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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.

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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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2018-09-29Central Michigan Chippewas at Michigan State Spartans425,000
2018-09-29Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers4,475,000
2018-09-29Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils
2018-09-29Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-09-29Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
2018-09-29Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs3,640,000
2018-09-29Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs
2018-09-29Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats974,000
2018-09-29Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers
2018-09-29Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats3,618,000
2018-09-29Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,443,000
2018-09-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,141,000
2018-09-29Pittsburgh Panthers at UCF Knights
2018-09-29West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2018-09-29Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers613,000
2018-09-28UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes840,000
2018-09-28Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
2018-09-27North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
2018-09-27Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams14,450,000
2018-09-24Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers12,010,000
2018-09-23Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians1,030,000
2018-09-23San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,810,000
2018-09-23Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawkssplit window22,200,000
2018-09-23New England Patriots at Detroit Lions19,460,000
2018-09-23Tour Championship Round 45,890,000
2018-09-22Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide5,650,000
2018-09-22Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies
2018-09-22Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears414,000
2018-09-22Boston College Eagles at Purdue Boilermakers
2018-09-22Ohio Bobcats at Cincinnati Bearcats
2018-09-22Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,808,000
2018-09-22Florida International Panthers at Miami Hurricanes
2018-09-22Northern Illinois Huskies at Florida State Seminoles
2018-09-22Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
2018-09-22Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers
2018-09-22Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,313,000
2018-09-22Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
2018-09-22Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats
2018-09-22Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines1,449,000
2018-09-22Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,439,000
2018-09-22Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys868,000
2018-09-22Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks4,165,000
2018-09-22TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns2,887,000
2018-09-22San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinalssplit window1,210,000
2018-09-22Federated Auto Parts 4001,770,000
2018-09-21Florida Atlantic Owls at UCF Knights
2018-09-21Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini1,170,000
2018-09-21Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans
2018-09-21Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians487,000
2018-09-20Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls
2018-09-20New York Jets at Cleveland Browns8,630,000
2018-09-18St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves625,000
2018-09-17Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears11,720,000
2018-09-162018 Singapore Grand Prix469,000
2018-09-16Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals1,100,000
2018-09-16South Point 4002,140,000
2018-09-16New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys20,660,000
2018-09-16New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguarssplit window20,970,000
2018-09-16Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packerssplit window17,620,000
2018-09-15Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
2018-09-15LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers5,936,000
2018-09-15Duke Blue Devils at Baylor Bears291,000
2018-09-15BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers2,913,000
2018-09-15Georgia Southern Eagles at Clemson Tigers
2018-09-15Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange
2018-09-15Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,079,000
2018-09-15Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones3,346,000
2018-09-15Kent State Golden Flashes at Penn State Nittany Lions893,000
2018-09-15Miami Hurricanes at Toledo Rockets
2018-09-15Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,108,000
2018-09-15Ohio State Buckeyes at TCU Horned Frogs7,232,000
2018-09-15USC Trojans at Texas Longhorns2,950,000
2018-09-15Washington Huskies at Utah Utes
2018-09-15Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinalssplit window1,110,000
2018-09-14Georgia State Panthers at Memphis Tigers
2018-09-13Boston College Eagles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018-09-13Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals7,020,000
2018-09-12Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs899,000
2018-09-12WNBA Finals Game 3519,000
2018-09-10New York Jets at Detroit Lions10,300,000
2018-09-10Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders9,600,000
2018-09-09Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox1,480,000
2018-09-09San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window12,540,000
2018-09-09Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers22,120,000
2018-09-09Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Pantherssplit window23,300,000
2018-09-09Houston Texans at New England Patriotssplit window17,080,000
2018-09-09WNBA Finals Game 2546,000
2018-09-08Arkansas State Red Wolves at Alabama Crimson Tide
2018-09-08Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars2,539,000
2018-09-08Michigan State Spartans at Arizona State Sun Devils
2018-09-08Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,453,000
2018-09-08California Golden Bears at BYU Cougars
2018-09-08Clemson Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
2018-09-08Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,394,000
2018-09-08Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats
2018-09-08North Carolina Tar Heels at East Carolina Pirates
2018-09-08Fresno State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers395,000
2018-09-08Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks3,747,000
2018-09-08Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,017,000
2018-09-08Southeastern Louisiana Lions at LSU Tigers