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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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2019-08-03Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians471,000
2019-08-03Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees587,000
2019-07-31Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,050,000
2019-07-29Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals819,000
2019-07-282019 German Grand Prix688,000
2019-07-28Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio670,000
2019-07-28Gander RV 4002,710,000
2019-07-27WNBA All-Star Game508,000
2019-07-22Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays524,000
2019-07-21Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves1,330,000
2019-07-21Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees416,000
2019-07-21Foxwoods Resort Casino 3012,790,000
2019-07-21The Open Championship Round 43,700,000
2019-07-20Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves343,000
2019-07-20New York Mets at San Francisco Giants270,000
2019-07-15Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies665,000
2019-07-142019 British Grand Prix591,000
2019-07-14Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox2,030,000
2019-07-14Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies323,000
2019-07-13Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart2,080,000
2019-07-11Houston Astros at Texas Rangers1,200,000
2019-07-11Wimbledon women's singles semifinals715,000
2019-07-09MLB All-Star Game8,140,000
2019-07-072019 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Netherlands16,900,000
2019-07-062019 FIFA Women's World Cup England–Sweden1,990,000
2019-07-06Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox2,410,000
2019-07-04Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates826,000
2019-07-032019 FIFA Women's World Cup Netherlands–Sweden2,340,000
2019-07-022019 FIFA Women's World Cup England–United States7,030,000
2019-06-302019 Austrian Grand Prix640,000
2019-06-292019 FIFA Women's World Cup Germany–Sweden1,870,000
2019-06-292019 FIFA Women's World Cup Italy–Netherlands1,010,000
2019-06-29New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,860,000
2019-06-282019 FIFA Women's World Cup France–United States6,120,000
2019-06-272019 FIFA Women's World Cup Norway–England1,500,000
2019-06-232019 French Grand Prix483,000
2019-06-232019 FIFA Women's World Cup France–Brazil2,840,000
2019-06-232019 FIFA Women's World Cup England–Cameroon1,260,000
2019-06-23Los Angeles Angels at St. Louis Cardinals1,280,000
2019-06-23KPMG Women's PGA Championship Round 4718,000
2019-06-222019 FIFA Women's World Cup Norway–Australia1,920,000
2019-06-22Houston Astros at New York Yankeessplit window2,910,000
2019-06-17San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers786,000
2019-06-162019 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Chile5,320,000
2019-06-16Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers1,840,000
2019-06-16U.S. Open Round 47,300,000
2019-06-15Arizona Diamondbacks at Washington Nationals207,000
2019-06-112019 FIFA Women's World Cup United States–Thailand2,630,000
2019-06-10FireKeepers Casino 4001,580,000
2019-06-092019 FIFA Women's World Cup England–Scotland1,480,000
2019-06-09St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,570,000
2019-06-09French Open men's singles final1,790,000
2019-06-08Belmont Stakes4,910,000
2019-06-08St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubssplit window2,560,000
2019-06-08New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians703,000
2019-06-08French Open women's singles final1,030,000
2019-06-08UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes prelims964,000
2019-06-02the Memorial Tournament Round 42,960,000
2019-06-02Pocono 4002,390,000
2019-06-02U.S. Women's Open Round 4728,000
2019-05-29Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros977,000
2019-05-27New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers725,000
2019-05-27Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox759,000
2019-05-27Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals521,000
2019-05-26Coca-Cola 6004,260,000
2019-05-262019 Monaco Grand Prix908,000
2019-05-25Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants252,000
2019-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 66,438,000
2019-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,234,000
2019-05-21Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants397,000
2019-05-21Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs768,000
2019-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 45,299,000
2019-05-21Western Conference Final Game 61,810,000
2019-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 47,788,000
2019-05-19Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals1,310,000
2019-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,158,000
2019-05-19Western Conference Final Game 51,810,000
2019-05-19PGA Championship Round 45,000,000
2019-05-18Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels214,000
2019-05-18Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race2,440,000
2019-05-18Western Conference Finals Game 37,247,000
2019-05-18Preakness Stakes5,410,000
2019-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 24,394,000
2019-05-17Western Conference Final Game 41,370,000
2019-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 27,877,000
2019-05-16Eastern Conference Final Game 41,860,000
2019-05-16PGA Championship Round 11,180,000
2019-05-15St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves516,000
2019-05-15Eastern Conference Finals Game 15,488,000
2019-05-15Western Conference Final Game 31,389,000
2019-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 17,315,000
2019-05-14Eastern Conference Final Game 31,900,000
2019-05-13Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies794,000
2019-05-12Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs1,710,000
2019-05-12Eastern Conference Final Game 22,260,000
2019-05-11Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics394,000
2019-05-11Digital Ally 4002,180,000
2019-05-11Western Conference Final Game 12,090,000
2019-05-08Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees471,000
2019-05-08Western Conference Second Round Game 71,670,000