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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,416 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
1,269 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 11,341 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,704 · 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.

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2015-09-19Illinois Fighting Illini at North Carolina Tar Heels590,000
2015-09-19South Florida Bulls at Maryland Terrapins293,000
2015-09-19Connecticut Huskies at Missouri Tigers1,903,000
2015-09-19UT San Antonio Roadrunners at Oklahoma State Cowboys563,000
2015-09-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma Sooners668,000
2015-09-19Virginia Tech Hokies at Purdue Boilermakers522,000
2015-09-19Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans3,504,000
2015-09-19Western Carolina Catamounts at Tennessee Volunteers844,000
2015-09-18Florida State Seminoles at Boston College Eagles3,148,000
2015-09-17Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals1,938,000
2015-09-17Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs21,100,000
2015-09-14Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers14,300,000
2015-09-14Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons13,600,000
2015-09-13Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bearssplit window20,100,000
2015-09-13Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncossplit window23,300,000
2015-09-13New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys26,800,000
2015-09-132015 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer3,200,000
2015-09-12San Jose State Spartans at Air Force Falcons128,000
2015-09-12Ball State Cardinals at Texas A&M Aggies420,000
2015-09-12Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars1,027,000
2015-09-12Buffalo Bulls at Penn State Nittany Lions949,000
2015-09-12East Carolina Pirates at Florida Gators1,046,000
2015-09-12South Florida Bulls at Florida State Seminoles2,216,000
2015-09-12Fresno State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels630,000
2015-09-12Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores2,571,000
2015-09-12Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones1,785,000
2015-09-12Kansas State Wildcats at UT San Antonio Roadrunners338,000
2015-09-12LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,121,000
2015-09-12Miami (OH) RedHawks at Wisconsin Badgers444,000
2015-09-12Oregon State Beavers at Michigan Wolverines4,493,000
2015-09-12Oregon Ducks at Michigan State Spartans7,898,000
2015-09-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers5,744,000
2015-09-12Oklahoma Sooners at Tennessee Volunteers4,129,000
2015-09-12Washington State Cougars at Rutgers Scarlet Knights461,000
2015-09-12UCF Knights at Stanford Cardinal151,000
2015-09-12Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks at TCU Horned Frogs269,000
2015-09-122015 US Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Flavia Pennetta vs Roberta Vinci1,600,000
2015-09-11Miami Hurricanes at Florida Atlantic Owls666,000
2015-09-11Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes1,345,000
2015-09-10Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers232,000
2015-09-10Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots27,400,000
2015-09-07Ohio State Buckeyes at Virginia Tech Hokies10,585,000
2015-09-06Purdue Boilermakers at Marshall Thundering Herd688,000
2015-09-06Southern 5005,900,000
2015-09-05Wisconsin Badgers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,967,000
2015-09-05Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas A&M Aggies2,471,000
2015-09-05UTEP Miners at Arkansas Razorbacks417,000
2015-09-05Louisville Cardinals at Auburn Tigers4,010,000
2015-09-05BYU Cougars at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,134,000
2015-09-05Richmond Spiders at Maryland Terrapins307,000
2015-09-05Mississippi State Bulldogs at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles511,000
2015-09-05Stanford Cardinal at Northwestern Wildcats3,214,000
2015-09-05Texas Longhorns at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,060,000
2015-09-05Penn State Nittany Lions at Temple Owls1,912,000
2015-09-05Virginia Cavaliers at UCLA Bruins1,350,000
2015-09-04Baylor Bears at SMU Mustangs2,003,000
2015-09-04Washington Huskies at Boise State Broncos2,058,000
2015-09-04Charlotte 49ers at Georgia State Panthers174,000
2015-09-04Michigan State Spartans at Western Michigan Broncos825,000
2015-09-03Oklahoma State Cowboys at Central Michigan Chippewas358,000
2015-09-03Michigan Wolverines at Utah Utes2,868,000
2015-09-03TCU Horned Frogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,621,000
2015-09-03North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks3,601,000
2015-08-22Bristol Night Race3,600,000
2015-08-16PGA Championship Round 46,700,000
2015-07-19The Open Round 43,400,000
2015-07-122015 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer2,700,000
2015-07-112015 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final - The Serena Williams vs Garbine Muguruza2,400,000
2015-07-052015 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Japan25,400,000
2015-07-012015 FIFA Women's World Cup Japan–England2,300,000
2015-06-302015 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Germany8,400,000
2015-06-272015 FIFA Women's World Cup Australia–Japan1,100,000
2015-06-262015 FIFA Women's World Cup China–United States5,700,000
2015-06-262015 FIFA Women's World Cup Germany–France1,700,000
2015-06-222015 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Colombia4,700,000
2015-06-21U.S. Open Round 46,700,000
2015-06-162015 FIFA Women's World Cup Nigeria–United States5,000,000
2015-06-122015 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Sweden4,500,000
2015-06-082015 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Australia3,300,000
2015-06-072015 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Stan Wawrinka vs Novak Djokovic1,900,000
2015-06-062015 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Williams vs Lucie Safarova2,000,000
2015-05-30Western Conference Final Game 74,600,000
2015-05-29Eastern Conference Final Game 73,300,000
2015-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 58,887,000
2015-05-27Western Conference Final Game 62,400,000
2015-05-26Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,269,000
2015-05-25Western Conference Finals Game 48,280,000
2015-05-25Western Conference Final Game 52,100,000
2015-05-24Coca-Cola 6006,400,000
2015-05-24Indianapolis 5006,500,000
2015-05-24Eastern Conference Finals Game 37,762,000
2015-05-24Eastern Conference Final Game 51,600,000
2015-05-23Western Conference Finals Game 35,676,000
2015-05-23Western Conference Final Game 42,800,000
2015-05-22Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,935,000
2015-05-22Eastern Conference Final Game 41,500,000
2015-05-21Western Conference Finals Game 26,866,000
2015-05-21Western Conference Final Game 31,800,000
2015-05-20Eastern Conference Finals Game 16,847,000
2015-05-20Eastern Conference Final Game 31,700,000