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Sports Media Watch

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.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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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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2018-08-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Wisconsin Badgers
2018-08-30Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2018-08-30UCF Knights at UConn Huskies
2018-08-27Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Angels436,000
2018-08-26New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles1,420,000
2018-08-26Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays398,000
2018-08-26Northern Trust Round 42,750,000
2018-08-25Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins425,000
2018-08-22St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers672,000
2018-08-21St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers605,000
2018-08-19Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees288,000
2018-08-19Wyndham Championship Round 42,650,000
2018-08-18Bristol Night Race2,330,000
2018-08-18Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals531,000
2018-08-18Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians181,000
2018-08-15Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies740,000
2018-08-13New York Mets at New York Yankees1,520,000
2018-08-12Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros249,000
2018-08-12Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs1,950,000
2018-08-12Consumers Energy 4002,500,000
2018-08-12PGA Championship Round 48,500,000
2018-08-11Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves489,000
2018-08-11Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs381,000
2018-08-08Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals463,000
2018-08-06New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox646,000
2018-08-05New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,750,000
2018-08-05WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Round 43,450,000
2018-08-04Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians453,000
2018-07-30Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers427,000
2018-07-29Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,500,000
2018-07-29Gander Outdoors 4002,750,000
2018-07-29RBC Canadian Open Round 42,070,000
2018-07-28UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 main card1,680,000
2018-07-28WNBA All-Star Game709,000
2018-07-23Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs609,000
2018-07-22Foxwoods Resort Casino 3012,500,000
2018-07-22The Open Round 46,500,000
2018-07-19St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,700,000
2018-07-15New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians564,000
2018-07-152018 Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Novak Djokovic vs Kevin Anderson1,640,000
2018-07-152018 World Cup Final17,830,000
2018-07-142018 FIFA World Cup Belgium–England3,330,000
2018-07-14New York Yankees at Cleveland Indianssplit window2,400,000
2018-07-14Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart2,300,000
2018-07-11Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox515,000
2018-07-10Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins346,000
2018-07-09Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates458,000
2018-07-08Greenbrier Classic Round 42,600,000
2018-07-072018 FIFA World Cup Russia–Croatia6,320,000
2018-07-07Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers461,000
2018-07-07Coke Zero Sugar 4004,400,000
2018-07-05Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx257,000
2018-07-04St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks419,000
2018-07-04Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies683,000
2018-07-04Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati Reds664,000
2018-07-022018 FIFA World Cup Belgium–Japan3,500,000
2018-07-022018 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Mexico5,000,000
2018-07-012018 FIFA World Cup Spain–Russia5,120,000
2018-07-01National Tournament Round 43,600,000
2018-06-302018 FIFA World Cup Uruguay–Portugal5,880,000
2018-06-28Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox615,000
2018-06-272018 FIFA World Cup Serbia–Brazil
2018-06-272018 FIFA World Cup Mexico–Sweden4,400,000
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
2018-06-15U.S. Open Round 21,570,000
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
2018-06-102018 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem1,620,000
2018-06-09Belmont Stakes12,700,000
2018-06-092018 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Simona Halep vs Sloane Stephens1,450,000
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
2018-05-30Houston 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