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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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2024-10-09NHL Avalanche–Golden Knights315,000
2024-10-09NHL Rangers–Penguins467,000
2024-10-08NHL Blues–Kraken348,000
2024-10-08NHL Bruins–Panthers790,000
2024-10-08Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx984,000
2024-10-07New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs15,910,000
2024-10-06YellaWood 5003,130,000
2024-10-06New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings4,950,000
2024-10-06Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Ramssplit window20,270,000
2024-10-05Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,930,000
2024-10-05Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles1,410,000
2024-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,460,000
2024-10-05UCLA Bruins at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000
2024-10-04Houston Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs1,510,000
2024-10-04Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks2,840,000
2024-10-04New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces994,000
2024-10-01Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty969,000
2024-09-30Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins5,610,000
2024-09-30Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions15,030,000
2024-09-29Hollywood Casino 4001,740,000
2024-09-29Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens20,000,000
2024-09-29Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers17,200,000
2024-09-29Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargerssplit window24,150,000
2024-09-29Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty929,000
2024-09-28Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies1,800,000
2024-09-28Oklahoma Sooners at Auburn Tigers5,040,000
2024-09-28Colorado Buffaloes at UCF Knights4,170,000
2024-09-28Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions3,090,000
2024-09-28Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats1,880,000
2024-09-28Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins1,500,000
2024-09-27Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes3,260,000
2024-09-27Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights1,930,000
2024-09-26Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants16,220,000
2024-09-25Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun2,540,000
2024-09-24San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers309,000
2024-09-24Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees470,000
2024-09-24Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces988,000
2024-09-23Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals13,180,000
2024-09-23Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills6,400,000
2024-09-222024 Singapore Grand Prix1,000,000
2024-09-22Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window16,280,000
2024-09-22Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons24,800,000
2024-09-22Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboyssplit window27,290,000
2024-09-21Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers2,020,000
2024-09-21Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,640,000
2024-09-21Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,890,000
2024-09-21UCLA Bruins at LSU Tigers2,730,000
2024-09-21Marshall Thundering Herd at Ohio State Buckeyes3,960,000
2024-09-21USC Trojans at Michigan Wolverines6,320,000
2024-09-21Utah Utes at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,140,000
2024-09-21Tennessee Volunteers at Oklahoma Sooners6,270,000
2024-09-21Bass Pro Shops Night Race1,870,000
2024-09-20Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,210,000
2024-09-152024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix865,000
2024-09-15IndyCar Nashville1,690,000
2024-09-15Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves1,140,000
2024-09-15NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen1,810,000
2024-09-15Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefssplit window27,870,000
2024-09-15New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboyssplit window18,780,000
2024-09-14Alabama Crimson Tide at Wisconsin Badgers5,030,000
2024-09-14Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators4,800,000
2024-09-14Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats6,600,000
2024-09-14LSU Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks4,940,000
2024-09-14Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners1,390,000
2024-09-14UCF Knights at TCU Horned Frogs1,030,000
2024-09-14UTSA Roadrunners at Texas Longhorns1,480,000
2024-09-13Arizona Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats2,580,000
2024-09-13UNLV Rebels at Kansas Jayhawks1,320,000
2024-09-13Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever1,200,000
2024-09-12Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window1,930,000
2024-09-11Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever678,000
2024-09-08Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros407,000
2024-09-08NASCAR Cup Atlanta2,020,000
2024-09-08New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window17,780,000
2024-09-08Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Brownssplit window23,800,000
2024-09-08Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions22,700,000
2024-09-07South Florida Bulls at Alabama Crimson Tide2,580,000
2024-09-07Arkansas Razorbacks at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,800,000
2024-09-07Baylor Bears at Utah Utes2,080,000
2024-09-07Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,280,000
2024-09-07Texas Longhorns at Michigan Wolverines9,350,000
2024-09-07Tennessee Volunteers at NC State Wolfpack2,960,000
2024-09-07Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio State Buckeyes1,720,000
2024-09-06Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
2024-09-06Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever1,260,000
2024-09-01USC Trojans at LSU Tigers9,200,000
2024-09-012024 Italian Grand Prix1,080,000
2024-09-01Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies1,580,000
2024-09-01Tour Championship Round 42,690,000
2024-08-31Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes2,970,000
2024-08-31Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Alabama Crimson Tide1,850,000
2024-08-31New Mexico Lobos at Arizona Wildcats953,000
2024-08-31Wyoming Cowboys at Arizona State Sun Devils253,000
2024-08-31Clemson Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs7,580,000
2024-08-31Colorado State Rams at Texas Longhorns1,840,000
2024-08-31Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators6,350,000
2024-08-31UCLA Bruins at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors1,130,000
2024-08-31UNLV Rebels at Houston Cougars172,000
2024-08-31Idaho Vandals at Oregon Ducks425,000
2024-08-31North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Iowa State Cyclones315,000