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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.

Methodology →
2017-10-04WNBA Finals Game 5902,000
2017-10-01Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos15,591,000
2017-10-01Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks16,731,000
2017-10-01Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboyssplit window20,056,000
2017-10-01New Orleans Saints at Miami Dolphins6,403,000
2017-10-01WNBA Finals Game 4491,000
2017-09-30Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide
2017-09-30Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
2017-09-30California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks649,000
2017-09-30Charlotte 49ers at Florida Intl Golden Panthers4,000
2017-09-30Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies4,613,000
2017-09-30Colorado Buffaloes at UCLA Bruins
2017-09-30Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,894,000
2017-09-30Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators
2017-09-30North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2017-09-30Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers3,950,000
2017-09-30Houston Cougars at Temple Owls
2017-09-30Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans2,520,000
2017-09-30Troy Trojans at LSU Tigers
2017-09-30Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers511,000
2017-09-30Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights
2017-09-30Miami (OH) RedHawks at Notre Dame Fighting Irish798,000
2017-09-30Navy Midshipmen at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2017-09-30Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers2,844,000
2017-09-30Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,685,000
2017-09-30San Jose State Spartans at UNLV Rebels
2017-09-29Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils
2017-09-29Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini1,071,000
2017-09-29USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars
2017-09-29WNBA Finals Game 3433,000
2017-09-28Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones
2017-09-28Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers14,610,000
2017-09-26WNBA Finals Game 2381,000
2017-09-25Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals13,691,000
2017-09-24East Carolina Pirates at UConn Huskies84,000
2017-09-24Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packerssplit window21,272,000
2017-09-24Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins17,478,000
2017-09-24New York Giants at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window15,431,000
2017-09-24WNBA Finals Game 1566,000
2017-09-23Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Commodores2,993,000
2017-09-23Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks2,611,000
2017-09-23Auburn Tigers at Missouri Tigers503,000
2017-09-23Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears1,254,000
2017-09-23Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers816,000
2017-09-23USC Trojans at California Golden Bears3,122,000
2017-09-23Washington Huskies at Colorado Buffaloes1,049,000
2017-09-23Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels436,000
2017-09-23NC State Wolfpack at Florida State Seminoles3,749,000
2017-09-23Mississippi State Bulldogs at Georgia Bulldogs2,798,000
2017-09-23Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys455,000
2017-09-23Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes5,259,000
2017-09-23West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas Jayhawks493,000
2017-09-23Syracuse Orange at LSU Tigers1,060,000
2017-09-23UCF Knights at Maryland Terrapins247,000
2017-09-23Michigan Wolverines at Purdue Boilermakers3,521,000
2017-09-23Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan State Spartans3,456,000
2017-09-23UAB Blazers at North Texas Mean Green5,000
2017-09-23TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,479,000
2017-09-23UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal1,665,000
2017-09-22Utah Utes at Arizona Wildcats581,000
2017-09-22Virginia Cavaliers at Boise State Broncos1,288,000
2017-09-21Temple Owls at South Florida Bulls992,000
2017-09-21Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers7,448,000
2017-09-18Detroit Lions at New York Giants12,287,000
2017-09-17Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncossplit window25,969,000
2017-09-17Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,515,000
2017-09-17Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons20,237,000
2017-09-16Colorado State Rams at Alabama Crimson Tide1,613,000
2017-09-16Army Black Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes2,506,000
2017-09-16Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles1,779,000
2017-09-16Wisconsin Badgers at BYU Cougars2,274,000
2017-09-16Ole Miss Rebels at California Golden Bears1,195,000
2017-09-16Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals5,064,000
2017-09-16Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators5,133,000
2017-09-16North Texas Mean Green at Iowa Hawkeyes669,000
2017-09-16Kansas Jayhawks at Ohio Bobcats195,000
2017-09-16LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,498,000
2017-09-16UCLA Bruins at Memphis Tigers3,238,000
2017-09-16Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers808,000
2017-09-16Oklahoma State Cowboys at Pittsburgh Panthers1,566,000
2017-09-16San Jose State Spartans at Utah Utes294,000
2017-09-16SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs372,000
2017-09-16Texas Longhorns at USC Trojans4,912,000
2017-09-16UConn Huskies at Virginia Cavaliers286,000
2017-09-15Illinois Fighting Illini at South Florida Bulls1,369,000
2017-09-15Massachusetts Minutemen at Temple Owls215,000
2017-09-14New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos1,053,000
2017-09-14Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals8,080,000
2017-09-11Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos9,938,000
2017-09-11New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings11,392,000
2017-09-10New York Jets at Buffalo Bills15,400,000
2017-09-10Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskinssplit window11,342,000
2017-09-10New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys24,366,000
2017-09-10Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packerssplit window22,796,000
2017-09-09Fresno State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide2,070,000
2017-09-09Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats242,000
2017-09-09TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks2,345,000
2017-09-09Auburn Tigers at Clemson Tigers3,361,000
2017-09-09Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars1,265,000
2017-09-09Utah Utes at BYU Cougars668,000