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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 →
2024-01-30CBB Golden Eagles–Wildcats205,000
2024-01-30CBB Hurricanes–Wolfpack221,000
2024-01-30CBB Red Raiders–Horned Frogs167,000
2024-01-27NBA Heat–Knicks1,780,000
2024-01-27NBA Lakers–Warriors3,970,000
2024-01-26NHL Golden Knights–Rangers569,000
2024-01-25NBA Kings–Warriors1,390,000
2024-01-24CBB Tigers–Crimson Tide840,000
2024-01-24CBB Fighting Illini–Wildcats335,000
2024-01-24CBB Terrapins–Hawkeyes264,000
2024-01-24CBB Wildcats–Cyclones360,000
2024-01-24CBB Hurricanes–Fighting Irish222,000
2024-01-24CBB Friars–Pirates132,000
2024-01-24CBB Wildcats–Red Storm151,000
2024-01-24NHL Blackhawks–Kraken235,000
2024-01-23CBB Musketeers–Bluejays202,000
2024-01-23CBB Seminoles–Orange207,000
2024-01-23CBB Badgers–Golden Gophers205,000
2024-01-22CBB Bearcats–Jayhawks937,000
2024-01-22CBB Demon Deacons–Tar Heels1,070,000
2024-01-21CBB Spartans–Terrapins1,230,000
2024-01-21Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions37,180,000
2024-01-18CBB Ducks–Buffaloes161,000
2024-01-18CBB Shockers–Owls162,000
2024-01-18CBB Bulls–Tigers381,000
2024-01-18CBB Golden Gophers–Spartans443,000
2024-01-18CBB Beavers–Utes103,000
2024-01-17NBA Mavericks–Lakers1,990,000
2024-01-16CBB Bulldogs–Musketeers178,000
2024-01-16CBB Gators–Volunteers332,000
2024-01-16CBB Aggies–Lobos129,000
2024-01-16CBB Badgers–Nittany Lions213,000
2024-01-16CBB Orange–Panthers566,000
2024-01-16CBB Red Storm–Pirates175,000
2024-01-15NBA Warriors–Grizzlies513,000
2024-01-15NBA Spurs–Hawks345,000
2024-01-15NBA Thunder–Lakers305,000
2024-01-14Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys40,340,000
2024-01-13CBB Orange–Tar Heels1,130,000
2024-01-13Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans29,000,000
2024-01-13Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs22,860,000
2024-01-13NHL Rangers–Capitals954,000
2024-01-12CBB Flyers–Dukes170,000
2024-01-12CBB Blue Demons–Wildcats214,000
2024-01-11NHL Maple Leafs–Islanders327,000
2024-01-10CBB Razorbacks–Bulldogs130,000
2024-01-10CBB Tigers–Hokies179,000
2024-01-10CBB Tar Heels–Wolfpack1,100,000
2024-01-10CBB Wildcats–Nittany Lions122,000
2024-01-10CBB Badgers–Buckeyes362,000
2024-01-10CBB Sooners–Horned Frogs173,000
2024-01-10CBB Friars–Red Storm216,000
2024-01-10CBB Huskies–Musketeers265,000
2024-01-10CBB Cougars–Trojans116,000
2024-01-10NHL Golden Knights–Avalanche278,000
2024-01-08CFP National Championship25,050,000
2024-01-06CBB Wildcats–Gators1,490,000
2024-01-05CBB Huskies–Bulldogs503,000
2024-01-05CBB Fighting Illini–Boilermakers904,000
2024-01-04NHL Penguins–Bruins846,000
2024-01-03NBA Bulls–Knicks1,640,000
2024-01-03NBA Heat–Lakers978,000
2024-01-02CBB Bulldogs–Red Storm143,000
2024-01-02CBB Blue Demons–Huskies151,000
2024-01-02CBB Orange–Blue Devils1,190,000
2024-01-02CBB Pirates–Owls115,000
2024-01-02CBB Wildcats–Fighting Illini219,000
2024-01-02CBB Hawkeyes–Badgers417,000
2024-01-02CBB Tar Heels–Panthers1,110,000
2024-01-01Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies18,400,000