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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.

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 →
2017-03-15NBA Trail Blazers–Spurs1,300,000
2017-03-15NHL Penguins–Flyers631,000
2017-03-12NBA Bulls–Celtics1,700,000
2017-03-12NHL Rangers–Red Wings443,000
2017-03-11NBA Warriors–Spurs2,500,000
2017-03-09NBA Lakers–Suns1,100,000
2017-03-09NBA Spurs–Thunder1,600,000
2017-03-08NBA Celtics–Warriors2,000,000
2017-03-08NBA Pistons–Pacers994,000
2017-03-08NHL Red Wings–Bruins388,000
2017-03-07NHL Flyers–Sabres215,000
2017-03-06CBB Broncos–Bulldogs901,000
2017-03-05CBB Boilermakers–Wildcats1,600,000
2017-03-05NBA Warriors–Knicks3,300,000
2017-03-05NBA Thunder–Mavericks1,600,000
2017-03-04CBB Blue Devils–Tar Heels4,100,000
2017-03-04CBB Fighting Irish–Cardinals1,700,000
2017-03-04CBB Cougars–Bruins1,600,000
2017-03-04NBA Clippers–Bulls1,700,000
2017-03-03NBA Spurs–Pelicans1,800,000
2017-03-02NBA Warriors–Bulls2,700,000
2017-03-02NBA Thunder–Trail Blazers1,800,000
2017-03-01NBA Cavaliers–Celtics2,200,000
2017-03-01NBA Rockets–Clippers1,600,000
2017-03-01NHL Penguins–Blackhawks671,000
2017-02-27NBA Bucks–Cavaliers1,100,000
2017-02-27NBA Pacers–Rockets1,200,000
2017-02-27NHL Kings–Wild548,000
2017-02-26CBB Badgers–Spartans2,000,000
2017-02-26NHL Blues–Blackhawks594,000
2017-02-26NHL Bruins–Stars848,000
2017-02-25CBB Bruins–Wildcats2,100,000
2017-02-25CBB Blue Devils–Hurricanes2,200,000
2017-02-25CBB Gators–Wildcats2,300,000
2017-02-25CBB Mustangs–Huskies798,000
2017-02-25NBA Bulls–Cavaliers2,400,000
2017-02-25NHL Flyers–Penguins1,900,000
2017-02-24NBA Celtics–Raptors1,300,000
2017-02-24NBA Spurs–Clippers1,500,000
2017-02-22NHL Capitals–Flyers444,000
2017-02-21NHL Blackhawks–Wild236,000
2017-02-19NHL Blackhawks–Sabres560,000
2017-02-19NHL Bruins–Sharks421,000
2017-02-19NHL Capitals–Rangers963,000
2017-02-19NHL Red Wings–Penguins1,300,000
2017-02-15NHL Blues–Red Wings358,000
2017-02-15NHL Panthers–Sharks195,000
2017-02-12NHL Canadiens–Bruins495,000
2017-02-12NHL Red Wings–Wild1,200,000
2017-02-07NHL Kings–Lightning144,000
2017-02-05NHL Kings–Capitals709,000
2017-02-05Super Bowl LI111,973,000
2017-02-01NHL Bruins–Capitals441,000
2017-01-292017 Australian Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - The Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal1,100,000
2017-01-26NHL Blues–Wild330,000
2017-01-25NHL Flyers–Rangers496,000
2017-01-23NHL Sharks–Avalanche183,000
2017-01-22NFC Championship Game46,281,000
2017-01-22AFC Championship Game47,951,000
2017-01-22NHL Rangers–Red Wings1,200,000
2017-01-18NHL Bruins–Red Wings447,000
2017-01-18NHL Sharks–Kings186,000
2017-01-16NHL Capitals–Penguins414,000
2017-01-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs37,100,000
2017-01-15Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys48,500,000
2017-01-14Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons28,700,000
2017-01-14Houston Texans at New England Patriots29,800,000
2017-01-08Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers29,900,000
2017-01-08New York Giants at Green Bay Packers39,300,000
2017-01-08NHL Wild–Ducks287,000
2017-01-07Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks26,900,000
2017-01-07Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans25,100,000
2017-01-05NHL Sabres–Blackhawks262,000
2017-01-02Auburn Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners9,515,000
2017-01-02Florida Gators at Iowa Hawkeyes6,106,000
2017-01-02USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions15,740,000
2017-01-02Western Michigan Broncos at Wisconsin Badgers5,442,000
2017-01-01New York Giants at Washington Redskinssplit window22,400,000
2017-01-01Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window17,000,000
2017-01-01New England Patriots at Miami Dolphinssplit window16,600,000
2017-01-01Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions23,800,000