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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.

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2017-09-10New York Jets at Buffalo Bills15,400,000
2017-09-10Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskinssplit window11,342,000
2017-09-10New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys24,366,000
2017-09-10Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packerssplit window22,796,000
2017-09-102017 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Kevin Anderson1,500,000
2017-09-09Fresno State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide2,070,000
2017-09-09Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats242,000
2017-09-09TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks2,345,000
2017-09-09Auburn Tigers at Clemson Tigers3,361,000
2017-09-09Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars1,265,000
2017-09-09Utah Utes at BYU Cougars668,000
2017-09-09Cincinnati Bearcats at Michigan Wolverines3,611,000
2017-09-09Northwestern Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils161,000
2017-09-09East Carolina Pirates at West Virginia Mountaineers239,000
2017-09-09Georgia Bulldogs at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,088,000
2017-09-09Indiana Hoosiers at Virginia Cavaliers358,000
2017-09-09Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones1,406,000
2017-09-09Louisville Cardinals at North Carolina Tar Heels2,263,000
2017-09-09Minnesota Golden Gophers at Oregon State Beavers410,000
2017-09-09South Carolina Gamecocks at Missouri Tigers802,000
2017-09-09Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks2,587,000
2017-09-09Nicholls Colonels at Texas A&M Aggies353,000
2017-09-09Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes8,081,000
2017-09-09Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,701,000
2017-09-09Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans2,069,000
2017-09-08Ohio Bobcats at Purdue Boilermakers403,000
2017-09-08Oklahoma State Cowboys at South Alabama Jaguars966,000
2017-09-07Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots21,791,000
2017-09-04Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets5,134,000
2017-09-03Texas A&M Aggies at UCLA Bruins3,190,000
2017-09-03West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies4,645,000
2017-09-03Southern 5003,100,000
2017-09-02Akron Zips at Penn State Nittany Lions2,332,000
2017-09-02Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide12,335,000
2017-09-02Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Bulldogs1,718,000
2017-09-02Liberty Flames at Baylor Bears137,000
2017-09-02Troy Trojans at Boise State Broncos194,000
2017-09-02Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan State Spartans537,000
2017-09-02BYU Cougars at LSU Tigers1,763,000
2017-09-02Kent State Golden Flashes at Clemson Tigers1,629,000
2017-09-02Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators7,650,000
2017-09-02Louisville Cardinals at Purdue Boilermakers1,792,000
2017-09-02Maryland Terrapins at Texas Longhorns2,046,000
2017-09-02Montana State Bobcats at Washington State Cougars436,000
2017-09-02NC State Wolfpack at South Carolina Gamecocks1,558,000
2017-09-02Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,580,000
2017-09-02UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners1,111,000
2017-09-02South Alabama Jaguars at Ole Miss Rebels161,000
2017-09-01Navy Midshipmen at Florida Atlantic Owls444,000
2017-09-01Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights971,000
2017-09-01Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers1,760,000
2017-08-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers5,126,000
2017-08-31Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys382,000
2017-08-27Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees323,000
2017-08-27New York Mets at Washington Nationals914,000
2017-08-26Portland State Vikings at BYU Cougars939,000
2017-08-26Stanford Cardinal at Rice Owls653,000
2017-08-23Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels411,000
2017-08-22Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels331,000
2017-08-20St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates1,800,000
2017-08-19Bristol Night Race3,800,000
2017-08-18New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox571,000
2017-08-16New York Yankees at New York Mets855,000
2017-08-13PGA Championship Round 44,900,000
2017-08-07Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants860,000
2017-08-06Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs462,000
2017-08-06Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets1,600,000
2017-07-30Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers562,000
2017-07-30San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers1,700,000
2017-07-26Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox734,000
2017-07-24Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals569,000
2017-07-23Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles332,000
2017-07-23St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs2,100,000
2017-07-23The Open Round 44,900,000
2017-07-22WNBA All-Star Game606,000
2017-07-19Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Angels438,000
2017-07-152017 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Garbine Muguruza vs Venus Williams2,000,000
2017-07-09Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs409,000
2017-07-09Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians1,400,000
2017-07-04Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies544,000
2017-07-04Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers643,000
2017-07-02Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals1,400,000
2017-06-29Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox562,000
2017-06-26Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants524,000
2017-06-25Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals1,500,000
2017-06-18U.S. Open Round 45,100,000
2017-06-11Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox1,300,000
2017-06-112017 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Stan Wawrinka1,600,000
2017-06-10Belmont Stakes4,900,000
2017-06-102017 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Jelena Ostapenko vs Simona Halep1,100,000
2017-06-08Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees749,000
2017-06-05Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers417,000
2017-05-30Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants427,000
2017-05-29Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals844,000
2017-05-28Coca-Cola 6004,600,000
2017-05-28Indianapolis 5005,500,000
2017-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,825,000
2017-05-23St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers565,000
2017-05-23San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs607,000
2017-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,017,000