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Sports Media Watch

11,098 telecasts with figures · 12,412 published claims
11,098
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,700,000
1,270 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
808 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 11,348 · blend 379 · 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 2026-10-30
Revisions45 revised figures · 111 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.

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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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2021-10-23Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks2,650,000
2021-10-23Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders359,000
2021-10-23LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels3,110,000
2021-10-23Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers533,000
2021-10-23NC State Wolfpack at Miami Hurricanes675,000
2021-10-23Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines3,240,000
2021-10-23USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,870,000
2021-10-23Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins3,850,000
2021-10-23Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers734,000
2021-10-23West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs369,000
2021-10-23NLCS Game 66,950,000
2021-10-22Washington Huskies at Arizona Wildcats660,000
2021-10-22Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights793,000
2021-10-22Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros5,810,000
2021-10-22NBA Nets–76ers1,680,000
2021-10-22Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers2,090,000
2021-10-21Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs392,000
2021-10-21Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns12,990,000
2021-10-20Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Appalachian State Mountaineers804,000
2021-10-20Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers5,340,000
2021-10-20Boston Celtics at New York Knicks1,960,000
2021-10-20Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns1,370,000
2021-10-20NHL Blues–Golden Knights395,000
2021-10-19NBA Nets–Bucks2,160,000
2021-10-19Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers3,390,000
2021-10-19New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks558,000
2021-10-18Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans12,530,000
2021-10-17Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 5002,440,000
2021-10-17Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriotssplit window23,220,000
2021-10-17Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars7,000,000
2021-10-17Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers16,280,000
2021-10-17WNBA Finals Game 4417,000
2021-10-16Air Force Falcons at Boise State Broncos289,000
2021-10-16Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,530,000
2021-10-16Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes1,393,000
2021-10-16Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,400,000
2021-10-16Army Black Knights at Wisconsin Badgers639,000
2021-10-16BYU Cougars at Baylor Bears1,440,000
2021-10-16UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,370,000
2021-10-16Florida Gators at LSU Tigers2,930,000
2021-10-16Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs6,370,000
2021-10-16Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers1,276,000
2021-10-16Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,450,000
2021-10-16Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats608,000
2021-10-16Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,062,000
2021-10-16Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats204,000
2021-10-16Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,130,000
2021-10-16TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners3,430,000
2021-10-16Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies640,000
2021-10-16Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars210,000
2021-10-16UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies1,530,000
2021-10-16Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves4,670,000
2021-10-15California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks1,446,000
2021-10-15Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange2,120,000
2021-10-15Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros6,140,000
2021-10-15WNBA Finals Game 3524,000
2021-10-14Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers514,000
2021-10-14Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles14,420,000
2021-10-13NHL Rangers–Capitals817,000
2021-10-12Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns428,000
2021-10-12NHL Kraken–Golden Knights783,000
2021-10-12Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning983,000
2021-10-11Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens11,330,000
2021-10-102021 Turkish Grand Prix716,000
2021-10-10Bank of America Roval 4002,550,000
2021-10-10Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window16,450,000
2021-10-10Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs17,520,000
2021-10-10New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window22,050,000
2021-10-10New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons3,280,000
2021-10-10WNBA Finals Game 1548,000
2021-10-09Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies8,330,000
2021-10-09UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats799,000
2021-10-09Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels2,230,000
2021-10-09Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers4,580,000
2021-10-09West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears456,000
2021-10-09Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars2,240,000
2021-10-09Florida State Seminoles at North Carolina Tar Heels1,073,000
2021-10-09Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini416,000
2021-10-09Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes6,904,000
2021-10-09Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes2,790,000
2021-10-09Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,630,000
2021-10-09Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights642,000
2021-10-09Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns5,940,000
2021-10-09South Carolina Gamecocks at Tennessee Volunteers795,000
2021-10-09Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Syracuse Orange509,000
2021-10-09TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders625,000
2021-10-09Utah Utes at USC Trojans1,380,000
2021-10-08Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils1,134,000
2021-10-08Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats1,111,000
2021-10-08Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces297,000
2021-10-07Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave464,000
2021-10-07Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros1,970,000
2021-10-07Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks14,760,000
2021-10-06Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky491,000
2021-10-05AL Wild Card Game7,690,000
2021-10-04Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers12,860,000
2021-10-03Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots26,750,000
2021-10-03Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window17,350,000
2021-10-03Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packerssplit window22,290,000
2021-10-03Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky340,000