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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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2020-09-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 44,480,000
2020-09-22New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays438,000
2020-09-22Western Conference Finals Game 34,830,000
2020-09-21New Orleans Saints at Las Vegas Raiders15,590,000
2020-09-20Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs740,000
2020-09-20Western Conference Finals Game 23,277,000
2020-09-20Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window18,870,000
2020-09-20New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks17,690,000
2020-09-20U.S. Open Round 43,200,000
2020-09-19Bristol Night Race2,120,000
2020-09-19Appalachian State Mountaineers at Marshall Thundering Herd1,250,000
2020-09-19Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia State Panthers422,000
2020-09-19UCF Knights at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets3,060,000
2020-09-19Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles282,000
2020-09-19Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals3,800,000
2020-09-19Troy Trojans at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders642,000
2020-09-19Navy Midshipmen at Tulane Green Wave1,350,000
2020-09-19South Florida Bulls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish957,000
2020-09-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,730,000
2020-09-19Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at UTSA Roadrunners248,000
2020-09-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 33,810,000
2020-09-19Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning2,120,000
2020-09-18Campbell Fighting Camels at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers509,000
2020-09-18Western Conference Finals Game 15,112,000
2020-09-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 23,666,000
2020-09-17Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns6,680,000
2020-09-17Eastern Conference Final Game 61,180,000
2020-09-16Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels317,000
2020-09-16Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres324,000
2020-09-16New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies502,000
2020-09-15Eastern Conference Finals Game 14,220,000
2020-09-15Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers5,230,000
2020-09-14Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos7,700,000
2020-09-14Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants10,760,000
2020-09-14Western Conference Final Game 5829,000
2020-09-13ANA Inspiration Round 4449,000
2020-09-13Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers896,000
2020-09-13Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers233,000
2020-09-13Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saintssplit window25,850,000
2020-09-13Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams18,940,000
2020-09-13Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window13,530,000
2020-09-13Eastern Conference Final Game 4944,000
2020-09-12Charlotte 49ers at Appalachian State Mountaineers408,000
2020-09-12Arkansas State Red Wolves at Kansas State Wildcats1,790,000
2020-09-12Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons3,460,000
2020-09-12Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Kansas Jayhawks375,000
2020-09-12Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,320,000
2020-09-12Eastern Kentucky Colonels at West Virginia Mountaineers408,000
2020-09-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Florida State Seminoles3,520,000
2020-09-12Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Iowa State Cyclones1,680,000
2020-09-12Tulane Green Wave at South Alabama Jaguars516,000
2020-09-12UTSA Roadrunners at Texas State Bobcats476,000
2020-09-12Federated Auto Parts 4001,740,000
2020-09-12Western Conference Final Game 41,680,000
2020-09-11Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors4,690,000
2020-09-11Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers2,560,000
2020-09-11Eastern Conference Final Game 3986,000
2020-09-10Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs20,540,000
2020-09-10Western Conference Final Game 3790,000
2020-09-09Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics3,430,000
2020-09-09LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets2,980,000
2020-09-08Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks2,960,000
2020-09-07BYU Cougars at Navy Midshipmen1,150,000
2020-09-07Eastern Conference Final Game 1958,000
2020-09-06Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat3,580,000
2020-09-06Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers5,430,000
2020-09-06Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights1,640,000
2020-09-06Southern 5002,430,000
2020-09-05Arkansas State Red Wolves at Memphis Tigers1,030,000
2020-09-05Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Marshall Thundering Herd980,000
2020-09-05SMU Mustangs at Texas State Bobcats1,230,000
2020-09-05Kentucky Derby9,260,000
2020-09-05San Diego Padres at Oakland Athletics694,000
2020-09-05Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics2,560,000
2020-09-05Eastern Conference Second Round Game 72,960,000
2020-09-04Western Conference Second Round Game 7829,000
2020-09-03Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers2,580,000
2020-09-02Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets4,110,000
2020-09-01Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors1,880,000
2020-09-01Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets3,390,000
2020-09-01New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers1,210,000
2020-08-31St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds340,000
2020-08-31San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies231,000
2020-08-31Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder2,840,000
2020-08-31Western Conference Second Round Game 5689,000
2020-08-31Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning1,420,000
2020-08-30BMW Championship Round 43,440,000
2020-08-30Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies1,200,000
2020-08-30New York Yankees at New York Mets381,000
2020-08-30Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors1,680,000
2020-08-30Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz1,980,000
2020-08-30Western Conference Second Round Game 4715,000
2020-08-30Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders1,560,000
2020-08-29Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies1,360,000
2020-08-29Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks1,220,000
2020-08-29Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers2,920,000
2020-08-29Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,300,000
2020-08-29Western Conference Second Round Game 3542,000
2020-08-29Eastern Conference Second Round Game 3848,000
2020-08-24Eastern Conference Second Round Game 1837,000