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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.

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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2023-10-25NHL Capitals–Devils452,000
2023-10-24Liberty Flames at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers136,000
2023-10-24NBA Lakers–Nuggets2,840,000
2023-10-24NBA Suns–Warriors2,710,000
2023-10-24NHL Bruins–Blackhawks526,000
2023-10-24NHL Maple Leafs–Capitals475,000
2023-10-24NHL Flyers–Golden Knights278,000
2023-10-23San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings18,610,000
2023-10-222023 United States Grand Prix1,170,000
2023-10-22Buffalo Bills at New England Patriotssplit window15,690,000
2023-10-22Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles20,610,000
2023-10-22Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravenssplit window14,530,000
2023-10-21Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,210,000
2023-10-21Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,010,000
2023-10-21Appalachian State Mountaineers at Old Dominion Monarchs60,000
2023-10-21Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies1,080,000
2023-10-21Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks1,220,000
2023-10-21Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers1,800,000
2023-10-21Texas Tech Red Raiders at BYU Cougars545,000
2023-10-21Duke Blue Devils at Florida State Seminoles4,080,000
2023-10-21Georgia State Panthers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns25,000
2023-10-21Texas Longhorns at Houston Cougars3,080,000
2023-10-21Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini684,000
2023-10-21Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Indiana Hoosiers232,000
2023-10-21Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,680,000
2023-10-21TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas State Wildcats432,000
2023-10-21Memphis Tigers at UAB Blazers97,000
2023-10-21Toledo Rockets at Miami (OH) RedHawks46,000
2023-10-21Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans3,730,000
2023-10-21Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers560,000
2023-10-21Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs47,000
2023-10-21Virginia Cavaliers at North Carolina Tar Heels788,000
2023-10-21North Texas Mean Green at Tulane Green Wave112,000
2023-10-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers1,010,000
2023-10-21UCF Knights at Oklahoma Sooners2,170,000
2023-10-21Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks2,350,000
2023-10-21UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal852,000
2023-10-21Utah Utes at USC Trojans3,230,000
2023-10-20SMU Mustangs at Temple Owls548,000
2023-10-19James Madison Dukes at Marshall Thundering Herd603,000
2023-10-19Rice Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane179,000
2023-10-19Houston Astros at Texas Rangers3,660,000
2023-10-19Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks4,070,000
2023-10-19Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints9,790,000
2023-10-18New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners293,000
2023-10-18Houston Astros at Texas Rangers4,640,000
2023-10-18NHL Penguins–Red Wings699,000
2023-10-18WNBA Finals Game 4889,000
2023-10-17Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks110,000
2023-10-17Southern Miss Golden Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars256,000
2023-10-17Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies5,200,000
2023-10-17NHL Lightning–Sabres552,000
2023-10-16Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers19,640,000
2023-10-15South Point 4002,190,000
2023-10-15San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns13,860,000
2023-10-15New York Giants at Buffalo Bills16,170,000
2023-10-15Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jetssplit window26,090,000
2023-10-15Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans4,290,000
2023-10-15WNBA Finals Game 3659,000
2023-10-14Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide3,430,000
2023-10-14Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers2,160,000
2023-10-14Boise State Broncos at Colorado State Rams471,000
2023-10-14BYU Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs1,020,000
2023-10-14Iowa State Cyclones at Cincinnati Bearcats534,000
2023-10-14Florida Atlantic Owls at South Florida Bulls84,000
2023-10-14Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles2,090,000
2023-10-14Georgia Southern Eagles at James Madison Dukes169,000
2023-10-14Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia State Panthers129,000
2023-10-14Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores2,460,000
2023-10-14Illinois Fighting Illini at Maryland Terrapins1,140,000
2023-10-14Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines3,550,000
2023-10-14Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,340,000
2023-10-14Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys796,000
2023-10-14Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders770,000
2023-10-14Louisville Cardinals at Pittsburgh Panthers569,000
2023-10-14Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels3,080,000
2023-10-14Michigan State Spartans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights503,000
2023-10-14Temple Owls at North Texas Mean Green37,000
2023-10-14Ohio Bobcats at Northern Illinois Huskies46,000
2023-10-14USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish6,430,000
2023-10-14UCLA Bruins at Oregon State Beavers1,430,000
2023-10-14Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies7,040,000
2023-10-14Massachusetts Minutemen at Penn State Nittany Lions693,000
2023-10-14Texas A&M Aggies at Tennessee Volunteers4,380,000
2023-10-14UAB Blazers at UTSA Roadrunners49,000
2023-10-13Stanford Cardinal at Colorado Buffaloes3,290,000
2023-10-13Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers1,720,000
2023-10-12SMU Mustangs at East Carolina Pirates467,000
2023-10-12West Virginia Mountaineers at Houston Cougars729,000
2023-10-12NLDS Game 45,800,000
2023-10-12Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs13,830,000
2023-10-11UTEP Miners at Florida International Panthers332,000
2023-10-11Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks3,260,000
2023-10-11WNBA Finals Game 2626,000
2023-10-10Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Appalachian State Mountaineers499,000
2023-10-10Liberty Flames at Jacksonville State Gamecocks117,000
2023-10-10Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers4,140,000
2023-10-10NHL Blackhawks–Penguins1,430,000
2023-10-10NHL Kraken–Golden Knights691,000
2023-10-10NHL Predators–Lightning598,000