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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.

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 →
2016-05-29Coca-Cola 6005,700,000
2016-05-29Indianapolis 5006,000,000
2016-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 610,811,000
2016-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 65,711,000
2016-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 59,998,000
2016-05-26Eastern Conference Final Game 72,500,000
2016-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,462,000
2016-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 48,633,000
2016-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,142,000
2016-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 38,018,000
2016-05-22Eastern Conference Final Game 51,900,000
2016-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 35,393,000
2016-05-21Western Conference Final Game 42,300,000
2016-05-21Preakness Stakes9,400,000
2016-05-20Eastern Conference Final Game 41,600,000
2016-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,492,000
2016-05-19Western Conference Final Game 31,200,000
2016-05-18Western Conference Finals Game 27,573,000
2016-05-18Eastern Conference Final Game 31,800,000
2016-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,405,000
2016-05-17Western Conference Final Game 21,100,000
2016-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 18,706,000
2016-05-16Eastern Conference Final Game 21,700,000
2016-05-13Eastern Conference Final Game 11,700,000
2016-05-10Eastern Conference Second Round Game 62,000,000
2016-05-09Western Conference Second Round Game 61,100,000
2016-05-09Western Conference Second Round Game 6500,000
2016-05-07Kentucky Derby15,500,000
2016-05-07Eastern Conference Second Round Game 54,200,000
2016-05-07Western Conference Second Round Game 5589,000
2016-05-06Eastern Conference Second Round Game 4879,000
2016-05-05Western Conference Second Round Game 41,100,000
2016-05-04Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,800,000
2016-05-03Eastern Conference Second Round Game 3873,000
2016-05-02Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,600,000
2016-04-30Eastern Conference Second Round Game 21,200,000
2016-04-29Western Conference Second Round Game 1923,000
2016-04-28Eastern Conference Second Round Game 11,500,000
2016-04-27Western Conference First Round Game 7624,000
2016-04-27Eastern Conference Second Round Game 1775,000
2016-04-25Western Conference First Round Game 71,400,000
2016-04-24Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,700,000
2016-04-23Western Conference First Round Game 62,900,000
2016-04-23Western Conference First Round Game 5413,000
2016-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 51,600,000
2016-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 4521,000
2016-04-20Western Conference First Round Game 4313,000
2016-04-20Western Conference First Round Game 4336,000
2016-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 3794,000
2016-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 3613,000
2016-04-16Western Conference First Round Game 2471,000
2016-04-15Western Conference First Round Game 2633,000
2016-04-13Eastern Conference First Round Game 1713,000
2016-04-10Masters Tournament Round 412,400,000
2016-04-04Villanova Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels17,752,000
2016-04-02Syracuse Orange at North Carolina Tar Heels12,939,000
2016-04-02Villanova Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners10,451,000
2016-03-27Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs North Carolina Tar Heels10,100,000
2016-03-27Syracuse Orange vs Virginia Cavaliers7,600,000
2016-03-26Villanova Wildcats vs Kansas Jayhawks11,600,000
2016-03-26Oklahoma Sooners vs Oregon Ducks7,700,000
2016-03-24Maryland Terrapins at Kansas Jayhawks6,800,000
2016-03-24Miami Hurricanes at Villanova Wildcats5,600,000
2016-03-24Texas A&M Aggies vs Oklahoma Sooners2,800,000
2016-03-22NHL Kings–Wild323,000
2016-03-21NHL Flyers–Islanders192,000
2016-03-20VCU Rams at Oklahoma Sooners8,300,000
2016-03-20Wisconsin Badgers at Xavier Musketeers3,100,000
2016-03-20NHL Wild–Blackhawks588,000
2016-03-20NHL Capitals–Penguins648,000
2016-03-19Indiana Hoosiers at Kentucky Wildcats10,500,000
2016-03-17Chattanooga Mocs at Indiana Hoosiers4,000,000
2016-03-17Stony Brook Seawolves at Kentucky Wildcats3,700,000
2016-03-16NHL Flyers–Blackhawks730,000
2016-03-15NHL Bruins–Sharks163,000
2016-03-15NHL Red Wings–Flyers149,000
2016-03-14NHL Kings–Blackhawks376,000
2016-03-13NHL Penguins–Rangers1,100,000
2016-03-09NHL Blackhawks–Blues739,000
2016-03-08NHL Penguins–Islanders213,000
2016-03-02NHL Blackhawks–Red Wings848,000
2016-03-01NHL Penguins–Capitals465,000
2016-02-28NHL Capitals–Blackhawks1,200,000
2016-02-27NHL Red Wings–Avalanche1,700,000
2016-02-24NHL Penguins–Bruins536,000
2016-02-23NHL Blue Jackets–Red Wings223,000
2016-02-22NHL Sharks–Blues250,000
2016-02-21NHL Blackhawks–Wild1,900,000
2016-02-21NHL Penguins–Sabres1,000,000
2016-02-21NHL Red Wings–Rangers694,000
2016-02-18NHL Red Wings–Penguins165,000
2016-02-17NHL Blackhawks–Rangers769,000
2016-02-16NHL Stars–Blues238,000
2016-02-14NHL Bruins–Red Wings1,600,000
2016-02-14NHL Flyers–Rangers738,000
2016-02-10NHL Rangers–Penguins660,000
2016-02-09NHL Stars–Wild225,000
2016-02-07NHL Flyers–Capitals1,200,000
2016-02-04NHL Ducks–Kings238,000
2016-02-03NHL Red Wings–Lightning448,000