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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.

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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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2022-06-12New York Mets at Los Angeles Angels1,350,000
2022-06-12RBC Canadian Open Round 42,780,000
2022-06-11Belmont Stakes4,720,000
2022-06-11Chicago Cubs at New York Yankeessplit window2,100,000
2022-06-09Eastern Conference Final Game 52,480,000
2022-06-08Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics11,520,000
2022-06-07Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago White Sox270,000
2022-06-05the Memorial Tournament Round 42,320,000
2022-06-05Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors11,910,000
2022-06-05Eastern Conference Final Game 31,960,000
2022-06-05French Open men's singles final1,490,000
2022-06-05U.S. Women's Open Round 4821,000
2022-06-04French Open women's singles final1,050,000
2022-06-02Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors11,900,000
2022-06-01Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers2,360,000
2022-05-31Western Conference Final Game 11,820,000
2022-05-30New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes2,790,000
2022-05-29Indianapolis 5004,620,000
2022-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 79,880,000
2022-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 67,188,000
2022-05-27Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues1,650,000
2022-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 56,793,000
2022-05-26New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes1,770,000
2022-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,420,000
2022-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 46,193,000
2022-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,397,000
2022-05-23Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning1,360,000
2022-05-222022 Spanish Grand Prix1,150,000
2022-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 37,416,000
2022-05-22Western Conference Second Round Game 31,170,000
2022-05-22PGA Championship Round 45,270,000
2022-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,810,000
2022-05-21Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues1,590,000
2022-05-21Preakness Stakes5,260,000
2022-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 26,770,000
2022-05-20New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes2,020,000
2022-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 26,050,000
2022-05-18Western Conference Finals Game 16,520,000
2022-05-18New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes1,660,000
2022-05-17Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox173,000
2022-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 16,070,000
2022-05-15NASCAR Cup Kansas2,340,000
2022-05-15Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics7,480,000
2022-05-15Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns6,290,000
2022-05-15Western Conference First Round Game 71,020,000
2022-05-15Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers2,330,000
2022-05-14San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves381,000
2022-05-14Eastern Conference First Round Game 71,630,000
2022-05-14Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs1,680,000
2022-05-13Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,160,000
2022-05-11Eastern Conference First Round Game 51,050,000
2022-05-09Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks5,030,000
2022-05-09Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors5,270,000
2022-05-082022 Miami Grand Prix2,580,000
2022-05-08Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs1,780,000
2022-05-08NASCAR Cup Darlington2,610,000
2022-05-07Kentucky Derby15,790,000
2022-05-07NBA Grizzlies–Warriors6,100,000
2022-05-07Eastern Conference First Round Game 31,320,000
2022-05-05Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers1,000,000
2022-05-04Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns4,170,000
2022-05-03Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies5,320,000
2022-05-03Western Conference First Round Game 1171,000
2022-05-03Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers1,040,000
2022-05-02Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns3,940,000
2022-05-02Western Conference First Round Game 1626,000
2022-05-02Western Conference First Round Game 1352,000
2022-05-01Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets1,810,000
2022-05-01Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics5,370,000
2022-05-01NBA Warriors–Grizzlies7,710,000
2022-04-27Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors4,020,000
2022-04-24Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies1,110,000
2022-04-24Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls3,570,000
2022-04-24Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets5,860,000
2022-04-23NBA Celtics–Nets4,620,000
2022-04-17Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres1,210,000
2022-04-17Food City Dirt Race4,010,000
2022-04-17Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics6,900,000
2022-04-16Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues786,000
2022-04-15Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers3,070,000
2022-04-15New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers2,190,000
2022-04-11New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies356,000
2022-04-10IndyCar Long Beach1,060,000
2022-04-10Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2,480,000
2022-04-10NBA Celtics–Grizzlies998,000
2022-04-10NBA Pacers–Nets903,000
2022-04-10Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans987,000
2022-04-10Masters Tournament Round 410,170,000
2022-04-09Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees606,000
2022-04-09NASCAR Cup Martinsville1,890,000
2022-04-07Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves1,370,000
2022-04-07Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors1,640,000
2022-04-05Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls1,210,000
2022-04-04North Carolina Tar Heels at Kansas Jayhawks17,050,000
2022-04-03NASCAR Cup Richmond3,960,000
2022-04-02North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils17,663,000
2022-04-02Villanova Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks11,701,000
2022-03-31Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets1,530,000
2022-03-31NBA Lakers–Jazz1,280,000
2022-03-30NBA Heat–Celtics1,380,000