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Sports Media Watch

11,101 telecasts with figures · 12,420 published claims
11,101
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
1,270 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 11,345 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,708 · 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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2021-09-16New York Giants at Washington7,330,000
2021-09-13Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders16,970,000
2021-09-122021 Italian Grand Prix880,000
2021-09-12Grand Prix of Portland806,000
2021-09-12Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams17,640,000
2021-09-12Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Billssplit window13,930,000
2021-09-12Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefssplit window19,540,000
2021-09-12Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falconssplit window11,180,000
2021-09-12Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,240,000
2021-09-12US Open men's singles final2,180,000
2021-09-12Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky283,000
2021-09-11Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,080,000
2021-09-11Appalachian State Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes395,000
2021-09-11UNLV Rebels at Arizona State Sun Devils407,000
2021-09-11Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks3,360,000
2021-09-11Ball State Cardinals at Penn State Nittany Lions881,000
2021-09-11Buffalo Bulls at Nebraska Cornhuskers626,000
2021-09-11Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,500,000
2021-09-11California Golden Bears at TCU Horned Frogs193,000
2021-09-11Texas A&M Aggies at Colorado Buffaloes4,500,000
2021-09-11South Carolina Gamecocks at East Carolina Pirates585,000
2021-09-11Eastern Michigan Eagles at Wisconsin Badgers557,000
2021-09-11Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls1,600,000
2021-09-11UAB Blazers at Georgia Bulldogs1,118,000
2021-09-11Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Oregon State Beavers204,000
2021-09-11Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones3,890,000
2021-09-11Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines4,750,000
2021-09-11NC State Wolfpack at Mississippi State Bulldogs756,000
2021-09-11Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys321,000
2021-09-11Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers1,740,000
2021-09-11Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans1,440,000
2021-09-11Federated Auto Parts 4001,780,000
2021-09-11US Open women's singles final2,690,000
2021-09-10UTEP Miners at Boise State Broncos347,000
2021-09-10Kansas Jayhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1,300,000
2021-09-09Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers24,810,000
2021-09-07New York Mets at Miami Marlins146,000
2021-09-06Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels3,080,000
2021-09-06San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies623,000
2021-09-06Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox503,000
2021-09-05Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles7,750,000
2021-09-052021 Dutch Grand Prix864,000
2021-09-05Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants1,730,000
2021-09-05Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox263,000
2021-09-05Southern 5002,460,000
2021-09-05Tour Championship Round 43,970,000
2021-09-04Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes5,670,000
2021-09-04BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats933,000
2021-09-04Nevada Wolf Pack at California Golden Bears255,000
2021-09-04Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,860,000
2021-09-04Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars831,000
2021-09-04UTSA Roadrunners at Illinois Fighting Illini211,000
2021-09-04Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes554,000
2021-09-04Stanford Cardinal at Kansas State Wildcats312,000
2021-09-04Kent State Golden Flashes at Texas A&M Aggies285,000
2021-09-04Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs228,000
2021-09-04Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns2,880,000
2021-09-04LSU Tigers at UCLA Bruins3,220,000
2021-09-04West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins1,350,000
2021-09-04Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines1,620,000
2021-09-04Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners2,530,000
2021-09-04Oregon State Beavers at Purdue Boilermakers439,000
2021-09-04Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers5,410,000
2021-09-04Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays108,000
2021-09-03Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats2,100,000
2021-09-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies2,580,000
2021-09-02East Carolina Pirates at Appalachian State Mountaineers245,000
2021-09-02Boise State Broncos at UCF Knights841,000
2021-09-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,300,000
2021-09-01UAB Blazers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks841,000
2021-08-30Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers433,000
2021-08-30Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays626,000
2021-08-29New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics1,350,000
2021-08-29San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves432,000
2021-08-28Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UCLA Bruins976,000
2021-08-28Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini3,220,000
2021-08-28Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians268,000
2021-08-28Coke Zero Sugar 4003,930,000
2021-08-24Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres589,000
2021-08-22Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians1,010,000
2021-08-22Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays224,000
2021-08-22FireKeepers Casino 4002,510,000
2021-08-21New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers506,000
2021-08-21Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees692,000
2021-08-15Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky755,000
2021-08-12New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox5,870,000
2021-08-08Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs1,630,000
2021-08-08Go Bowling at The Glen2,120,000
2021-08-08Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Closing Ceremony8,810,000
2021-08-07Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres230,000
2021-08-07Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time8,450,000
2021-08-05Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-08-04Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-08-02Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals475,000
2021-08-02Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-08-012021 Hungarian Grand Prix964,000
2021-08-01Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox214,000
2021-08-01Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays978,000
2021-07-29Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-07-28Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time