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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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2021-09-05Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants1,730,000
2021-09-05Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox263,000
2021-09-05Southern 5002,460,000
2021-09-05Tour Championship Round 43,970,000
2021-09-04Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes5,030,000
2021-09-04BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats933,000
2021-09-04Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,860,000
2021-09-04Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars831,000
2021-09-04Stanford Cardinal at Kansas State Wildcats312,000
2021-09-04Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns2,880,000
2021-09-04West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins1,350,000
2021-09-04Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines1,620,000
2021-09-04Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners2,530,000
2021-09-04Oregon State Beavers at Purdue Boilermakers439,000
2021-09-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers5,410,000
2021-09-04Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays108,000
2021-09-03Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,100,000
2021-09-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies2,580,000
2021-09-02East Carolina Pirates at Appalachian State Mountaineers245,000
2021-09-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,300,000
2021-09-01UAB Blazers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks841,000
2021-08-30Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers433,000
2021-08-30Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays626,000
2021-08-29New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics1,350,000
2021-08-29San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves432,000
2021-08-28Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UCLA Bruins976,000
2021-08-28Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2021-08-28Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians268,000
2021-08-28Coke Zero Sugar 4003,930,000
2021-08-24Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres589,000
2021-08-22Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians1,010,000
2021-08-22Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays224,000
2021-08-22FireKeepers Casino 4002,510,000
2021-08-21New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers506,000
2021-08-21Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees692,000
2021-08-15Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky755,000
2021-08-12New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox5,870,000
2021-08-08Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs1,630,000
2021-08-08Go Bowling at The Glen2,120,000
2021-08-08Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Closing Ceremony8,810,000
2021-08-07Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres230,000
2021-08-07Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time8,450,000
2021-08-05Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-08-04Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-08-02Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals475,000
2021-08-02Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-08-012021 Hungarian Grand Prix964,000
2021-08-01Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox214,000
2021-08-01Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays978,000
2021-07-29Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-07-28Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-07-27Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-07-26Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox456,000
2021-07-26Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-07-25Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers828,000
2021-07-25Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time20,000,000
2021-07-24Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time4,400,000
2021-07-23Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Opening Ceremony17,000,000
2021-07-20Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks12,520,000
2021NBA Finals, Bucks vs Suns5 games
2021-07-06NBA Finals Game 18,700,000
2021-07-08NBA Finals Game 29,590,000
2021-07-11NBA Finals Game 39,250,000
2021-07-14NBA Finals Game 410,460,000
2021-07-20NBA Finals Game 612,780,000
2021-07-182021 British Grand Prix1,030,000
2021-07-18San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals252,000
2021-07-18Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,940,000
2021-07-18The Open Championship Round 44,100,000
2021-07-17Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics337,000
2021-07-17Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,620,000
2021-07-14Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks10,250,000
2021-07-14WNBA All-Star Game470,000
2021-07-12Home Run Derby7,130,000
2021-07-11UEFA Euro 2020 Italy–England9,400,000
2021-07-11New York Yankees at Houston Astros420,000
2021-07-11Quaker State 4002,510,000
2021-07-11Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks9,020,000
2021-07-11Wimbledon men's singles final1,760,000
2021-07-11Las Vegas Aces at Dallas Wings643,000
2021-07-10Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers289,000
2021-07-10Wimbledon women's singles final1,090,000
2021-07-10UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 prelims1,620,000
2021-07-08Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,380,000
2021-07-07Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning3,510,000
2021-07-06New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners285,000
2021-07-06Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns8,560,000
2021-07-05Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels446,000
2021-07-05Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins529,000
2021-07-042021 Austrian Grand Prix980,000
2021-07-04IndyCar Mid-Ohio1,300,000
2021-07-04New York Mets at New York Yankees1,480,000
2021-07-04San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies357,000
2021-07-04Jockey Made in America 2503,080,000
2021-07-03Eastern Conference Finals Game 65,385,000
2021-07-01Eastern Conference Finals Game 54,920,000
2021-06-30Western Conference Finals Game 65,932,000
2021-06-30Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning1,650,000
2021-06-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 44,630,000
2021-06-28Western Conference Finals Game 55,740,000
2021-06-28Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning1,570,000