Ratings Reference

Sports Media Watch

9,046 telecasts with figures · 9,561 published claims
9,046
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

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
date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

Methodology →
1998-06-21U.S. Open Championship Round 48,000,000
1998NBA Finals, Bulls vs Jazz2 games
1998-06-07NBA Finals Game 325,700,000
1998-06-10NBA Finals Game 428,790,000
1998-04-12Masters Tournament Round 415,600,000
1998-03-301998 NCAA championship game26,601,000
1998-03-281998 NCAA national semifinal15,000,000
1998-03-281998 NCAA national semifinal19,403,000