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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 →
2017-08-19Bristol Night Race3,800,000
2017-08-18New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox571,000
2017-08-16New York Yankees at New York Mets855,000
2017-08-13PGA Championship Round 44,900,000
2017-08-07Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants860,000
2017-08-06Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs462,000
2017-08-06Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets1,600,000
2017-07-30Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers562,000
2017-07-30San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers1,700,000
2017-07-26Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox734,000
2017-07-24Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals569,000
2017-07-23Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles332,000
2017-07-23St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs2,100,000
2017-07-23The Open Round 44,900,000
2017-07-22WNBA All-Star Game606,000
2017-07-19Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Angels438,000
2017-07-152017 Wimbledon Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Garbine Muguruza vs Venus Williams2,000,000
2017-07-09Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs409,000
2017-07-09Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians1,400,000
2017-07-04Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies544,000
2017-07-04Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers643,000
2017-07-02Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals1,400,000
2017-06-29Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox562,000
2017-06-26Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants524,000
2017-06-25Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals1,500,000
2017-06-18U.S. Open Round 45,100,000
2017-06-11Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox1,300,000
2017-06-112017 French Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Rafael Nadal vs Stan Wawrinka1,600,000
2017-06-10Belmont Stakes4,900,000
2017-06-102017 French Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - Jelena Ostapenko vs Simona Halep1,100,000
2017-06-08Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees749,000
2017-06-05Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers417,000
2017-05-30Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants427,000
2017-05-29Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals844,000
2017-05-28Coca-Cola 6004,600,000
2017-05-28Indianapolis 5005,500,000
2017-05-25Eastern Conference Finals Game 55,825,000
2017-05-23St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers565,000
2017-05-23San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs607,000
2017-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 47,017,000
2017-05-23Eastern Conference Final Game 61,800,000
2017-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 45,785,000
2017-05-21Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers1,200,000
2017-05-21Eastern Conference Finals Game 36,997,000
2017-05-21Eastern Conference Final Game 52,000,000
2017-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 36,332,000
2017-05-20Western Conference Final Game 52,400,000
2017-05-20Preakness Stakes7,500,000
2017-05-19Eastern Conference Finals Game 25,096,000
2017-05-18Western Conference Final Game 41,300,000
2017-05-17Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals601,000
2017-05-17Eastern Conference Finals Game 16,445,000
2017-05-17Eastern Conference Final Game 31,200,000
2017-05-16Western Conference Finals Game 25,775,000
2017-05-16Western Conference Final Game 31,100,000
2017-05-14Western Conference Finals Game 18,129,000
2017-05-14Western Conference Final Game 21,300,000
2017-05-13Eastern Conference Final Game 12,900,000
2017-05-12Western Conference Final Game 1856,000
2017-05-08Eastern Conference Second Round Game 61,900,000
2017-05-07New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs2,400,000
2017-05-07Western Conference Second Round Game 61,400,000
2017-05-05Western Conference Second Round Game 51,100,000
2017-05-05Western Conference Second Round Game 5568,000
2017-05-04Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,100,000
2017-05-02Western Conference Second Round Game 41,000,000
2017-05-01Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,900,000
2017-04-30Western Conference Second Round Game 3803,000
2017-04-28Western Conference Second Round Game 2748,000
2017-04-27Eastern Conference Second Round Game 11,400,000
2017-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,700,000
2017-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 62,100,000
2017-04-22Western Conference First Round Game 6348,000
2017-04-20Western Conference First Round Game 4799,000
2017-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 4677,000
2017-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 4415,000
2017-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 4576,000
2017-04-17Eastern Conference First Round Game 3615,000
2017-04-15Western Conference First Round Game 21,700,000
2017-04-15Eastern Conference First Round Game 21,100,000
2017-04-14Eastern Conference First Round Game 2610,000
2017-04-12NBA Pelicans–Trail Blazers874,000
2017-04-12Eastern Conference First Round Game 1540,000
2017-04-11St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals572,000
2017-04-10NBA Rockets–Clippers1,100,000
2017-04-10NBA Wizards–Pistons862,000
2017-04-09Miami Marlins at New York Mets1,700,000
2017-04-092017 Masters Tournament Round 411,100,000
2017-04-08NBA Clippers–Spurs1,900,000
2017-04-08NHL Capitals–Bruins665,000
2017-04-06NBA Celtics–Hawks1,300,000
2017-04-05NBA Cavaliers–Celtics2,100,000
2017-04-05NBA Mavericks–Clippers1,300,000
2017-04-03Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels22,998,000
2017-04-03Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics331,000
2017-04-03San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers677,000
2017-04-03Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers1,140,000
2017-04-02Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals3,600,000
2017-04-02San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks1,020,000
2017-04-02New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays1,300,000