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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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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
2017-08-26Portland State Vikings at BYU Cougars939,000
2017-08-26Stanford Cardinal at Rice Owls653,000
2017-08-19Bristol Night Race3,800,000
2017-08-13PGA Championship Round 44,900,000
2017-07-23The Open Round 44,900,000
2017-07-22WNBA All-Star Game606,000
2017-07-15Wimbledon women's singles final2,000,000
2017-06-18U.S. Open Round 45,100,000
2017-06-15U.S. Open Round 11,990,000
2017-06-11French Open men's singles final1,600,000
2017-06-10Belmont Stakes4,900,000
2017-06-10French Open women's singles final1,100,000
2017-05-28Coca-Cola 6004,600,000
2017-05-28Indianapolis 5005,500,000
2017-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,825,000
2017-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,017,000
2017-05-23Eastern Conference Final Game 61,800,000
2017-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 45,785,000
2017-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,997,000
2017-05-21Eastern Conference Final Game 52,000,000
2017-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 36,332,000
2017-05-20Western Conference Final Game 52,400,000
2017-05-20Preakness Stakes7,500,000
2017-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,096,000
2017-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 16,445,000
2017-05-17Eastern Conference Final Game 31,200,000
2017-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 25,775,000
2017-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 18,129,000
2017-05-14Western Conference Final Game 21,300,000
2017-05-13Eastern Conference Final Game 12,900,000
2017-05-12Western Conference Final Game 1856,000
2017-04-092017 Masters Tournament Round 411,100,000
2017-04-03Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels22,998,000
2017-04-01South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs14,683,000
2017-04-01Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels18,825,000
2017-03-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators9,700,000
2017-03-26Kentucky Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels15,500,000
2017-03-25Xavier Musketeers at Gonzaga Bulldogs6,000,000
2017-03-25Oregon Ducks at Kansas Jayhawks9,300,000
2017-03-24Butler Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels6,400,000
2017-03-23West Virginia Mountaineers at Gonzaga Bulldogs4,900,000
2017-03-23Purdue Boilermakers at Kansas Jayhawks6,600,000
2017-03-23Michigan Wolverines at Oregon Ducks7,100,000
2017-03-19Cincinnati Bearcats at UCLA Bruins3,400,000
2017-03-19South Carolina Gamecocks at Duke Blue Devils6,000,000
2017-03-19Wichita State Shockers at Kentucky Wildcats10,300,000
2017-03-19Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals7,300,000
2017-03-16Xavier Musketeers at Maryland Terrapins2,900,000
2017-03-16Virginia Tech Hokies at Wisconsin Badgers4,700,000
2017-03-15USC Trojans at Providence Friars1,600,000
2017-02-05Super Bowl LI111,973,000
2017-01-22NFC Championship Game46,281,000
2017-01-22AFC Championship Game47,951,000
2017-01-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs37,100,000
2017-01-15Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys48,500,000
2017-01-14Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons28,700,000
2017-01-14Houston Texans at New England Patriots29,800,000
2017-01-08Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers29,900,000