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Publishers

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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2024-08-31UConn Huskies at Maryland Terrapins133,000
2024-08-31UTEP Miners at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,670,000
2024-08-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas A&M Aggies7,920,000
2024-08-31Penn State Nittany Lions at West Virginia Mountaineers2,990,000
2024-08-31Portland State Vikings at Washington State Cougars223,000
2024-08-31Virginia Tech Hokies at Vanderbilt Commodores1,450,000
2024-08-31Weber State Wildcats at Washington Huskies306,000
2024-08-29North Dakota State Bison at Colorado Buffaloes4,760,000
2024-08-29Howard Bison at Rutgers Scarlet Knights269,000
2024-08-29North Carolina Tar Heels at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,830,000
2024-08-28Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever580,000
2024-08-25Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles1,310,000
2024-08-25Las Vegas Aces at Chicago Sky1,220,000
2024-08-24Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets4,990,000
2024-08-24Coke Zero Sugar 4003,500,000
2024-08-24Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx569,000
2024-08-18Seattle Storm at Indiana Fever2,230,000
2024-08-17New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces874,000
2024-08-16Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever1,220,000
2024-08-11New York Mets at Seattle Mariners937,000
2024-08-11Paris 2024 Olympics — Women's basketball gold medal game
2024-08-10Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-08-10Paris 2024 Olympics — Men's basketball gold medal game
2024-08-06Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time13,900,000
2024-08-04Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time20,000,000
2024-08-03Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-08-01Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-07-31Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-07-30New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies577,000
2024-07-29Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-07-282024 Belgian Grand Prix1,120,000
2024-07-28New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox1,710,000
2024-07-28Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-07-27Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
2024-07-26Paris 2024 Olympics — Opening Ceremony
2024-07-24New York Mets at New York Yankees1,410,000
2024-07-212024 Hungarian Grand Prix1,070,000
2024-07-21Brickyard 4003,630,000
2024-07-21The Open Round 43,190,000
2024-07-20Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers2,120,000
2024-07-20WNBA All-Star Game3,440,000
2024-07-17Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings1,700,000
2024-07-15Home Run Derby5,450,000
2024-07-14UEFA Euro 2024 Spain–England7,170,000
2024-07-14Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx1,570,000
2024-07-13New York Liberty at Chicago Sky961,000
2024-07-12Wimbledon men's singles semifinals977,000
2024-07-12Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever1,340,000
2024-07-102024 Copa América Uruguay–Colombia2,150,000
2024-07-10Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies1,340,000
2024-07-092024 Copa América Argentina–Canada1,990,000
2024-07-072024 British Grand Prix1,290,000
2024-07-07Grant Park 1653,790,000
2024-07-062024 Copa América Uruguay–Brazil2,140,000
2024-07-062024 Copa América Colombia–Panama1,190,000
2024-07-06New York Liberty at Indiana Fever1,870,000
2024-07-052024 Copa América Venezuela–Canada1,400,000
2024-07-05UEFA Euro 2024 Portugal–France4,280,000
2024-07-042024 Copa América Argentina–Ecuador1,870,000
2024-07-02Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces1,450,000
2024-07-01UEFA Euro 2024 Portugal–Slovenia2,190,000
2024-07-012024 Copa América United States–Uruguay3,780,000
2024-06-302024 Austrian Grand Prix1,080,000
2024-06-302024 Copa América Mexico–Ecuador1,770,000
2024-06-30Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles1,220,000
2024-06-30Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury1,930,000
2024-06-29UEFA Euro 2024 Germany–Denmark2,200,000
2024-06-272024 Copa América Panama–United States2,470,000
2024-06-26UEFA Euro 2024 Ukraine–Belgium1,050,000
2024-06-252024 Copa América Chile–Argentina1,150,000
2024-06-25UEFA Euro 2024 England–Slovenia1,610,000
2024-06-24Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers7,660,000
2024-06-232024 Spanish Grand Prix1,100,000
2024-06-232024 Copa América United States–Bolivia3,200,000
2024-06-23UEFA Euro 2024 Switzerland–Germany1,810,000
2024-06-23USA Today 3011,880,000
2024-06-22UEFA Euro 2024 Belgium–Romania1,880,000
2024-06-222024 Copa América Mexico–Jamaica2,500,000
2024-06-21Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers4,200,000
2024-06-202024 Copa América Argentina–Canada1,060,000
2024-06-20UEFA Euro 2024 Denmark–England1,150,000
2024-06-20UEFA Euro 2024 Spain–Italy1,810,000
2024-06-19UEFA Euro 2024 Scotland–Switzerland1,230,000
2024-06-19Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces179,000
2024-06-16UEFA Euro 2024 Serbia–England1,830,000
2024-06-16Iowa Corn 3502,700,000
2024-06-16U.S. Open Round 45,550,000
2024-06-16Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever2,250,000
2024-06-15UEFA Euro 2024 Italy–Albania1,430,000
2024-06-15New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces996,000
2024-06-14UEFA Euro 2024 Germany–Scotland1,100,000
2024-06-13Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers3,400,000
2024-06-11Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox434,000
2024-06-10Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers3,560,000
2024-06-092024 Canadian Grand Prix1,800,000
2024-06-09Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees2,300,000
2024-06-09New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies1,360,000
2024-06-09NASCAR Cup Sonoma2,900,000
2024-06-08Belmont Stakes3,660,000
2024-06-08Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankeessplit window2,910,000