Sports Media Watch
9,046
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14
Top leagues
by most-watched telecastHow 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
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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-14 | NLCS Game 5 | 10,310,000 |
| 2002-10-13 | ALCS Game 5 | 9,210,000 |
| 2002-10-13 | NLCS Game 4 | 10,640,000 |
| 2002-10-12 | ALCS Game 4 | 8,930,000 |
| 2002-10-12 | NLCS Game 3 | 6,740,000 |
| 2002-10-11 | ALCS Game 3 | 9,370,000 |
| 2002-10-10 | NLCS Game 2 | 8,950,000 |
| 2002-10-09 | ALCS Game 2 | 12,160,000 |
| 2002-10-09 | NLCS Game 1 | 12,160,000 |
| 2002-10-08 | ALCS Game 1 | 10,870,000 |
| 2002-08-18 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 10,700,000 |
| 2002-08-15 | PGA Championship Round 1 | 1,470,000 |
| 2002-07-21 | British Open Championship Round 4 | 6,200,000 |
| 2002-06-16 | U.S. Open Championship Round 4 | 13,100,000 |
| 2002 | Stanley Cup Final, Hurricanes vs Red Wings5 games | |
| 2002-06-04 | Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | 4,015,000 |
| 2002-06-06 | Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | 3,782,000 |
| 2002-06-08 | Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | 5,482,000 |
| 2002-06-10 | Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | 5,106,000 |
| 2002-06-13 | Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | 6,848,000 |
| 2002-06-02 | Western Conference Finals Game 7 | 23,796,000 |
| 2002-05-31 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 9,167,000 |
| 2002-05-31 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 16,644,000 |
| 2002-05-29 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 9,913,000 |
| 2002-05-28 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 14,586,000 |
| 2002-05-27 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,640,000 |
| 2002-05-26 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 9,659,000 |
| 2002-05-25 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,711,000 |
| 2002-05-24 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 10,063,000 |
| 2002-05-21 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 3,804,000 |
| 2002-05-20 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,538,000 |
| 2002-05-19 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 8,667,000 |
| 2002-05-18 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 9,153,000 |
| 2002-04-14 | Masters Tournament Round 4 | 13,100,000 |
| 2002-04-01 | 2002 NCAA championship game | 23,686,000 |
| 2002-03-30 | 2002 NCAA national semifinal | 14,422,000 |
| 2002-03-30 | 2002 NCAA national semifinal | 18,466,000 |
| 2002-01-27 | NFC Championship Game | 37,429,000 |
| 2002-01-27 | AFC Championship Game | 33,313,000 |