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Sports Media Watch

11,101 telecasts with figures · 12,420 published claims
11,101
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 11,345 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,708 · 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.

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.

Methodology →
2015-05-19Western Conference Finals Game 16,848,000
2015-05-19Western Conference Final Game 21,700,000
2015-05-18Eastern Conference Final Game 21,900,000
2015-05-17Western Conference Final Game 12,100,000
2015-05-16Eastern Conference Final Game 11,900,000
2015-05-16Preakness Stakes8,900,000
2015-05-13Eastern Conference Second Round Game 72,700,000
2015-05-12Eastern Conference Second Round Game 6932,000
2015-05-10Eastern Conference Second Round Game 61,900,000
2015-05-09Eastern Conference Second Round Game 51,000,000
2015-05-08Eastern Conference Second Round Game 51,400,000
2015-05-06Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,300,000
2015-05-05Western Conference Second Round Game 31,800,000
2015-05-05Western Conference Second Round Game 3545,000
2015-05-04Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,300,000
2015-05-03Western Conference Second Round Game 22,000,000
2015-05-03Eastern Conference Second Round Game 21,100,000
2015-05-03Western Conference Second Round Game 2265,000
2015-05-02Kentucky Derby16,000,000
2015-05-02Eastern Conference Second Round Game 21,300,000
2015-04-29Eastern Conference First Round Game 7978,000
2015-04-27Eastern Conference First Round Game 7771,000
2015-04-27Eastern Conference First Round Game 6391,000
2015-04-26Western Conference First Round Game 62,000,000
2015-04-26Eastern Conference First Round Game 6971,000
2015-04-25Western Conference First Round Game 62,400,000
2015-04-25Eastern Conference First Round Game 5714,000
2015-04-24Western Conference First Round Game 5523,000
2015-04-24Eastern Conference First Round Game 5627,000
2015-04-23Western Conference First Round Game 5174,000
2015-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 4527,000
2015-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 4436,000
2015-04-22Western Conference First Round Game 4436,000
2015-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 4684,000
2015-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 3719,000
2015-04-19Western Conference First Round Game 32,000,000
2015-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 3835,000
2015-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 31,300,000
2015-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 22,200,000
2015-04-16Eastern Conference First Round Game 1597,000
2015-04-15Western Conference First Round Game 1586,000
2015-04-12Masters Tournament Round 414,000,000
2015-04-11NHL Bruins–Lightning290,000
2015-04-06Wisconsin Badgers at Duke Blue Devils28,263,000
2015-04-05NHL Penguins–Flyers1,500,000
2015-04-04Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils15,307,000
2015-04-04Wisconsin Badgers at Kentucky Wildcats22,626,000
2015-03-29Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Duke Blue Devils14,700,000
2015-03-29Michigan State Spartans vs Louisville Cardinals10,600,000
2015-03-28Arizona Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers8,800,000
2015-03-28Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Kentucky Wildcats14,700,000
2015-03-15NHL Red Wings–Penguins1,300,000
2015-02-28NHL Rangers–Flyers1,400,000
2015-02-22NHL Capitals–Flyers1,000,000
2015-02-21NHL Kings–Sharks748,000
2015-02-08NHL Blackhawks–Blues1,200,000
2015-02-01Super Bowl XLIX114,810,000
2015-01-18AFC Championship Game42,144,000
2015-01-18NFC Championship Game49,839,000
2015-01-18NHL Rangers–Penguins1,500,000
2015-01-11Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos41,820,000
2015-01-11Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers44,380,000
2015-01-10Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks31,020,000
2015-01-10Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots34,050,000
2015-01-04Toledo Rockets at Arkansas State Red Wolves1,370,000
2015-01-04Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts28,300,000
2015-01-04Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys42,320,000
2015-01-03East Carolina Pirates at Florida Gators4,480,000
2015-01-03Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers21,680,000
2015-01-03Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers27,940,000
2015-01-02Houston Cougars at Pittsburgh Panthers2,110,000
2015-01-02Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers4,110,000
2015-01-02Kansas State Wildcats at UCLA Bruins5,600,000
2015-01-02Washington Huskies at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,030,000
2015-01-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Ohio State Buckeyes28,270,000
2015-01-01Auburn Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers6,420,000
2015-01-01Michigan State Spartans at Baylor Bears9,090,000
2015-01-01Oregon Ducks at Florida State Seminoles28,160,000
2015-01-01Missouri Tigers at Minnesota Golden Gophers6,120,000