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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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2019-10-06Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys24,600,000
2019-10-06Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun425,000
2019-10-05Auburn Tigers at Florida Gators6,430,000
2019-10-05Baylor Bears at Kansas State Wildcats418,000
2019-10-05Bowling Green Falcons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,280,000
2019-10-05California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks2,000,000
2019-10-05San Diego State Aztecs at Colorado State Rams225,000
2019-10-05Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers3,900,000
2019-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines5,020,000
2019-10-05TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones403,000
2019-10-05Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks2,980,000
2019-10-05Kent State Golden Flashes at Wisconsin Badgers360,000
2019-10-05Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes893,000
2019-10-05Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes6,680,000
2019-10-05Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,210,000
2019-10-05Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders456,000
2019-10-05Purdue Boilermakers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,500,000
2019-10-05Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs175,000
2019-10-05Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal1,880,000
2019-10-05Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers3,160,000
2019-10-05Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors1,170,000
2019-10-04UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats1,440,000
2019-10-04Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees3,400,000
2019-10-03Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates374,000
2019-10-03St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves3,510,000
2019-10-03Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers3,510,000
2019-10-03Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks14,260,000
2019-10-02Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues724,000
2019-10-02NHL Sharks–Golden Knights379,000
2019-10-01Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals4,730,000
2019-10-01WNBA Finals Game 2499,000
2019-09-30Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers10,470,000
2019-09-292019 Russian Grand Prix511,000
2019-09-29Bank of America Roval 4003,020,000
2019-09-29Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bearssplit window19,800,000
2019-09-29New England Patriots at Buffalo Billssplit window14,650,000
2019-09-29Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints24,110,000
2019-09-29WNBA Finals Game 1234,000
2019-09-28Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide3,590,000
2019-09-28UCLA Bruins at Arizona Wildcats1,630,000
2019-09-28Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks2,580,000
2019-09-28Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers1,990,000
2019-09-28Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears1,250,000
2019-09-28Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels4,400,000
2019-09-28Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Nevada Wolf Pack254,000
2019-09-28Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Iowa Hawkeyes529,000
2019-09-28Kansas Jayhawks at TCU Horned Frogs133,000
2019-09-28Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers460,000
2019-09-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,140,000
2019-09-28Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers3,030,000
2019-09-28Virginia Cavaliers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,820,000
2019-09-28Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners2,810,000
2019-09-28UConn Huskies at UCF Knights322,000
2019-09-28UNLV Rebels at Wyoming Cowboys137,000
2019-09-28USC Trojans at Washington Huskies2,030,000
2019-09-28Washington State Cougars at Utah Utes677,000
2019-09-27Arizona State Sun Devils at California Golden Bears1,410,000
2019-09-27Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies1,200,000
2019-09-27Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins990,000
2019-09-26Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers730,000
2019-09-26Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers17,620,000
2019-09-25Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels368,000
2019-09-25New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays628,000
2019-09-24Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox531,000
2019-09-24Washington Mystics at Las Vegas Aces262,000
2019-09-23Chicago Bears at Washington10,330,000
2019-09-22Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey732,000
2019-09-22Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns18,590,000
2019-09-22Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,660,000
2019-09-22New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawkssplit window22,460,000
2019-09-21Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Alabama Crimson Tide1,290,000
2019-09-21Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies4,660,000
2019-09-21California Golden Bears at Ole Miss Rebels392,000
2019-09-21Toledo Rockets at Colorado State Rams185,000
2019-09-21Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles1,540,000
2019-09-21Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators2,460,000
2019-09-21Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs9,290,000
2019-09-21Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini896,000
2019-09-21UL Monroe Warhawks at Iowa State Cyclones159,000
2019-09-21Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats1,530,000
2019-09-21Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,730,000
2019-09-21Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns3,640,000
2019-09-21Old Dominion Monarchs at Virginia Cavaliers414,000
2019-09-21Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal1,370,000
2019-09-21UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers593,000
2019-09-21SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs410,000
2019-09-21UCLA Bruins at Washington State Cougars1,390,000
2019-09-20Utah Utes at USC Trojans1,420,000
2019-09-20Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers511,000
2019-09-20Philadelphia Phillies at Cleveland Indians580,000
2019-09-19Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave1,030,000
2019-09-19St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubssplit window2,590,000
2019-09-19Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars6,320,000
2019-09-18Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves430,000
2019-09-17Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs918,000
2019-09-16Cleveland Browns at New York Jets11,800,000
2019-09-15Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets1,080,000
2019-09-15South Point 4002,380,000
2019-09-15Dallas Cowboys at Washingtonsplit window16,090,000
2019-09-15Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons17,640,000