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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.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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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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2018-09-08Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines914,000
2018-09-08Wyoming Cowboys at Missouri Tigers
2018-09-08UCLA Bruins at Oklahoma Sooners2,896,000
2018-09-08Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers3,286,000
2018-09-08USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,290,000
2018-09-07TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs
2018-09-06Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles18,980,000
2018-09-03Virginia Tech Hokies at Florida State Seminoles
2018-09-03New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics839,000
2018-09-03Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves681,000
2018-09-03TPC Boston Round 43,170,000
2018-09-02Miami Hurricanes at LSU Tigers6,553,000
2018-09-02Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros975,000
2018-09-02Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies455,000
2018-09-02Southern 5002,660,000
2018-09-01Louisville Cardinals at Alabama Crimson Tide4,540,000
2018-09-01BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
2018-09-01UTSA Roadrunners at Arizona State Sun Devils234,000
2018-09-01Washington Huskies at Auburn Tigers5,253,000
2018-09-01Austin Peay Governors at Georgia Bulldogs
2018-09-01North Carolina Tar Heels at California Golden Bears930,000
2018-09-01Central Michigan Chippewas at Kentucky Wildcats
2018-09-01Cincinnati Bearcats at UCLA Bruins
2018-09-01Florida Atlantic Owls at Oklahoma Sooners1,385,000
2018-09-01James Madison Dukes at NC State Wolfpack
2018-09-01Texas Longhorns at Maryland Terrapins1,274,000
2018-09-01Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish7,091,000
2018-09-01Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018-09-01Oregon State Beavers at Ohio State Buckeyes3,487,000
2018-09-01Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2018-09-01West Virginia Mountaineers at Tennessee Volunteers2,647,000
2018-09-01Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Indians257,000
2018-09-01Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees421,000
2018-08-31Army Black Knights at Duke Blue Devils
2018-08-31San Diego State Aztecs at Stanford Cardinal596,000
2018-08-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-08-30Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2018-08-30UCF Knights at UConn Huskies
2018-08-27Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Angels436,000
2018-08-26New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles1,420,000
2018-08-26Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays398,000
2018-08-26Northern Trust Round 42,750,000
2018-08-25Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins425,000
2018-08-22St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers672,000
2018-08-21St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers605,000
2018-08-19Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees288,000
2018-08-19Wyndham Championship Round 42,650,000
2018-08-18Bristol Night Race2,330,000
2018-08-18Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals531,000
2018-08-18Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians181,000
2018-08-15Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies740,000
2018-08-13New York Mets at New York Yankees1,520,000
2018-08-12Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros249,000
2018-08-12Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs1,950,000
2018-08-12Consumers Energy 4002,500,000
2018-08-12PGA Championship Round 48,500,000
2018-08-11Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves489,000
2018-08-11Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs381,000
2018-08-09PGA Championship Round 1649,000
2018-08-08Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals463,000
2018-08-06New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox646,000
2018-08-05New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,750,000
2018-08-05WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Round 43,450,000
2018-08-04Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians453,000
2018-07-30Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers427,000
2018-07-29Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,500,000
2018-07-29Gander Outdoors 4002,750,000
2018-07-29RBC Canadian Open Round 42,070,000
2018-07-28UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 main card1,680,000
2018-07-28WNBA All-Star Game709,000
2018-07-23Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs609,000
2018-07-22Foxwoods Resort Casino 3012,500,000
2018-07-22The Open Round 46,500,000
2018-07-21St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubssplit window2,200,000
2018-07-19St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,700,000
2018-07-15New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians564,000
2018-07-15Wimbledon men's singles final1,640,000
2018-07-15World Cup final17,830,000
2018-07-142018 FIFA World Cup Belgium–England3,330,000
2018-07-14New York Yankees at Cleveland Indianssplit window2,400,000
2018-07-14Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart2,300,000
2018-07-11Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox515,000
2018-07-10Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins346,000
2018-07-09Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates458,000
2018-07-08Greenbrier Classic Round 42,600,000
2018-07-072018 FIFA World Cup Russia–Croatia6,320,000
2018-07-07Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers461,000
2018-07-07Coke Zero Sugar 4004,400,000
2018-07-05Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx257,000
2018-07-04St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks419,000
2018-07-04Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies683,000
2018-07-04Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati Reds664,000
2018-07-022018 FIFA World Cup Belgium–Japan3,500,000
2018-07-022018 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Mexico5,000,000
2018-07-012018 FIFA World Cup Spain–Russia5,120,000
2018-07-01National Tournament Round 43,600,000
2018-06-302018 FIFA World Cup Uruguay–Portugal5,880,000
2018-06-28Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox615,000
2018-06-272018 FIFA World Cup Serbia–Brazil
2018-06-272018 FIFA World Cup Mexico–Sweden4,400,000