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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.

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2025-09-27Louisville Cardinals at Pittsburgh Panthers580,000
2025-09-27LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels6,700,000
2025-09-27Massachusetts Minutemen at Missouri Tigers102,000
2025-09-27South Alabama Jaguars at North Texas Mean Green50,000
2025-09-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Washington Huskies5,229,000
2025-09-27Oregon Ducks at Penn State Nittany Lions8,500,000
2025-09-27Tulane Green Wave at Tulsa Golden Hurricane31,000
2025-09-26Florida State Seminoles at Virginia Cavaliers4,400,000
2025-09-26Houston Cougars at Oregon State Beavers1,550,000
2025-09-25Army Black Knights at East Carolina Pirates891,000
2025-09-21Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bearssplit window25,470,000
2025-09-21Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants25,300,000
2025-09-20Arkansas Razorbacks at Memphis Tigers2,110,000
2025-09-20Auburn Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners6,100,000
2025-09-20BYU Cougars at East Carolina Pirates623,000
2025-09-20Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers3,400,000
2025-09-20Wyoming Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes1,340,000
2025-09-20NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils663,000
2025-09-20Georgia State Panthers at Vanderbilt Commodores52,000
2025-09-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Indiana Hoosiers2,500,000
2025-09-20James Madison Dukes at Liberty Flames67,000
2025-09-20Maryland Terrapins at Wisconsin Badgers2,000,000
2025-09-20UNLV Rebels at Miami (OH) RedHawks74,000
2025-09-20Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers5,300,000
2025-09-20South Carolina Gamecocks at Missouri Tigers1,850,000
2025-09-20Tulane Green Wave at Ole Miss Rebels1,050,000
2025-09-20SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs662,000
2025-09-20Texas Tech Red Raiders at Utah Utes4,039,000
2025-09-20Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars1,650,000
2025-09-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights3,010,000
2025-09-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys1,570,000
2025-09-18Rice Owls at Charlotte 49ers671,000
2025-09-18NFL Dolphins–Bills16,450,000
2025-09-16WNBA Fever–Dream1,500,000
2025-09-15Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans17,400,000
2025-09-14Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs33,800,000
2025-09-14NFL Cowboys–Giants20,720,000
2025-09-14Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings21,500,000
2025-09-13Wisconsin Badgers at Alabama Crimson Tide4,500,000
2025-09-13Iowa State Cyclones at Arkansas State Red Wolves523,000
2025-09-13Duke Blue Devils at Tulane Green Wave150,000
2025-09-13Eastern Michigan Eagles at Kentucky Wildcats111,000
2025-09-13Memphis Tigers at Troy Trojans49,000
2025-09-13South Florida Bulls at Miami Hurricanes720,000
2025-09-13Washington State Cougars at North Texas Mean Green65,000
2025-09-13Texas A&M Aggies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish6,200,000
2025-09-13Oklahoma Sooners at Temple Owls787,000
2025-09-11Washington Commanders at Green Bay Packers17,760,000
2025-09-08Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears22,100,000
2025-09-07Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills24,700,000
2025-09-07NFL Commanders–Giants17,900,000
2025-09-07Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets17,050,000
2025-09-07NFL Packers–Lionssplit window23,900,000
2025-09-07US Open men's singles final3,300,000
2025-09-06Ball State Cardinals at Auburn Tigers158,000
2025-09-06CFB Baylor–SMU1,000,000
2025-09-06Central Michigan Chippewas at Pittsburgh Panthers125,000
2025-09-06Delaware Blue Hens at Colorado Buffaloes2,685,000
2025-09-06Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones4,278,000
2025-09-06Ole Miss Rebels at Kentucky Wildcats4,800,000
2025-09-06CFB Michigan–Oklahoma9,700,000
2025-09-06West Virginia Mountaineers at Ohio Bobcats234,000
2025-09-06CFB Oklahoma State–Oregon2,320,000
2025-09-06San Diego State Aztecs at Washington State Cougars540,000
2025-09-05NFL Chargers–Chiefs18,500,000
2025-09-04NFL Kickoff Game28,300,000
2025-09-01TCU Horned Frogs at North Carolina Tar Heels6,070,000
2025-08-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes10,800,000
2025-08-30Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles10,660,000
2025-08-30California Golden Bears at Oregon State Beavers565,000
2025-08-30LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers10,400,000
2025-08-30Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Bulldogs1,670,000
2025-08-30Mississippi State Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles771,000
2025-08-30Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany Lions2,240,000
2025-08-30Northwestern Wildcats at Tulane Green Wave75,000
2025-08-30Syracuse Orange at Tennessee Volunteers2,600,000
2025-08-29App State Mountaineers at Charlotte 49ers76,000
2025-08-29Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes3,700,000
2025-08-28Boise State Broncos at South Florida Bulls2,040,000
2025-08-28Nebraska Cornhuskers at Cincinnati Bearcats3,330,000
2025-08-23Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats4,010,000
2025-08-12WNBA Fever–Wings1,300,000
2025-08-10NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen1,850,000
2025-08-09Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever1,310,000
2025-08-03Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies2,030,000
2025-08-03NASCAR Cup Iowa2,170,000
2025-08-02Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds1,600,000
2025-07-31NFL Hall of Fame Game6,210,000
2025-07-27NASCAR Cup Brickyard2,450,000
2025-07-20NASCAR Cup Dover2,010,000
2025-07-15MLB All-Star Game7,190,000
2025-07-14Home Run Derby5,730,000
2025-07-132025 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz3,200,000
2025-07-122025 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final1,900,000
2025-06-22NBA Finals Game 716,610,000
2025-06-15U.S. Open Round 45,050,000
2025-06-13Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers9,410,000
2025-06-11Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers9,190,000
2025-06-08FireKeepers Casino 4001,770,000
2025-06-08NBA Finals Game 28,760,000