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Sports Media Watch

11,092 telecasts with figures · 12,412 published claims
11,092
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
1,264 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
806 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 11,335 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,698 · 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 →
2016-02-24NHL Penguins–Bruins536,000
2016-02-23NHL Blue Jackets–Red Wings223,000
2016-02-22NHL Sharks–Blues250,000
2016-02-21NHL Blackhawks–Wild1,900,000
2016-02-21NHL Penguins–Sabres1,000,000
2016-02-21NHL Red Wings–Rangers694,000
2016-02-18NHL Red Wings–Penguins165,000
2016-02-17NHL Blackhawks–Rangers769,000
2016-02-16NHL Stars–Blues238,000
2016-02-14NHL Bruins–Red Wings1,600,000
2016-02-14NHL Flyers–Rangers738,000
2016-02-10NHL Rangers–Penguins660,000
2016-02-09NHL Stars–Wild225,000
2016-02-07NHL Flyers–Capitals1,200,000
2016-02-04NHL Ducks–Kings238,000
2016-02-03NHL Red Wings–Lightning448,000
2016-02-02NHL Panthers–Capitals238,000
2016-01-302016 Australian Open Tennis, Women's Singles Final - The Angelique Kerber vs Serena Williams679,000
2016-01-27NHL Avalanche–Kings270,000
2016-01-27NHL Flyers–Capitals543,000
2016-01-26NHL Avalanche–Sharks159,000
2016-01-26NHL Blackhawks–Hurricanes189,000
2016-01-25NHL Sabres–Rangers354,000
2016-01-24AFC Championship Game53,299,000
2016-01-24NFC Championship Game45,739,000
2016-01-20NHL Blues–Red Wings411,000
2016-01-20NHL Wild–Ducks191,000
2016-01-19NHL Blackhawks–Predators224,000
2016-01-13NHL Bruins–Flyers503,000
2016-01-12NHL Lightning–Avalanche183,000
2016-01-11CFP National Championship26,180,000
2016-01-06NHL Penguins–Blackhawks655,000
2016-01-05NHL Canadiens–Flyers154,000
2016-01-03San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncossplit window17,600,000
2016-01-03Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinalssplit window20,900,000
2016-01-03Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers24,300,000
2016-01-02West Virginia Mountaineers at Arizona State Sun Devils3,699,000
2016-01-02Kansas State Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks7,049,000
2016-01-02Penn State Nittany Lions at Georgia Bulldogs5,872,000
2016-01-02Oregon Ducks at TCU Horned Frogs7,414,000
2016-01-01Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators8,761,000
2016-01-01Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes13,552,000
2016-01-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes9,759,000
2016-01-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Ole Miss Rebels8,940,000
2015-12-31Michigan State Spartans at Alabama Crimson Tide18,552,000
2015-12-31Oklahoma Sooners at Clemson Tigers15,640,000
2015-12-31Houston Cougars at Florida State Seminoles5,604,000
2015-12-30Auburn Tigers at Memphis Tigers2,412,000
2015-12-30Texas A&M Aggies at Louisville Cardinals5,423,000
2015-12-30NC State Wolfpack at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,501,000
2015-12-30USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers4,249,000
2015-12-30NHL Flyers–Sharks394,000
2015-12-29California Golden Bears at Air Force Falcons1,888,000
2015-12-29North Carolina Tar Heels at Baylor Bears4,202,000
2015-12-29LSU Tigers at Texas Tech Red Raiders4,958,000
2015-12-29NHL Predators–Blues224,000
2015-12-28Central Michigan Chippewas at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,486,000
2015-12-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Navy Midshipmen2,182,000
2015-12-28Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos15,800,000
2015-12-27Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinalssplit window27,800,000
2015-12-27Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falconssplit window16,200,000
2015-12-27New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings17,900,000
2015-12-26Indiana Hoosiers at Duke Blue Devils3,770,000
2015-12-26Connecticut Huskies at Marshall Thundering Herd2,400,000
2015-12-26Miami Hurricanes at Washington State Cougars4,700,000
2015-12-26UCLA Bruins at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,046,000
2015-12-26Washington Huskies at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles2,617,000
2015-12-26Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Virginia Tech Hokies3,416,000
2015-12-26Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles8,100,000
2015-12-24San Diego State Aztecs at Cincinnati Bearcats1,636,000
2015-12-24Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Western Michigan Broncos2,141,000
2015-12-24San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders7,100,000
2015-12-23Boise State Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies1,382,000
2015-12-23Georgia Southern Eagles at Bowling Green Falcons2,335,000
2015-12-22Akron Zips at Utah State Aggies1,076,000
2015-12-22Temple Owls at Toledo Rockets1,962,000
2015-12-22NHL Canadiens–Wild234,000
2015-12-22NHL Sharks–Kings262,000
2015-12-21Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at South Florida Bulls1,152,000
2015-12-21Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints10,900,000
2015-12-20Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window25,000,000
2015-12-20Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles18,100,000
2015-12-20Carolina Panthers at New York Giantssplit window25,000,000
2015-12-19Ohio Bobcats at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,850,000
2015-12-19Arizona Wildcats at New Mexico Lobos1,832,000
2015-12-19Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs1,450,000
2015-12-19BYU Cougars at Utah Utes3,675,000
2015-12-19New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys7,400,000
2015-12-17Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams6,000,000
2015-12-15NHL Avalanche–Blackhawks242,000
2015-12-14New York Giants at Miami Dolphins11,500,000
2015-12-13Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers28,900,000
2015-12-13Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Pantherssplit window15,200,000
2015-12-13New England Patriots at Houston Texans21,000,000
2015-12-12Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,129,000
2015-12-10Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals8,700,000
2015-12-09NHL Penguins–Avalanche237,000
2015-12-09NHL Bruins–Canadiens436,000
2015-12-08NHL Red Wings–Capitals418,000
2015-12-07Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins14,200,000