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Sports Media Watch

11,099 telecasts with figures · 12,417 published claims
11,099
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-31

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
809 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 11,342 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,705 · 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 2026-10-31
Revisions42 revised figures · 105 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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2022-10-01Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins904,000
2022-10-01Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers829,000
2022-10-01Northwestern Wildcats at Penn State Nittany Lions1,620,000
2022-10-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes1,790,000
2022-10-01Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks672,000
2022-10-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns1,190,000
2022-09-30San Diego State Aztecs at Boise State Broncos407,000
2022-09-30Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars1,220,000
2022-09-30Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins1,700,000
2022-09-29Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars1,260,000
2022-09-29Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals11,720,000
2022-09-26Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants19,340,000
2022-09-25Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 5001,910,000
2022-09-25San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos17,800,000
2022-09-25Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window26,400,000
2022-09-25Presidents Cup Final day1,890,000
2022-09-24Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils1,210,000
2022-09-24Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies3,500,000
2022-09-24Missouri Tigers at Auburn Tigers2,070,000
2022-09-24Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones762,000
2022-09-24Wyoming Cowboys at BYU Cougars609,000
2022-09-24Central Michigan Chippewas at Penn State Nittany Lions628,000
2022-09-24Charlotte 49ers at South Carolina Gamecocks177,000
2022-09-24Indiana Hoosiers at Cincinnati Bearcats482,000
2022-09-24Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons3,180,000
2022-09-24Duke Blue Devils at Kansas Jayhawks441,000
2022-09-24Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers5,570,000
2022-09-24Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights107,000
2022-09-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights739,000
2022-09-24Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners3,370,000
2022-09-24Northern Illinois Huskies at Kentucky Wildcats555,000
2022-09-24Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines4,380,000
2022-09-24Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans1,110,000
2022-09-24Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels3,460,000
2022-09-24Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,590,000
2022-09-24Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars2,270,000
2022-09-24Toledo Rockets at San Diego State Aztecs145,000
2022-09-24Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies532,000
2022-09-24Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,280,000
2022-09-23Nevada Wolf Pack at Air Force Falcons312,000
2022-09-23Virginia Cavaliers at Syracuse Orange1,790,000
2022-09-22Chattanooga Mocs at Illinois Fighting Illini176,000
2022-09-22Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Georgia State Panthers224,000
2022-09-22West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies1,600,000
2022-09-22Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window3,230,000
2022-09-22Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns11,030,000
2022-09-19Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills7,920,000
2022-09-19Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles12,860,000
2022-09-18Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers19,550,000
2022-09-18Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,230,000
2022-09-18Arizona Cardinals at Las Vegas Raiders27,390,000
2022-09-18WNBA Finals Game 4396,000
2022-09-17North Dakota State Bison at Arizona Wildcats335,000
2022-09-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Auburn Tigers4,050,000
2022-09-17Texas State Bobcats at Baylor Bears221,000
2022-09-17Marshall Thundering Herd at Bowling Green Falcons169,000
2022-09-17BYU Cougars at Oregon Ducks2,580,000
2022-09-17California Golden Bears at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,910,000
2022-09-17Cincinnati Bearcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks185,000
2022-09-17Colorado Buffaloes at Minnesota Golden Gophers690,000
2022-09-17Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,620,000
2022-09-17Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks3,000,000
2022-09-17Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,390,000
2022-09-17Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars225,000
2022-09-17Nevada Wolf Pack at Iowa Hawkeyes348,000
2022-09-17Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers3,060,000
2022-09-17SMU Mustangs at Maryland Terrapins257,000
2022-09-17Miami Hurricanes at Texas A&M Aggies3,400,000
2022-09-17Michigan State Spartans at Washington Huskies2,790,000
2022-09-17UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines2,030,000
2022-09-17Texas Tech Red Raiders at NC State Wolfpack747,000
2022-09-17Oklahoma Sooners at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,410,000
2022-09-17New Mexico State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers426,000
2022-09-17Toledo Rockets at Ohio State Buckeyes3,050,000
2022-09-17Pittsburgh Panthers at Western Michigan Broncos195,000
2022-09-17Purdue Boilermakers at Syracuse Orange1,210,000
2022-09-17San Diego State Aztecs at Utah Utes326,000
2022-09-16Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals2,750,000
2022-09-15WNBA Finals Game 3579,000
2022-09-13New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox677,000
2022-09-12Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks19,840,000
2022-09-112022 Italian Grand Prix995,000
2022-09-11San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs634,000
2022-09-11NASCAR Cup Kansas1,880,000
2022-09-11San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bearssplit window12,150,000
2022-09-11Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys23,300,000
2022-09-11Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikingssplit window18,550,000
2022-09-11WNBA Finals Game 1555,000
2022-09-10Colorado Buffaloes at Air Force Falcons808,000
2022-09-10Appalachian State Mountaineers at Texas A&M Aggies1,770,000
2022-09-10Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arizona Wildcats471,000
2022-09-10Arizona State Sun Devils at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,020,000
2022-09-10South Carolina Gamecocks at Arkansas Razorbacks1,520,000
2022-09-10San José State Spartans at Auburn Tigers364,000
2022-09-10Baylor Bears at BYU Cougars2,370,000
2022-09-10Duke Blue Devils at Northwestern Wildcats160,000
2022-09-10Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators4,330,000
2022-09-10Georgia Southern Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,240,000
2022-09-10Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders633,000
2022-09-10Virginia Cavaliers at Illinois Fighting Illini159,000