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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-16 | ALCS Game 7 | 27,490,000 |
| 2003-10-15 | NLCS Game 7 | 26,510,000 |
| 2003-10-15 | ALCS Game 6 | 13,930,000 |
| 2003-10-14 | NLCS Game 6 | 19,360,000 |
| 2003-10-14 | ALCS Game 5 | 10,110,000 |
| 2003-10-13 | ALCS Game 4 | 17,500,000 |
| 2003-10-12 | NLCS Game 5 | 12,640,000 |
| 2003-10-11 | NLCS Game 4 | 11,340,000 |
| 2003-10-11 | ALCS Game 3 | 11,900,000 |
| 2003-10-10 | NLCS Game 3 | 14,290,000 |
| 2003-10-09 | ALCS Game 2 | 13,150,000 |
| 2003-10-08 | NLCS Game 2 | 18,430,000 |
| 2003-10-08 | ALCS Game 1 | 18,430,000 |
| 2003-10-07 | NLCS Game 1 | 15,570,000 |
| 2003-08-17 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 6,300,000 |
| 2003-07-20 | British Open Championship Round 4 | 5,700,000 |
| 2003-06-15 | U.S. Open Championship Round 4 | 6,800,000 |
| 2003 | Stanley Cup Final, Devils vs Ducks7 games | |
| 2003-05-27 | Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | 1,647,000 |
| 2003-05-29 | Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | 1,307,000 |
| 2003-05-31 | Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | 3,101,000 |
| 2003-06-02 | Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | 4,037,000 |
| 2003-06-05 | Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | 3,947,000 |
| 2003-06-07 | Stanley Cup Final Game 6 | 3,768,000 |
| 2003-06-09 | Stanley Cup Final Game 7 | 7,169,000 |
| 2003-05-29 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 5,798,000 |
| 2003-05-27 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 5,255,000 |
| 2003-05-25 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 6,082,000 |
| 2003-05-24 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 2,721,000 |
| 2003-05-23 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 4,854,000 |
| 2003-05-22 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,811,000 |
| 2003-05-21 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 4,285,000 |
| 2003-05-20 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 3,981,000 |
| 2003-05-19 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 5,685,000 |
| 2003-05-18 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 4,938,000 |
| 2003-04-13 | Masters Tournament Round 4 | 11,700,000 |
| 2003-04-07 | 2003 NCAA championship game | 18,573,000 |
| 2003-04-05 | 2003 NCAA national semifinal | 9,897,000 |
| 2003-04-05 | 2003 NCAA national semifinal | 12,571,000 |
| 2003-01-19 | NFC Championship Game | 38,741,000 |
| 2003-01-19 | AFC Championship Game | 41,456,000 |