,450,000
2020-09-27Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falconssplit window11,680,000
2020-09-27Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawkssplit window22,790,000
2020-09-27Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints17,800,000
2020-09-26Alabama Crimson Tide at Missouri Tigers2,090,000
2020-09-26Army Black Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,080,000
2020-09-26Troy Trojans at BYU Cougars795,000
2020-09-26UCF Knights at East Carolina Pirates998,000
2020-09-26Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels2,670,000
2020-09-26Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes2,950,000