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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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2018-06-24Hartford Open Round 43,100,000
2018-06-24Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals1,200,000
2018-06-24Toyota/Save Mart 3502,300,000
2018-06-232018 FIFA World Cup Germany–Sweden5,400,000
2018-06-232018 FIFA World Cup South Korea–Mexico6,600,000
2018-06-23Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Soxsplit window2,200,000
2018-06-23New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays734,000
2018-06-212018 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Croatia2,030,000
2018-06-18Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels390,000
2018-06-172018 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica–Serbia1,700,000
2018-06-172018 FIFA World Cup Germany–Mexico7,120,000
2018-06-17U.S. Open Round 45,100,000
2018-06-162018 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Iceland2,970,000
2018-06-16Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinalssplit window3,100,000
2018-06-152018 FIFA World Cup Morocco–Iran
2018-06-152018 FIFA World Cup Portugal–Spain2,900,000
2018-06-142018 FIFA World Cup Russia–Saudi Arabia1,700,000
2018-06-14Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees980,000
2018-06-13Washington Nationals at New York Yankees819,000
2018-06-102018 Canadian Grand Prix969,000
2018-06-10FireKeepers Casino 4003,700,000
2018-06-10French Open men's singles final1,620,000
2018-06-09Belmont Stakes12,700,000
2018-06-09French Open women's singles final1,450,000
2018-06-07Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox543,000
2018-06-05Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals383,000
2018-06-04Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants442,000
2018-06-03Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros1,400,000
2018-06-03Pocono 4002,700,000
2018-06-02Chicago Cubs at New York Metssplit window2,100,000
2018-05-30Houston Astros at New York Yankees904,000
2018-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 714,929,000
2018-05-27Coca-Cola 6004,100,000
2018-05-27Indianapolis 5004,900,000
2018-05-27San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs1,000,000
2018-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 713,591,000
2018-05-26Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers536,000
2018-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 69,471,000
2018-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,273,000
2018-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 59,322,000
2018-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 57,511,000
2018-05-23Eastern Conference Final Game 72,580,000
2018-05-22Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers375,000
2018-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 48,372,000
2018-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,939,000
2018-05-20Byron Nelson Championship Round 42,270,000
2018-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 37,797,000
2018-05-19Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays268,000
2018-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,827,000
2018-05-19Preakness Stakes7,900,000
2018-05-17Eastern Conference Final Game 42,050,000
2018-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 27,563,000
2018-05-16Western Conference Final Game 31,390,000
2018-05-15St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins411,000
2018-05-15Eastern Conference Finals Game 28,417,000
2018-05-14Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals556,000
2018-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 18,902,000
2018-05-13Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks1,200,000
2018-05-13Eastern Conference Finals Game 17,216,000
2018-05-13Eastern Conference Final Game 21,900,000
2018-05-13THE PLAYERS Championship Round 45,800,000
2018-05-12KC Masterpiece 4002,040,000
2018-05-10Western Conference Second Round Game 71,560,000
2018-05-07Western Conference Second Round Game 61,200,000
2018-05-06AAA 400 Drive for Autism2,800,000
2018-05-06Eastern Conference Second Round Game 52,100,000
2018-05-06Western Conference Second Round Game 61,300,000
2018-05-06Quail Hollow Championship Round 42,900,000
2018-05-05Eastern Conference Second Round Game 54,260,000
2018-05-03Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,750,000
2018-05-03Western Conference Second Round Game 41,000,000
2018-05-02New York Yankees at Houston Astros740,000
2018-05-02Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,500,000
2018-05-01Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,710,000
2018-04-30Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs558,000
2018-04-29New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels2,200,000
2018-04-29GEICO 5004,700,000
2018-04-29New Orleans Classic Round 41,500,000
2018-04-29Western Conference Second Round Game 21,200,000
2018-04-28Western Conference Second Round Game 22,200,000
2018-04-26Eastern Conference Second Round Game 11,400,000
2018-04-26Western Conference Second Round Game 1799,000
2018-04-25Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians420,000
2018-04-23Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees662,000
2018-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 6479,000
2018-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 6838,000
2018-04-22Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers1,280,000
2018-04-22Western Conference First Round Game 6816,000
2018-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 62,340,000
2018-04-21Toyota Owners 4003,000,000
2018-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 5875,000
2018-04-16Food City 5002,000,000
2018-04-16Eastern Conference First Round Game 3683,000
2018-04-152018 Chinese Grand Prix284,000
2018-04-15Heritage Classic Round 42,900,000
2018-04-15Texas Rangers at Houston Astros1,400,000
2018-04-15Eastern Conference First Round Game 2765,000
2018-04-15Eastern Conference First Round Game 32,280,000
2018-04-14Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals513,000
2018-04-14Western Conference First Round Game 2388,000