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Sports Media Watch

11,098 telecasts with figures · 12,412 published claims
11,098
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,700,000
1,270 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
808 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
792 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
80 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 11,348 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,702 · combined definition 25 · 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.

Publishing2008-10-22 to 2026-10-30
Revisions45 revised figures · 111 supersede an earlier claim

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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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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2021-10-02Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide4,790,000
2021-10-02Arizona State Sun Devils at UCLA Bruins673,000
2021-10-02Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs3,850,000
2021-10-02Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers3,790,000
2021-10-02Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys995,000
2021-10-02Nevada Wolf Pack at Boise State Broncos197,000
2021-10-02Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,810,000
2021-10-02Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels303,000
2021-10-02Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats3,060,000
2021-10-02Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions4,000,000
2021-10-02Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones262,000
2021-10-02Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats2,620,000
2021-10-02Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers4,310,000
2021-10-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,190,000
2021-10-02Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal2,641,000
2021-10-02Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs2,384,000
2021-10-02Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers666,000
2021-10-01Houston Cougars at Tulsa Golden Hurricane548,000
2021-10-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Maryland Terrapins1,381,000
2021-09-30Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes1,408,000
2021-09-30Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals8,000,000
2021-09-29New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays699,000
2021-09-28Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves366,000
2021-09-28San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers488,000
2021-09-28Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun399,000
2021-09-27Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys14,900,000
2021-09-262021 Russian Grand Prix833,000
2021-09-26Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers19,690,000
2021-09-26Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Ramssplit window22,600,000
2021-09-26Ryder Cup Final day3,510,000
2021-09-25Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes1,075,000
2021-09-25Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks1,660,000
2021-09-25Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona State Sun Devils170,000
2021-09-25Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks4,070,000
2021-09-25Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears2,010,000
2021-09-25Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies804,000
2021-09-25Missouri Tigers at Boston College Eagles404,000
2021-09-25South Florida Bulls at BYU Cougars491,000
2021-09-25Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack2,190,000
2021-09-25Colorado State Rams at Iowa Hawkeyes513,000
2021-09-25Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles643,000
2021-09-25Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators3,280,000
2021-09-25Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks941,000
2021-09-25LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs1,790,000
2021-09-25Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines2,810,000
2021-09-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans1,660,000
2021-09-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers5,370,000
2021-09-25West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners4,500,000
2021-09-25Oregon State Beavers at USC Trojans754,000
2021-09-25SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs186,000
2021-09-25Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns1,730,000
2021-09-24Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Cavaliers1,113,000
2021-09-23Marshall Thundering Herd at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,014,000
2021-09-23Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans7,390,000
2021-09-21Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays542,000
2021-09-21San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres234,000
2021-09-20Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers13,810,000
2021-09-19Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets735,000
2021-09-19Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window24,290,000
2021-09-19Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens19,810,000
2021-09-19Las Vegas Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window14,180,000
2021-09-18Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators7,860,000
2021-09-18Arizona State Sun Devils at BYU Cougars1,498,000
2021-09-18Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions7,610,000
2021-09-18Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boise State Broncos596,000
2021-09-18Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Buffalo Bulls285,000
2021-09-18Cincinnati Bearcats at Indiana Hoosiers1,681,000
2021-09-18Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers2,100,000
2021-09-18Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons689,000
2021-09-18South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs2,550,000
2021-09-18Mississippi State Bulldogs at Memphis Tigers401,000
2021-09-18Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes2,770,000
2021-09-18Northern Illinois Huskies at Michigan Wolverines512,000
2021-09-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oklahoma Sooners4,210,000
2021-09-18Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,580,000
2021-09-18Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes1,830,000
2021-09-18Tulane Green Wave at Ole Miss Rebels350,000
2021-09-18USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars1,580,000
2021-09-18Virginia Tech Hokies at West Virginia Mountaineers932,000
2021-09-18NASCAR Cup Bristol2,200,000
2021-09-17Maryland Terrapins at Illinois Fighting Illini690,000
2021-09-17UCF Knights at Louisville Cardinals1,881,000
2021-09-16Ohio Bobcats at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns698,000
2021-09-16New York Giants at Washington7,330,000
2021-09-13Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders16,970,000
2021-09-122021 Italian Grand Prix880,000
2021-09-12Grand Prix of Portland806,000
2021-09-12Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams17,640,000
2021-09-12Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Billssplit window13,930,000
2021-09-12Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefssplit window19,540,000
2021-09-12Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falconssplit window11,180,000
2021-09-12Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,240,000
2021-09-12US Open men's singles final2,180,000
2021-09-12Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky283,000
2021-09-11Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen1,080,000
2021-09-11Appalachian State Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes395,000
2021-09-11UNLV Rebels at Arizona State Sun Devils407,000
2021-09-11Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks3,360,000
2021-09-11Ball State Cardinals at Penn State Nittany Lions881,000
2021-09-11Buffalo Bulls at Nebraska Cornhuskers626,000