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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.

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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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2022-10-22Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave168,000
2022-10-22Minnesota Golden Gophers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,540,000
2022-10-22Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,460,000
2022-10-22UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks3,340,000
2022-10-22Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers1,010,000
2022-10-22West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders542,000
2022-10-22Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys109,000
2022-10-21Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls502,000
2022-10-20Virginia Cavaliers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets891,000
2022-10-20LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers2,100,000
2022-10-20New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals7,820,000
2022-10-19Georgia State Panthers at Appalachian State Mountaineers439,000
2022-10-19NBA Knicks–Grizzlies1,450,000
2022-10-19Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns1,630,000
2022-10-19NHL Blues–Kraken300,000
2022-10-18Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres4,100,000
2022-10-18NBA 76ers–Celtics2,980,000
2022-10-18NBA Lakers–Warriors3,550,000
2022-10-18NHL Flyers–Lightning494,000
2022-10-18NHL Kings–Predators339,000
2022-10-17Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers12,050,000
2022-10-16South Point 4002,620,000
2022-10-16Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs25,410,000
2022-10-16Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles20,790,000
2022-10-16Baltimore Ravens at New York Giantssplit window13,450,000
2022-10-16New York Jets at Green Bay Packerssplit window16,370,000
2022-10-15Arkansas Razorbacks at BYU Cougars1,060,000
2022-10-15Auburn Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels2,060,000
2022-10-15LSU Tigers at Florida Gators2,460,000
2022-10-15Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini619,000
2022-10-15Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers392,000
2022-10-15Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns2,350,000
2022-10-15Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners1,210,000
2022-10-15Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines6,450,000
2022-10-15Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans2,450,000
2022-10-15Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers943,000
2022-10-15Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,150,000
2022-10-15Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs2,140,000
2022-10-15USC Trojans at Utah Utes2,740,000
2022-10-15Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies2,790,000
2022-10-14Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs959,000
2022-10-14Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres4,070,000
2022-10-13Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers1,150,000
2022-10-13Temple Owls at UCF Knights603,000
2022-10-12Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Marshall Thundering Herd496,000
2022-10-12Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves4,200,000
2022-10-12San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers3,110,000
2022-10-12NHL Bruins–Capitals629,000
2022-10-11NHL Golden Knights–Kings556,000
2022-10-10Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs15,790,000
2022-10-092022 Japanese Grand Prix549,000
2022-10-09Bank of America Roval 4002,390,000
2022-10-09Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Billssplit window14,700,000
2022-10-09Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window12,770,000
2022-10-09Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Ramssplit window24,250,000
2022-10-09New York Giants at Green Bay Packers5,220,000
2022-10-08Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies433,000
2022-10-08James Madison Dukes at Arkansas State Red Wolves103,000
2022-10-08Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,240,000
2022-10-08Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos375,000
2022-10-08Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles1,930,000
2022-10-08BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,530,000
2022-10-08Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators488,000
2022-10-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini855,000
2022-10-08Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers4,010,000
2022-10-08Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones373,000
2022-10-08TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks1,310,000
2022-10-08Tennessee Volunteers at LSU Tigers2,960,000
2022-10-08Purdue Boilermakers at Maryland Terrapins400,000
2022-10-08North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes1,250,000
2022-10-08Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans4,440,000
2022-10-08Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats572,000
2022-10-08Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,630,000
2022-10-08Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners3,360,000
2022-10-08Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal1,080,000
2022-10-08Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins2,650,000
2022-10-08Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans1,840,000
2022-10-08Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays2,640,000
2022-10-08Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals3,540,000
2022-10-07Colorado State Rams at Nevada Wolf Pack433,000
2022-10-07Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers699,000
2022-10-07Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,150,000
2022-10-06Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets648,000
2022-10-06Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos9,700,000
2022-10-05SMU Mustangs at UCF Knights866,000
2022-10-022022 Singapore Grand Prix1,040,000
2022-10-02YellaWood 5002,830,000
2022-10-02Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers20,850,000
2022-10-02New England Patriots at Green Bay Packerssplit window24,650,000
2022-10-02Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints4,620,000
2022-10-01Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons1,130,000
2022-10-01Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans1,920,000
2022-10-01LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers2,790,000
2022-10-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears2,410,000
2022-10-01Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles2,480,000
2022-10-01Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers573,000
2022-10-01Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,140,000
2022-10-01Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes4,200,000
2022-10-01Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks865,000
2022-10-01Kentucky Wildcats at Ole Miss Rebels2,790,000