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Sports Media Watch

11,091 telecasts with figures · 12,413 published claims
11,091
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 11,334 · blend 388 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,697 · 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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2015-11-14Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal2,795,000
2015-11-14Western Carolina Catamounts at Texas A&M Aggies296,000
2015-11-14Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers685,000
2015-11-14Washington State Cougars at UCLA Bruins1,923,000
2015-11-13USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes1,374,000
2015-11-12Virginia Tech Hokies at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,527,000
2015-11-12Buffalo Bills at New York Jets7,600,000
2015-11-11Bowling Green Falcons at Western Michigan Broncos665,000
2015-11-11Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls191,000
2015-11-11NHL Canadiens–Penguins496,000
2015-11-10Toledo Rockets at Central Michigan Chippewas561,000
2015-11-10Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio Bobcats146,000
2015-11-10NHL Sabres–Lightning230,000
2015-11-09Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers11,400,000
2015-11-08Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts24,000,000
2015-11-08Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys23,000,000
2015-11-08Green Bay Packers at Carolina Pantherssplit window20,900,000
2015-11-07Army Black Knights at Air Force Falcons248,000
2015-11-07LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide11,063,000
2015-11-07Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington State Cougars384,000
2015-11-07Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans1,528,000
2015-11-07Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels2,977,000
2015-11-07California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks851,000
2015-11-07Cincinnati Bearcats at Houston Cougars396,000
2015-11-07Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers7,563,000
2015-11-07Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels742,000
2015-11-07Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators2,736,000
2015-11-07Iowa Hawkeyes at Indiana Hoosiers1,883,000
2015-11-07Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners554,000
2015-11-07Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers653,000
2015-11-07Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,470,000
2015-11-07Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes4,729,000
2015-11-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats876,000
2015-11-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers3,844,000
2015-11-07TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys2,376,000
2015-11-07Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers710,000
2015-11-07Utah Utes at Washington Huskies1,518,000
2015-11-06Temple Owls at SMU Mustangs1,080,000
2015-11-05Arkansas State Red Wolves at Appalachian State Mountaineers200,000
2015-11-05Baylor Bears at Kansas State Wildcats1,189,000
2015-11-05Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs261,000
2015-11-05Mississippi State Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers1,189,000
2015-11-05Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals8,800,000
2015-11-04Ohio Bobcats at Bowling Green Falcons622,000
2015-11-03Northern Illinois Huskies at Toledo Rockets856,000
2015-11-03NHL Kings–Blues258,000
2015-11-02Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers12,400,000
2015-11-01Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos23,000,000
2015-11-01Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs8,400,000
2015-11-01Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys29,400,000
2015-11-01New York Giants at New Orleans Saintssplit window16,600,000
2015-10-31Arizona Wildcats at Washington Huskies384,000
2015-10-31Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers3,495,000
2015-10-31Boise State Broncos at UNLV Rebels287,000
2015-10-31USC Trojans at California Golden Bears1,854,000
2015-10-31Miami Hurricanes at Duke Blue Devils490,000
2015-10-31Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators5,015,000
2015-10-31Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles2,588,000
2015-10-31Vanderbilt Commodores at Houston Cougars392,000
2015-10-31Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions939,000
2015-10-31Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones742,000
2015-10-31Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks482,000
2015-10-31Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers3,681,000
2015-10-31Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers849,000
2015-10-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Temple Owls5,977,000
2015-10-31Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders2,513,000
2015-10-31Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars2,306,000
2015-10-30East Carolina Pirates at Connecticut Huskies188,000
2015-10-30Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Rice Owls113,000
2015-10-30Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons629,000
2015-10-30Wyoming Cowboys at Utah State Aggies425,000
2015-10-29Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils1,519,000
2015-10-29Texas State Bobcats at Georgia Southern Eagles107,000
2015-10-29North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers1,247,000
2015-10-29West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs916,000
2015-10-29Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots17,500,000
2015-10-28NHL Penguins–Capitals462,000
2015-10-28NHL Predators–Sharks201,000
2015-10-27Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls3,460,000
2015-10-27New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors2,530,000
2015-10-27NHL Lightning–Blues156,000
2015-10-26Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals12,200,000
2015-10-25Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars1,600,000
2015-10-25New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Coltssplit window12,500,000
2015-10-25Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants24,500,000
2015-10-25Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers20,600,000
2015-10-24Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide6,965,000
2015-10-24Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears1,653,000
2015-10-24Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos605,000
2015-10-24Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes2,634,000
2015-10-24Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies722,000
2015-10-24Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,943,000
2015-10-24Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys433,000
2015-10-24Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns904,000
2015-10-24Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at LSU Tigers1,247,000
2015-10-24Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins1,520,000
2015-10-24Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,747,000
2015-10-24Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights5,290,000
2015-10-24Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels2,775,000
2015-10-24Pittsburgh Panthers at Syracuse Orange589,000