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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.

Methodology →
2017-05-23Eastern Conference Final Game 61,800,000
2017-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 45,785,000
2017-05-21Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers1,200,000
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
2017-05-18Western Conference Final Game 41,300,000
2017-05-17Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals601,000
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
2017-05-16Western Conference Final Game 31,100,000
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
2017-05-08Eastern Conference Second Round Game 61,900,000
2017-05-07New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs2,400,000
2017-05-07Western Conference Second Round Game 61,400,000
2017-05-05Western Conference Second Round Game 51,100,000
2017-05-05Western Conference Second Round Game 5568,000
2017-05-04Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,100,000
2017-05-02Western Conference Second Round Game 41,000,000
2017-05-01Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,900,000
2017-04-30Western Conference Second Round Game 3803,000
2017-04-28Western Conference Second Round Game 2748,000
2017-04-27Eastern Conference Second Round Game 11,400,000
2017-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,700,000
2017-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 62,100,000
2017-04-22Western Conference First Round Game 6348,000
2017-04-20Western Conference First Round Game 4799,000
2017-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 4677,000
2017-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 4415,000
2017-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 4576,000
2017-04-17Eastern Conference First Round Game 3615,000
2017-04-15Western Conference First Round Game 21,700,000
2017-04-15Eastern Conference First Round Game 21,100,000
2017-04-14Eastern Conference First Round Game 2610,000
2017-04-12NBA Pelicans–Trail Blazers874,000
2017-04-12Eastern Conference First Round Game 1540,000
2017-04-11St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals572,000
2017-04-10NBA Rockets–Clippers1,100,000
2017-04-10NBA Wizards–Pistons862,000
2017-04-09Miami Marlins at New York Mets1,700,000
2017-04-092017 Masters Tournament Round 411,100,000
2017-04-08NBA Clippers–Spurs1,900,000
2017-04-08NHL Capitals–Bruins665,000
2017-04-06NBA Celtics–Hawks1,300,000
2017-04-05NBA Cavaliers–Celtics2,100,000
2017-04-05NBA Mavericks–Clippers1,300,000
2017-04-03Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels22,998,000
2017-04-03Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics331,000
2017-04-03San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers677,000
2017-04-03Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers1,140,000
2017-04-02Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals3,600,000
2017-04-02San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks1,020,000
2017-04-02New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays1,300,000
2017-04-02NBA Celtics–Knicks1,900,000
2017-04-02NBA Jazz–Spurs2,500,000
2017-04-02NHL Bruins–Blackhawks1,200,000
2017-04-01South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs14,683,000
2017-04-01Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels18,825,000
2017-03-31NBA Rockets–Warriors2,200,000
2017-03-31NBA Spurs–Thunder1,600,000
2017-03-30NBA Cavaliers–Bulls2,000,000
2017-03-30NBA Rockets–Trail Blazers1,400,000
2017-03-30NHL Stars–Bruins322,000
2017-03-29NBA Warriors–Spurs2,900,000
2017-03-28NBA Warriors–Rockets744,000
2017-03-27NBA Cavaliers–Spurs1,900,000
2017-03-27NBA Pelicans–Jazz942,000
2017-03-27NHL Blackhawks–Lightning235,000
2017-03-26South Carolina Gamecocks vs Florida Gators9,700,000
2017-03-26Kentucky Wildcats vs North Carolina Tar Heels15,500,000
2017-03-26NBA Thunder–Rockets1,500,000
2017-03-26NHL Flyers–Penguins580,000
2017-03-26NHL Wild–Red Wings946,000
2017-03-25Xavier Musketeers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs6,000,000
2017-03-25Oregon Ducks vs 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
2017-03-22NBA Hawks–Wizards1,000,000
2017-03-22NBA Knicks–Jazz903,000
2017-03-22NHL Islanders–Rangers429,000
2017-03-21NBA Bulls–Raptors1,100,000
2017-03-21NHL Sharks–Wild356,000
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
2017-03-18NBA Cavaliers–Clippers1,600,000
2017-03-16Xavier Musketeers at Maryland Terrapins2,900,000
2017-03-16Virginia Tech Hokies at Wisconsin Badgers4,700,000
2017-03-15USC Trojans vs Providence Friars1,600,000
2017-03-15NBA Bucks–Clippers1,200,000