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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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2025-10-04Duke Blue Devils at California Golden Bears1,000,000
2025-10-04Iowa State Cyclones at Cincinnati Bearcats1,110,000
2025-10-04Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels1,870,000
2025-10-04Colorado Buffaloes at TCU Horned Frogs2,137,000
2025-10-04Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles6,000,000
2025-10-04Texas Longhorns at Florida Gators4,000,000
2025-10-04Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs3,680,000
2025-10-04Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars1,451,000
2025-10-04Virginia Cavaliers at Louisville Cardinals603,000
2025-10-04Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Memphis Tigers41,000
2025-10-04Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,500,000
2025-10-04Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines4,627,000
2025-10-04Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,698,000
2025-10-04Penn State Nittany Lions at UCLA Bruins3,130,000
2025-10-04Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Tech Hokies463,000
2025-10-04Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers2,200,000
2025-10-04Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies4,700,000
2025-10-03West Virginia Mountaineers at BYU Cougars1,410,000
2025-10-03Charlotte 49ers at South Florida Bulls749,000
2025-09-30Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces1,830,000
2025-09-28Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefssplit window23,770,000
2025-09-28Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys26,900,000
2025-09-28Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers7,900,000
2025-09-27Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs10,400,000
2025-09-27Arizona Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones1,150,000
2025-09-27Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies2,473,000
2025-09-27Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys396,000
2025-09-27BYU Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes2,458,000
2025-09-27Memphis Tigers at Florida Atlantic Owls151,000
2025-09-27Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,853,000
2025-09-27USC Trojans at Illinois Fighting Illini4,116,000
2025-09-27Louisville Cardinals at Pittsburgh Panthers580,000
2025-09-27LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels6,700,000
2025-09-27Massachusetts Minutemen at Missouri Tigers102,000
2025-09-27South Alabama Jaguars at North Texas Mean Green50,000
2025-09-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Washington Huskies5,229,000
2025-09-27Oregon Ducks at Penn State Nittany Lions8,500,000
2025-09-27Tulane Green Wave at Tulsa Golden Hurricane31,000
2025-09-26Florida State Seminoles at Virginia Cavaliers4,400,000
2025-09-26Houston Cougars at Oregon State Beavers1,550,000
2025-09-25Army Black Knights at East Carolina Pirates891,000
2025-09-21Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bearssplit window25,470,000
2025-09-21Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants25,300,000
2025-09-20Arkansas Razorbacks at Memphis Tigers2,110,000
2025-09-20Auburn Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners6,100,000
2025-09-20BYU Cougars at East Carolina Pirates623,000
2025-09-20Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers3,400,000
2025-09-20Wyoming Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes1,340,000
2025-09-20NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils663,000
2025-09-20Georgia State Panthers at Vanderbilt Commodores52,000
2025-09-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana Hoosiers2,500,000
2025-09-20James Madison Dukes at Liberty Flames67,000
2025-09-20Maryland Terrapins at Wisconsin Badgers2,000,000
2025-09-20UNLV Rebels at Miami (OH) RedHawks74,000
2025-09-20Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers5,300,000
2025-09-20South Carolina Gamecocks at Missouri Tigers1,850,000
2025-09-20Tulane Green Wave at Ole Miss Rebels1,050,000
2025-09-20SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs662,000
2025-09-20Texas Tech Red Raiders at Utah Utes4,039,000
2025-09-20Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars1,650,000
2025-09-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights3,010,000
2025-09-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,570,000
2025-09-18Rice Owls at Charlotte 49ers671,000
2025-09-18NFL Dolphins–Bills16,450,000
2025-09-16WNBA Fever–Dream1,500,000
2025-09-15Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans17,400,000
2025-09-14Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs33,800,000
2025-09-14NFL Cowboys–Giants20,720,000
2025-09-14Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings21,500,000
2025-09-13Wisconsin Badgers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,500,000
2025-09-13Iowa State Cyclones at Arkansas State Red Wolves523,000
2025-09-13Duke Blue Devils at Tulane Green Wave150,000
2025-09-13Eastern Michigan Eagles at Kentucky Wildcats111,000
2025-09-13Memphis Tigers at Troy Trojans49,000
2025-09-13South Florida Bulls at Miami Hurricanes720,000
2025-09-13Washington State Cougars at North Texas Mean Green65,000
2025-09-13Texas A&M Aggies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish6,200,000
2025-09-13Oklahoma Sooners at Temple Owls787,000
2025-09-11Washington Commanders at Green Bay Packers17,760,000
2025-09-08Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears22,100,000
2025-09-07Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills24,700,000
2025-09-07NFL Commanders–Giants17,900,000
2025-09-07Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets17,050,000
2025-09-07NFL Packers–Lionssplit window23,900,000
2025-09-07US Open men's singles final3,300,000
2025-09-06Ball State Cardinals at Auburn Tigers158,000
2025-09-06CFB Baylor–SMU1,000,000
2025-09-06Central Michigan Chippewas at Pittsburgh Panthers125,000
2025-09-06Delaware Blue Hens at Colorado Buffaloes2,685,000
2025-09-06Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones4,278,000
2025-09-06Ole Miss Rebels at Kentucky Wildcats4,800,000
2025-09-06CFB Michigan–Oklahoma9,700,000
2025-09-06West Virginia Mountaineers at Ohio Bobcats234,000
2025-09-06CFB Oklahoma State–Oregon2,320,000
2025-09-06San Diego State Aztecs at Washington State Cougars540,000
2025-09-05NFL Chargers–Chiefs18,500,000
2025-09-04NFL Kickoff Game28,300,000
2025-09-01TCU Horned Frogs at North Carolina Tar Heels6,070,000
2025-08-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes10,800,000
2025-08-30Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles10,660,000