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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.

Methodology →
2024-02-28CBB Crimson Tide–Rebels542,000
2024-02-28CBB Tigers–Volunteers926,000
2024-02-28CBB Pirates–Bluejays178,000
2024-02-28CBB Friars–Golden Eagles169,000
2024-02-28CBB Beavers–Ducks116,000
2024-02-27CBB Bearcats–Cougars252,000
2024-02-27CBB Wolfpack–Seminoles158,000
2024-02-27CBB Bulldogs–Tigers202,000
2024-02-27CBB Longhorns–Red Raiders479,000
2024-02-25Ambetter Health 4004,550,000
2024-02-25NHL Lightning–Devils265,000
2024-02-24CBB Crimson Tide–Wildcats1,820,000
2024-02-24CBB Huskies–Wildcats1,030,000
2024-02-24CBB Cougars–Bears1,300,000
2024-02-24CBB Blue Devils–Demon Deacons1,220,000
2024-02-24CBB Hawkeyes–Fighting Illini549,000
2024-02-24CBB Longhorns–Jayhawks1,400,000
2024-02-24CBB Tar Heels–Cavaliers1,470,000
2024-02-24CBB Fighting Irish–Orange591,000
2024-02-24CBB Aggies–Volunteers961,000
2024-02-24CBB Trojans–Bruins577,000
2024-02-24CBB Wildcats–Huskies891,000
2024-02-24NHL Blues–Red Wings779,000
2024-02-23NBA Cavaliers–76ers1,200,000
2024-02-22CBB Cougars–Wildcats205,000
2024-02-22CBB Mustangs–Owls170,000
2024-02-22CBB Wolverines–Wildcats280,000
2024-02-22CBB Ducks–Cardinal127,000
2024-02-22CBB Scarlet Knights–Boilermakers273,000
2024-02-22NHL Capitals–Lightning361,000
2024-02-21CBB Blue Demons–Golden Eagles94,000
2024-02-21CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes697,000
2024-02-21CBB Red Storm–Hoyas135,000
2024-02-21CBB Fighting Illini–Nittany Lions329,000
2024-02-21CBB Cornhuskers–Hoosiers420,000
2024-02-21CBB Wildcats–Tigers1,010,000
2024-02-21CBB Rebels–Bulldogs271,000
2024-02-21NHL Bruins–Oilers288,000
2024-02-19CBB Cyclones–Cougars1,000,000
2024-02-19CBB Cavaliers–Hokies643,000
2024-02-19NHL Red Wings–Kraken414,000
2024-02-18NBA All-Star Game5,500,000
2024-02-18NHL Rangers–Islanders1,570,000
2024-02-17CBB Wildcats–Tigers1,730,000
2024-02-17CBB Bluejays–Bulldogs596,000
2024-02-17CBB Longhorns–Cougars869,000
2024-02-17CBB Jayhawks–Sooners1,370,000
2024-02-17CBB Golden Eagles–Huskies1,090,000
2024-02-17CBB Spartans–Wolverines1,330,000
2024-02-17NHL Kings–Bruins823,000
2024-02-17NHL Oilers–Stars759,000
2024-02-15NBA Bucks–Grizzlies1,140,000
2024-02-13NBA Kings–Suns1,000,000
2024-02-12CBB Demon Deacons–Blue Devils999,000
2024-02-12CBB Jayhawks–Red Raiders1,090,000
2024-02-11NBA Celtics–Heat2,130,000
2024-02-11Super Bowl LVIII123,714,000
2024-02-10CBB Crimson Tide–Tigers677,000
2024-02-10CBB Bears–Jayhawks1,430,000
2024-02-10CBB Eagles–Blue Devils796,000
2024-02-10CBB Bulldogs–Wildcats2,310,000
2024-02-10CBB Fighting Illini–Spartans1,340,000
2024-02-10CBB Tar Heels–Hurricanes1,050,000
2024-02-09NBA Hawks–76ers368,000
2024-02-09NBA Pelicans–Lakers570,000
2024-02-07CBB Crimson Tide–Tigers471,000
2024-02-07CBB Hoyas–Pirates84,000
2024-02-07CBB Badgers–Wolverines334,000
2024-02-07CBB Aggies–Tigers292,000
2024-02-07CBB Panthers–Wolfpack97,000
2024-02-07CBB Wildcats–Musketeers121,000
2024-02-07NHL Wild–Blackhawks271,000
2024-02-07NHL Lightning–Rangers413,000
2024-02-06CBB Red Raiders–Bears576,000
2024-02-06CBB Bulldogs–Huskies297,000
2024-02-06CBB 49ers–Bulls67,000
2024-02-06CBB Tigers–Tar Heels1,150,000
2024-02-06CBB Blue Demons–Red Storm73,000
2024-02-06CBB Cowboys–Cougars138,000
2024-02-06CBB Gaels–Tigers73,000
2024-02-05CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats1,220,000
2024-02-05CBB Hurricanes–Cavaliers631,000
2024-02-03NBA Lakers–Knicks2,740,000
2024-02-02CBB Rockets–Zips130,000
2024-02-02CBB Bulldogs–Bluejays484,000
2024-02-02CBB Bonnies–Flyers215,000
2024-02-02CBB Buckeyes–Hawkeyes465,000
2024-02-01NBA 76ers–Jazz957,000
2024-01-31CBB Commodores–Tigers159,000
2024-01-31CBB Broncos–Lobos208,000
2024-01-31CBB Wildcats–Boilermakers422,000
2024-01-31CBB Fighting Irish–Cavaliers249,000
2024-01-31CBB Nittany Lions–Scarlet Knights195,000
2024-01-31CBB Friars–Huskies349,000
2024-01-31CBB Red Storm–Musketeers138,000
2024-01-31NHL Kings–Predators159,000
2024-01-30CBB Pirates–Blue Demons96,000
2024-01-30CBB Tar Heels–Yellow Jackets955,000
2024-01-30CBB Hawkeyes–Hoosiers368,000
2024-01-30CBB Cowboys–Jayhawks642,000