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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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2025-01-31NBA Suns–Warriors1,170,000
2025-01-30NBA Hawks–Cavaliers725,000
2025-01-30NBA Rockets–Grizzlies908,000
2025-01-29NBA Thunder–Warriors888,000
2025-01-29NHL Flyers–Devils253,000
2025-01-28NBA Lakers–76ers884,000
2025-01-27CBB Wolfpack–Blue Devils1,064,000
2025-01-25NBA Lakers–Warriors3,050,000
2025-01-25NBA Nuggets–Timberwolves1,540,000
2025-01-24NHL Golden Knights–Stars424,000
2025-01-23NBA Heat–Bucks1,050,000
2025-01-23NBA Celtics–Lakers1,200,000
2025-01-23Australian Open men's singles semifinals497,000
2025-01-22NBA Warriors–Kings1,090,000
2025-01-22NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks1,170,000
2025-01-21NBA 76ers–Nuggets840,000
2025-01-21NBA Knicks–Nets979,000
2025-01-17NBA Magic–Celtics1,150,000
2025-01-17NBA Grizzlies–Spurs1,130,000
2025-01-16NBA Cavaliers–Thunder1,360,000
2025-01-16NBA Rockets–Kings981,000
2025-01-16NHL Oilers–Avalanche389,000
2025-01-16NHL Red Wings–Panthers507,000
2025-01-15NBA Knicks–76ers1,220,000
2025-01-15NBA Warriors–Timberwolves1,150,000
2025-01-15NHL Hurricanes–Sabres259,000
2025-01-14NBA Cavaliers–Pacers1,030,000
2025-01-11NHL Bruins–Panthers1,050,000
2025-01-08NBA Spurs–Bucks1,380,000
2025-01-08NBA Thunder–Cavaliers1,870,000
2025-01-05New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneerssplit window20,700,000
2025-01-05Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions25,770,000
2025-01-04Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens17,300,000
2024-12-29New York Jets at Buffalo Bills12,600,000
2024-12-29Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders19,700,000
2024-12-29Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window14,000,000
2024-12-29Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings26,400,000
2024-12-28Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals11,300,000
2024-12-28Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams8,800,000
2024-12-28Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots6,400,000
2024-12-26Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears11,040,000
2024-12-25NBA 76ers–Celtics5,242,000
2024-12-25NBA Spurs–Knicks4,913,000
2024-12-25NBA Lakers–Warriors7,910,000
2024-12-25NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks4,450,000
2024-12-25NBA Nuggets–Suns3,900,000
2024-12-23New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers14,600,000
2024-12-22Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanderssplit window19,700,000
2024-12-22Los Angeles Rams at New York Jetssplit window9,600,000
2024-12-21CFP First round8,900,000
2024-12-21CFP First round14,680,000
2024-12-21CFP First round6,600,000
2024-12-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens15,400,000
2024-12-20Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish13,400,000
2024-12-19Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers11,030,000
2024-12-17NBA Bucks–Thunder2,990,000
2024-12-15Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lionssplit window23,300,000
2024-12-15Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Brownssplit window15,100,000
2024-12-15Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Pantherssplit window9,800,000
2024-12-11NBA Hawks–Knicks1,460,000
2024-12-11NHL Rangers–Sabres478,000
2024-12-10NBA Mavericks–Thunder1,490,000
2024-12-09Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys18,700,000
2024-12-08Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Ramssplit window24,000,000
2024-12-07Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs5,980,000
2024-12-07Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns16,600,000
2024-12-03NBA Warriors–Nuggets1,100,000
2024-12-02Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos11,870,000
2024-12-012024 Qatar Grand Prix990,000
2024-12-01San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills20,410,000
2024-12-01Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window16,900,000
2024-12-01Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings13,500,000
2024-12-01Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravenssplit window25,160,000
2024-11-30Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,160,000
2024-11-30Houston Cougars at BYU Cougars1,560,000
2024-11-30South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers2,400,000
2024-11-30Oklahoma Sooners at LSU Tigers2,090,000
2024-11-30Miami Hurricanes at Syracuse Orange2,110,000
2024-11-30Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks2,570,000
2024-11-30Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores3,610,000
2024-11-30Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies9,450,000
2024-11-30Wyoming Cowboys at Washington State Cougars399,000
2024-11-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes3,310,000
2024-11-29Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,600,000
2024-11-29Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels4,330,000
2024-11-29NBA Thunder–Lakers1,140,000
2024-11-29Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs13,510,000
2024-11-28New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys38,500,000
2024-11-28Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers24,180,000
2024-11-27NBA Knicks–Mavericks1,330,000
2024-11-27NBA Thunder–Warriors1,400,000
2024-11-26NBA Bucks–Heat1,030,000
2024-11-26NBA Lakers–Suns1,400,000
2024-11-25Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers17,320,000
2024-11-24San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packerssplit window25,190,000
2024-11-24Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Pantherssplit window15,600,000
2024-11-24Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams17,360,000
2024-11-23Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators3,820,000
2024-11-23Kentucky Wildcats at Texas Longhorns4,470,000
2024-11-23Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Miami Hurricanes986,000