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Sports Media Watch

11,101 telecasts with figures · 12,422 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.

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2016-11-27Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiderssplit window23,500,000
2016-11-26Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,242,000
2016-11-26Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars320,000
2016-11-26UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears579,000
2016-11-26South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers2,656,000
2016-11-26Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes3,060,000
2016-11-26Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes505,000
2016-11-26Florida Atlantic Owls at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders4,000
2016-11-26Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles6,437,000
2016-11-26Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers181,000
2016-11-26West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones594,000
2016-11-26Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals1,564,000
2016-11-26Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Marshall Thundering Herd133,000
2016-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes16,841,000
2016-11-26Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions3,715,000
2016-11-26Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs121,000
2016-11-26Wyoming Cowboys at New Mexico Lobos333,000
2016-11-26Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans5,695,000
2016-11-26Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies453,000
2016-11-25Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats1,672,000
2016-11-25Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers2,498,000
2016-11-25Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,787,000
2016-11-25Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulsa Golden Hurricane526,000
2016-11-25Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers3,093,000
2016-11-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes4,169,000
2016-11-25NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels1,384,000
2016-11-25TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns986,000
2016-11-25Toledo Rockets at Western Michigan Broncos665,000
2016-11-25Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars2,818,000
2016-11-25NHL Rangers–Flyers1,300,000
2016-11-24LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies2,774,000
2016-11-24Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts20,900,000
2016-11-24Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys35,100,000
2016-11-24Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions27,600,000
2016-11-22Akron Zips at Ohio Bobcats277,000
2016-11-21Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders11,800,000
2016-11-20New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers22,000,000
2016-11-20Chicago Bears at New York Giantssplit window14,300,000
2016-11-20Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins18,700,000
2016-11-20Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboyssplit window17,600,000
2016-11-20Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawkssplit window24,400,000
2016-11-19Chattanooga Mocs at Alabama Crimson Tide2,437,000
2016-11-19Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies2,181,000
2016-11-19Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs715,000
2016-11-19Buffalo Bulls at Western Michigan Broncos187,000
2016-11-19Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,076,000
2016-11-19New Mexico Lobos at Colorado State Rams514,000
2016-11-19Washington State Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes2,114,000
2016-11-19Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines4,769,000
2016-11-19Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones346,000
2016-11-19Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans5,843,000
2016-11-19Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers2,453,000
2016-11-19Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green12,000
2016-11-19Virginia Tech Hokies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,449,000
2016-11-19Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs508,000
2016-11-19Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers3,825,000
2016-11-19Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers1,850,000
2016-11-19UT San Antonio Roadrunners at Texas A&M Aggies277,000
2016-11-19USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins2,301,000
2016-11-18UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos763,000
2016-11-17Arkansas State Red Wolves at Troy Trojans109,000
2016-11-17Louisville Cardinals at Houston Cougars2,432,000
2016-11-17New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers13,300,000
2016-11-16Ball State Cardinals at Toledo Rockets423,000
2016-11-16Northern Illinois Huskies at Eastern Michigan Eagles135,000
2016-11-15Kent State Golden Flashes at Bowling Green Falcons74,000
2016-11-15Ohio Bobcats at Central Michigan Chippewas386,000
2016-11-15NHL Lightning–Red Wings193,000
2016-11-14Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants10,700,000
2016-11-13Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window28,900,000
2016-11-13Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window15,900,000
2016-11-13Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots22,500,000
2016-11-12Colorado State Rams at Air Force Falcons128,000
2016-11-12Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide3,257,000
2016-11-12Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats374,000
2016-11-12LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,351,000
2016-11-12Army Black Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,515,000
2016-11-12Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs4,992,000
2016-11-12California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars1,005,000
2016-11-12Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights112,000
2016-11-12Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers4,926,000
2016-11-12South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators2,450,000
2016-11-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies377,000
2016-11-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers811,000
2016-11-12Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes6,442,000
2016-11-12Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals986,000
2016-11-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins2,291,000
2016-11-12South Florida Bulls at Memphis Tigers169,000
2016-11-12New Mexico Lobos at Utah State Aggies268,000
2016-11-12Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys901,000
2016-11-12West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns1,269,000
2016-11-12USC Trojans at Washington Huskies4,301,000
2016-11-11Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles1,152,000
2016-11-10Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils512,000
2016-11-10North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils1,551,000
2016-11-10Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens5,700,000
2016-11-09Bowling Green Falcons at Akron Zips98,000
2016-11-09Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies446,000
2016-11-08Western Michigan Broncos at Kent State Golden Flashes487,000
2016-11-07Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks11,300,000