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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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2019-09-15New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Ramssplit window23,340,000
2019-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at South Carolina Gamecocks4,950,000
2019-09-14Arizona State Sun Devils at Michigan State Spartans2,710,000
2019-09-14Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona Wildcats1,730,000
2019-09-14Arkansas State Red Wolves at Georgia Bulldogs951,000
2019-09-14Army Black Knights at UTSA Roadrunners142,000
2019-09-14Kent State Golden Flashes at Auburn Tigers625,000
2019-09-14Portland State Vikings at Boise State Broncos391,000
2019-09-14USC Trojans at BYU Cougars2,670,000
2019-09-14Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange3,620,000
2019-09-14Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats3,140,000
2019-09-14Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers3,050,000
2019-09-14Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones1,170,000
2019-09-14Lamar Cardinals at Texas A&M Aggies142,000
2019-09-14NC State Wolfpack at West Virginia Mountaineers606,000
2019-09-14Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers477,000
2019-09-14New Mexico Lobos at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,500,000
2019-09-14Oklahoma State Cowboys at Tulsa Golden Hurricane605,000
2019-09-14Oklahoma Sooners at UCLA Bruins2,740,000
2019-09-14Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,200,000
2019-09-14Stanford Cardinal at UCF Knights967,000
2019-09-13Washington State Cougars at Houston Cougars2,070,000
2019-09-13North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,370,000
2019-09-12Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies1,750,000
2019-09-12Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers6,640,000
2019-09-11Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres563,000
2019-09-11Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky247,000
2019-09-09Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders10,620,000
2019-09-09Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints13,080,000
2019-09-082019 Italian Grand Prix635,000
2019-09-08Washington at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window12,640,000
2019-09-08New York Giants at Dallas Cowboyssplit window23,900,000
2019-09-08Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Pantherssplit window12,640,000
2019-09-08Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots22,210,000
2019-09-07Army Black Knights at Michigan Wolverines4,720,000
2019-09-07Tulane Green Wave at Auburn Tigers763,000
2019-09-07Buffalo Bulls at Penn State Nittany Lions2,170,000
2019-09-07BYU Cougars at Tennessee Volunteers1,600,000
2019-09-07California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies323,000
2019-09-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Ohio State Buckeyes2,940,000
2019-09-07Texas A&M Aggies at Clemson Tigers6,460,000
2019-09-07Nebraska Cornhuskers at Colorado Buffaloes3,450,000
2019-09-07Murray State Racers at Georgia Bulldogs942,000
2019-09-07Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Iowa Hawkeyes545,000
2019-09-07LSU Tigers at Texas Longhorns8,630,000
2019-09-07Syracuse Orange at Maryland Terrapins1,280,000
2019-09-07Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Mississippi State Bulldogs231,000
2019-09-07West Virginia Mountaineers at Missouri Tigers782,000
2019-09-07Old Dominion Monarchs at Virginia Tech Hokies201,000
2019-09-07Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans1,860,000
2019-09-06Marshall Thundering Herd at Boise State Broncos1,380,000
2019-09-05Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears22,030,000
2019-09-02Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Louisville Cardinals5,600,000
2019-09-02Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers1,190,000
2019-09-02Texas Rangers at New York Yankees759,000
2019-09-01Houston Cougars at Oklahoma Sooners5,440,000
2019-09-01Grand Prix of Portland1,100,000
2019-09-01New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies1,190,000
2019-09-01Southern 5001,860,000
2019-08-31Duke Blue Devils at Alabama Crimson Tide4,640,000
2019-08-31Oregon Ducks at Auburn Tigers6,860,000
2019-08-31Florida Atlantic Owls at Ohio State Buckeyes2,620,000
2019-08-31Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,650,000
2019-08-31Georgia State Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers702,000
2019-08-31Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores1,820,000
2019-08-31Idaho Vandals at Penn State Nittany Lions588,000
2019-08-31Miami (OH) RedHawks at Iowa Hawkeyes707,000
2019-08-31Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa State Cyclones493,000
2019-08-31Mississippi State Bulldogs at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns370,000
2019-08-31Ole Miss Rebels at Memphis Tigers1,880,000
2019-08-31South Alabama Jaguars at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,780,000
2019-08-31South Carolina Gamecocks at North Carolina Tar Heels1,780,000
2019-08-31Northwestern Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal2,020,000
2019-08-30Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes1,280,000
2019-08-30Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Michigan State Spartans939,000
2019-08-30Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oregon State Beavers789,000
2019-08-30Wisconsin Badgers at South Florida Bulls1,800,000
2019-08-29Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,680,000
2019-08-29UCLA Bruins at Cincinnati Bearcats1,630,000
2019-08-29South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Minnesota Golden Gophers392,000
2019-08-26St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers671,000
2019-08-25New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers2,390,000
2019-08-25Tour Championship Round 43,710,000
2019-08-24Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators5,970,000
2019-08-18BMW Championship Round 43,150,000
2019-08-18ABC Supply 500549,000
2019-08-18Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves508,000
2019-08-18Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates1,760,000
2019-08-17Bristol Night Race2,500,000
2019-08-17Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics275,000
2019-08-17Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals222,000
2019-08-14Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies522,000
2019-08-12Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians785,000
2019-08-11Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants1,310,000
2019-08-11Consumers Energy 4002,900,000
2019-08-07Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates522,000
2019-08-05Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs635,000
2019-08-04Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs493,000
2019-08-04Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2,210,000
2019-08-04Go Bowling at The Glen2,720,000