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Sports Media Watch

9,046 telecasts with figures · 9,561 published claims
9,046
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
1,199 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
729 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
762 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
78 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 9,027 · blend 372 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 9,376 · combined definition 23 · 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.

Publishing2009-05-07 to 2026-09-10
Revisions23 revised figures · 94 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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2016-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,987,000
2016-09-17Oregon Ducks at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,228,000
2016-09-17Ohio State Buckeyes at Oklahoma Sooners5,804,000
2016-09-17Pittsburgh Panthers at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,000,000
2016-09-17Troy Trojans at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles23,000
2016-09-17USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,877,000
2016-09-16Arizona State Sun Devils at UT San Antonio Roadrunners720,000
2016-09-16Baylor Bears at Rice Owls1,454,000
2016-09-15Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats2,159,000
2016-09-15New York Jets at Buffalo Bills15,400,000
2016-09-12Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers10,300,000
2016-09-12Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins13,000,000
2016-09-11New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals23,100,000
2016-09-11New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window27,500,000
2016-09-11Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguarssplit window15,800,000
2016-09-10Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Alabama Crimson Tide2,467,000
2016-09-10Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona State Sun Devils834,000
2016-09-10Arkansas Razorbacks at TCU Horned Frogs2,470,000
2016-09-10SMU Mustangs at Baylor Bears668,000
2016-09-10Washington State Cougars at Boise State Broncos684,000
2016-09-10BYU Cougars at Utah Utes1,693,000
2016-09-10Central Michigan Chippewas at Oklahoma State Cowboys519,000
2016-09-10Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils397,000
2016-09-10NC State Wolfpack at East Carolina Pirates397,000
2016-09-10Eastern Michigan Eagles at Missouri Tigers380,000
2016-09-10Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators2,517,000
2016-09-10Jacksonville State Gamecocks at LSU Tigers800,000
2016-09-10Morgan State Bears at Marshall Thundering Herd6,000
2016-09-10UCF Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,863,000
2016-09-10South Carolina Gamecocks at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,426,000
2016-09-10Wyoming Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,126,000
2016-09-10Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,451,000
2016-09-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes4,016,000
2016-09-10Virginia Cavaliers at Oregon Ducks1,579,000
2016-09-10Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers2,388,000
2016-09-10Virginia Tech Hokies at Tennessee Volunteers5,790,000
2016-09-09Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange1,730,000
2016-09-08Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos25,200,000
2016-09-05Ole Miss Rebels at Florida State Seminoles8,354,000
2016-09-04Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas Longhorns10,945,000
2016-09-04Southern 5004,600,000
2016-09-03USC Trojans at Alabama Crimson Tide7,944,000
2016-09-03BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats728,000
2016-09-03Clemson Tigers at Auburn Tigers4,742,000
2016-09-03Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Boston College Eagles682,000
2016-09-03Georgia Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels3,529,000
2016-09-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Michigan Wolverines2,135,000
2016-09-03Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars5,713,000
2016-09-03Miami (OH) RedHawks at Iowa Hawkeyes418,000
2016-09-03Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Kentucky Wildcats409,000
2016-09-03LSU Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers7,832,000
2016-09-03Missouri Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers786,000
2016-09-03New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners13,000
2016-09-03Western Michigan Broncos at Northwestern Wildcats160,000
2016-09-03UCLA Bruins at Texas A&M Aggies3,107,000
2016-09-02Toledo Rockets at Arkansas State Red Wolves143,000
2016-09-02Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes1,073,000
2016-09-02Kansas State Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal1,358,000
2016-09-01Indiana Hoosiers at Florida Intl Golden Panthers211,000
2016-09-01South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores1,942,000
2016-08-21Bristol Night Race2,700,000
2016-08-21Rio 2016 Olympics — Closing Ceremony17,000,000
2016-08-21Rio 2016 Olympics — Men's basketball gold medal game11,700,000
2016-08-20Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time15,400,000
2016-08-19Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time20,100,000
2016-08-18Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time21,700,000
2016-08-17Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time20,700,000
2016-08-16Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time24,100,000
2016-08-15Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time24,300,000
2016-08-14Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time26,700,000
2016-08-13Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time25,500,000
2016-08-12Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time24,000,000
2016-08-11Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time31,200,000
2016-08-10Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time26,400,000
2016-08-09Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time33,400,000
2016-08-08Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time28,900,000
2016-08-07Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time29,800,000
2016-08-06Rio 2016 Olympics — Prime time20,600,000
2016-08-05Rio 2016 Olympics — Opening Ceremony26,500,000
2016-07-31PGA Championship Round 45,300,000
2016-07-17The Open Round 44,900,000
2016-06-19U.S. Open Round 45,400,000
2016-06-11Belmont Stakes5,800,000
2016-06-05French Open men's singles final2,000,000
2016-06-04French Open women's singles final1,500,000
2016-05-30Western Conference Finals Game 715,996,000
2016-05-29Coca-Cola 6005,700,000
2016-05-29Indianapolis 5006,000,000
2016-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 610,811,000
2016-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 65,711,000
2016-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 59,998,000
2016-05-26Eastern Conference Final Game 72,500,000
2016-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,462,000
2016-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 48,633,000
2016-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,142,000
2016-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 38,018,000
2016-05-22Eastern Conference Final Game 51,900,000
2016-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 35,393,000
2016-05-21Western Conference Final Game 42,300,000
2016-05-21Preakness Stakes9,400,000