Ratings Reference
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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,417 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
1,270 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 11,342 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,705 · 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.

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.

Methodology →
2014-09-09WNBA Finals Game 2763,000
2014-09-08San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals11,520,000
2014-09-08New York Giants at Detroit Lions13,730,000
2014-09-082014 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final2,200,000
2014-09-07San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboyssplit window28,000,000
2014-09-07Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos23,690,000
2014-09-07New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falconssplit window14,100,000
2014-09-072014 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Serena Williams vs Caroline Wozniacki4,500,000
2014-09-07WNBA Finals Game 1627,000
2014-09-06Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys262,000
2014-09-06San Jose State Spartans at Auburn Tigers1,020,000
2014-09-06Ball State Cardinals at Iowa Hawkeyes605,000
2014-09-06Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos686,000
2014-09-06BYU Cougars at Texas Longhorns910,000
2014-09-06East Carolina Pirates at South Carolina Gamecocks976,000
2014-09-06Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones596,000
2014-09-06Ohio Bobcats at Kentucky Wildcats537,000
2014-09-06McNeese State Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers959,000
2014-09-06Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,630,000
2014-09-06Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks5,980,000
2014-09-06Missouri Tigers at Toledo Rockets1,230,000
2014-09-06Virginia Tech Hokies at Ohio State Buckeyes4,310,000
2014-09-06Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores1,130,000
2014-09-06USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal6,540,000
2014-09-06Texas Tech Red Raiders at UTEP Miners447,000
2014-09-05Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles1,870,000
2014-09-05Washington State Cougars at Nevada Wolf Pack1,220,000
2014-09-04Arizona Wildcats at UT San Antonio Roadrunners425,000
2014-09-04Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks26,910,000
2014-08-10PGA Championship Round 48,200,000
2014-07-20The Open Championship Round 43,300,000
2014-07-19WNBA All-Star Game475,000
2014-07-132014 World Cup Final26,500,000
2014-07-122014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Netherlands4,700,000
2014-07-092014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Argentina12,200,000
2014-07-082014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Germany12,400,000
2014-07-062014 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer2,800,000
2014-07-052014 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Belgium8,800,000
2014-07-052014 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Petra Kvitová vs Eugenie Bouchard1,300,000
2014-07-042014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Colombia11,800,000
2014-07-042014 FIFA World Cup France–Germany9,600,000
2014-07-012014 FIFA World Cup Belgium–United States21,600,000
2014-06-292014 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica–Greece6,400,000
2014-06-292014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Mexico17,000,000
2014-06-282014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Chile6,100,000
2014-06-282014 FIFA World Cup Colombia–Uruguay5,400,000
2014-06-262014 FIFA World Cup United States–Germany14,200,000
2014-06-232014 FIFA World Cup Croatia–Mexico7,100,000
2014-06-222014 FIFA World Cup United States–Portugal18,200,000
2014-06-212014 FIFA World Cup Germany–Ghana5,700,000
2014-06-172014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Mexico11,000,000
2014-06-162014 FIFA World Cup Ghana–United States15,900,000
2014-06-15U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 44,600,000
2014-06-122014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Croatia9,500,000
2014-06-01Western Conference Final Game 74,100,000
2014-05-31Western Conference Finals Game 68,151,000
2014-05-30Eastern Conference Finals Game 66,877,000
2014-05-29Western Conference Finals Game 56,925,000
2014-05-29Eastern Conference Final Game 62,100,000
2014-05-28Eastern Conference Finals Game 57,313,000
2014-05-28Western Conference Final Game 52,200,000
2014-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 46,420,000
2014-05-27Eastern Conference Final Game 51,700,000
2014-05-26Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,038,000
2014-05-25Indianapolis 5006,200,000
2014-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 36,679,000
2014-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,818,000
2014-05-21Western Conference Finals Game 25,711,000
2014-05-20Eastern Conference Finals Game 27,544,000
2014-05-19Western Conference Finals Game 16,363,000
2014-05-18Eastern Conference Finals Game 17,815,000
2014-05-18Western Conference Final Game 12,200,000
2014-05-17Preakness Stakes9,600,000
2014-05-16Western Conference Second Round Game 7903,000
2014-05-14Eastern Conference Second Round Game 72,300,000
2014-05-14Western Conference Second Round Game 61,000,000
2014-05-10Western Conference Second Round Game 4797,000
2014-05-04Western Conference Second Round Game 22,200,000
2014-05-01Eastern Conference Second Round Game 11,900,000
2014-04-30Eastern Conference First Round Game 71,100,000
2014-04-26Eastern Conference First Round Game 52,100,000
2014-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 21,900,000
2014-04-19Western Conference First Round Game 21,900,000
2014-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 2850,000
2014-04-13Masters Tournament Round 411,100,000
2014-04-07Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies21,196,000
2014-04-05UConn Huskies at Florida Gators11,654,000
2014-04-05Kentucky Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers16,250,000
2014-04-02NHL Bruins–Red Wings744,000
2014-03-16NHL Flyers–Penguins1,100,000
2014-02-23Sochi 2014 Olympics — Closing Ceremony15,100,000
2014-02-21Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time14,900,000
2014-02-20Sochi 2014 Olympics — Women's hockey gold medal game4,900,000
2014-02-19Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time20,200,000
2014-02-18Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time18,900,000
2014-02-17Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time23,500,000
2014-02-16Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time21,300,000
2014-02-15Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time17,100,000
2014-02-14Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time19,200,000
2014-02-13Sochi 2014 Olympics — Prime time22,900,000