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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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2021-07-27Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-07-26Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox456,000
2021-07-26Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
2021-07-25Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers828,000
2021-07-25Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time20,000,000
2021-07-24Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time4,400,000
2021-07-23Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Opening Ceremony17,000,000
2021-07-20Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks12,520,000
2021NBA Finals - Bucks vs Suns5 games
2021-07-06NBA Finals Game 18,700,000
2021-07-08NBA Finals Game 29,590,000
2021-07-11NBA Finals Game 39,250,000
2021-07-14NBA Finals Game 410,460,000
2021-07-20NBA Finals Game 612,780,000
2021-07-182021 British Grand Prix1,030,000
2021-07-18San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals252,000
2021-07-18Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,940,000
2021-07-18The Open Championship Round 44,100,000
2021-07-17Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics337,000
2021-07-17Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,620,000
2021-07-14Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks10,250,000
2021-07-14WNBA All-Star Game470,000
2021-07-12Home Run Derby7,130,000
2021-07-11UEFA Euro 2020 Italy–England9,400,000
2021-07-11New York Yankees at Houston Astros420,000
2021-07-11Quaker State 4002,510,000
2021-07-11Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks9,020,000
2021-07-112021 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Novak Djokovic vs Matteo Berrettini1,760,000
2021-07-11Las Vegas Aces at Dallas Wings643,000
2021-07-10Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers289,000
2021-07-102021 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Ashleigh Barty vs Karolína Plíšková1,090,000
2021-07-10UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 prelims1,620,000
2021-07-08Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns9,380,000
2021-07-07Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning3,510,000
2021-07-06New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners285,000
2021-07-06Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns8,560,000
2021-07-05Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels446,000
2021-07-05Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins529,000
2021-07-05Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens2,920,000
2021-07-042021 Austrian Grand Prix980,000
2021-07-04IndyCar Mid-Ohio1,300,000
2021-07-04New York Mets at New York Yankees1,480,000
2021-07-04San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies357,000
2021-07-04Jockey Made in America 2503,080,000
2021-07-03Eastern Conference Finals Game 65,385,000
2021-07-01Eastern Conference Finals Game 54,920,000
2021-06-30Western Conference Finals Game 65,932,000
2021-06-30Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning1,650,000
2021-06-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 44,630,000
2021-06-28Western Conference Finals Game 55,740,000
2021-06-28Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning1,570,000
2021-06-272021 Styrian Grand Prix914,000
2021-06-27UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Portugal2,650,000
2021-06-27Explore the Pocono Mountains 3502,450,000
2021-06-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 35,600,000
2021-06-26UEFA Euro 2020 Italy–Austria2,080,000
2021-06-26Western Conference Finals Game 45,687,000
2021-06-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 23,799,000
2021-06-25New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning1,920,000
2021-06-24Western Conference Finals Game 35,330,000
2021-06-24Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 61,260,000
2021-06-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,300,000
2021-06-22Western Conference Finals Game 25,324,000
2021-06-22Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 5963,000
2021-06-21Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 51,270,000
2021-06-202021 French Grand Prix1,060,000
2021-06-20St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves931,000
2021-06-20Ally 4002,590,000
2021-06-20Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers6,160,000
2021-06-20Western Conference Finals Game 14,520,000
2021-06-20U.S. Open Round 45,700,000
2021-06-19Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels261,000
2021-06-19Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets6,910,000
2021-06-19Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky427,000
2021-06-18Philadelphia 76ers at Atlanta Hawks4,340,000
2021-06-18Utah Jazz at LA Clippers4,660,000
2021-06-17Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 31,240,000
2021-06-17U.S. Open Round 11,520,000
2021-06-16Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers3,880,000
2021-06-16Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 21,030,000
2021-06-15UEFA Euro 2020 France–Germany1,500,000
2021-06-15Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets4,580,000
2021-06-15Stanley Cup Semifinal Game 21,320,000
2021-06-13St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,560,000
2021-06-13Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks4,030,000
2021-06-13Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets4,220,000
2021-06-132021 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas1,900,000
2021-06-12UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Russia1,400,000
2021-06-12St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubssplit window2,380,000
2021-06-12Utah Jazz at LA Clippers4,110,000
2021-06-122021 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Barbora Krejcikova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova954,000
2021-06-11Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets3,960,000
2021-06-10Western Conference Second Round Game 61,270,000
2021-06-09Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns3,530,000
2021-06-09Boston Bruins at New York Islanders1,820,000
2021-06-07Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns3,690,000
2021-06-062021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix956,000
2021-06-06the Memorial Tournament Round 42,820,000
2021-06-06Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,790,000
2021-06-06Toyota/Save Mart 3502,490,000
2021-06-06Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers3,390,000