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.

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2001-06-17U.S. Open Championship Round 410,300,000
2001-06-03Eastern Conference Finals Game 713,520,000
2001-06-01Eastern Conference Finals Game 69,210,000
2001-05-30Eastern Conference Finals Game 510,320,000
2001-04-08Masters Tournament Round 419,200,000
2001-04-022001 NCAA championship game23,970,000
2001-03-312001 NCAA national semifinal13,202,000
2001-03-312001 NCAA national semifinal18,323,000