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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.

Methodology →
2015-10-24Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal2,098,000
2015-10-24Utah Utes at USC Trojans3,344,000
2015-10-23Memphis Tigers at Tulsa Golden Hurricane1,216,000
2015-10-23Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs368,000
2015-10-23ALCS Game 65,630,000
2015-10-22Georgia Southern Eagles at Appalachian State Mountaineers190,000
2015-10-22California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins1,059,000
2015-10-22Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates679,000
2015-10-22Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers17,100,000
2015-10-21ALCS Game 52,580,000
2015-10-21NLCS Game 47,940,000
2015-10-21NHL Flyers–Bruins530,000
2015-10-20ALCS Game 42,600,000
2015-10-20NLCS Game 39,220,000
2015-10-20NHL Stars–Flyers289,000
2015-10-19ALCS Game 33,090,000
2015-10-19New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles13,900,000
2015-10-18NLCS Game 26,570,000
2015-10-18San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packerssplit window25,000,000
2015-10-18New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts22,800,000
2015-10-18Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawkssplit window17,900,000
2015-10-17Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies5,761,000
2015-10-17Arizona Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes288,000
2015-10-17Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes3,059,000
2015-10-17West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears2,195,000
2015-10-17Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers465,000
2015-10-17Florida Gators at LSU Tigers6,777,000
2015-10-17Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles2,852,000
2015-10-17TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones849,000
2015-10-17Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks417,000
2015-10-17Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes437,000
2015-10-17Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines7,398,000
2015-10-17Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers970,000
2015-10-17USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,958,000
2015-10-17Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes5,867,000
2015-10-17Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies1,211,000
2015-10-17San Diego State Aztecs at San Jose State Spartans71,000
2015-10-17South Florida Bulls at Connecticut Huskies121,000
2015-10-17ALCS Game 22,660,000
2015-10-17NLCS Game 17,890,000
2015-10-16Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars1,468,000
2015-10-16UNLV Rebels at Fresno State Bulldogs358,000
2015-10-16Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave185,000
2015-10-16ALCS Game 16,540,000
2015-10-15Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats2,226,000
2015-10-15UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal1,326,000
2015-10-15Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints14,800,000
2015-10-14NHL Blackhawks–Flyers605,000
2015-10-14WNBA Finals Game 5583,000
2015-10-13Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars287,000
2015-10-13NHL Lightning–Red Wings388,000
2015-10-12Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers12,200,000
2015-10-11San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants19,600,000
2015-10-11Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window18,000,000
2015-10-11New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboyssplit window26,100,000
2015-10-11WNBA Finals Game 4493,000
2015-10-10Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons257,000
2015-10-10Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide4,835,000
2015-10-10Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats299,000
2015-10-10Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks236,000
2015-10-10East Carolina Pirates at BYU Cougars273,000
2015-10-10California Golden Bears at Utah Utes2,820,000
2015-10-10Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles3,502,000
2015-10-10Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers4,884,000
2015-10-10Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes1,021,000
2015-10-10Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions1,535,000
2015-10-10South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers2,600,000
2015-10-10Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers242,000
2015-10-10Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish2,639,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers1,157,000
2015-10-10Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns4,992,000
2015-10-10Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls90,000
2015-10-09NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Tech Hokies1,523,000
2015-10-09WNBA Finals Game 3432,000
2015-10-08SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars356,000
2015-10-08Washington Huskies at USC Trojans1,446,000
2015-10-08Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans15,100,000
2015-10-08NHL Wild–Avalanche268,000
2015-10-07NHL Rangers–Blackhawks925,000
2015-10-07NHL Sharks–Kings396,000
2015-10-06WNBA Finals Game 2410,000
2015-10-05Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks14,400,000
2015-10-04Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49erssplit window25,900,000
2015-10-04New York Giants at Buffalo Billssplit window12,800,000
2015-10-04Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints24,200,000
2015-10-04New York Jets at Miami Dolphins9,900,000
2015-10-04WNBA Finals Game 1571,000
2015-10-03Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs7,045,000
2015-10-03Arizona State Sun Devils at UCLA Bruins2,162,000
2015-10-03Arkansas Razorbacks at Tennessee Volunteers2,291,000
2015-10-03Army Black Knights at Penn State Nittany Lions589,000
2015-10-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Boise State Broncos610,000
2015-10-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers7,647,000
2015-10-03Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes2,231,000
2015-10-03Eastern Michigan Eagles at LSU Tigers763,000
2015-10-03Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators3,745,000
2015-10-03Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons1,273,000
2015-10-03North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets386,000
2015-10-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,637,000
2015-10-03Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys847,000