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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-21 | NLCS Game 7 | 19,810,000 |
| 2004-10-20 | NLCS Game 6 | 10,260,000 |
| 2004-10-20 | ALCS Game 7 | 31,460,000 |
| 2004-10-19 | ALCS Game 6 | 25,090,000 |
| 2004-10-18 | NLCS Game 5 | 14,980,000 |
| 2004-10-18 | ALCS Game 5 | 17,800,000 |
| 2004-10-17 | NLCS Game 4 | 10,020,000 |
| 2004-10-17 | ALCS Game 4 | 14,820,000 |
| 2004-10-16 | NLCS Game 3 | 7,480,000 |
| 2004-10-16 | ALCS Game 3 | 12,470,000 |
| 2004-10-14 | NLCS Game 2 | 8,470,000 |
| 2004-10-13 | NLCS Game 1 | 15,230,000 |
| 2004-10-13 | ALCS Game 2 | 15,230,000 |
| 2004-10-12 | ALCS Game 1 | 15,010,000 |
| 2004-08-15 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 6,300,000 |
| 2004-07-18 | British Open Championship Round 4 | 6,000,000 |
| 2004-06-20 | U.S. Open Championship Round 4 | 8,300,000 |
| 2004 | Stanley Cup Final, Flames vs Lightning7 games | |
| 2004-05-25 | Stanley Cup Final Game 1 | 1,372,000 |
| 2004-05-27 | Stanley Cup Final Game 2 | 1,419,000 |
| 2004-05-29 | Stanley Cup Final Game 3 | 1,969,000 |
| 2004-05-31 | Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | 3,150,000 |
| 2004-06-03 | Stanley Cup Final Game 5 | 3,687,000 |
| 2004-06-05 | Stanley Cup Final Game 6 | 4,272,000 |
| 2004-06-07 | Stanley Cup Final Game 7 | 6,290,000 |
| 2004-06-01 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 5,592,000 |
| 2004-05-31 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 9,438,000 |
| 2004-05-30 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 4,133,000 |
| 2004-05-29 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 6,565,000 |
| 2004-05-28 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 3,716,000 |
| 2004-05-27 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,515,000 |
| 2004-05-26 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 4,591,000 |
| 2004-05-25 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 8,090,000 |
| 2004-05-24 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 4,601,000 |
| 2004-05-23 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 8,163,000 |
| 2004-05-22 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 3,652,000 |
| 2004-05-21 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 7,034,000 |
| 2004-04-11 | Masters Tournament Round 4 | 11,800,000 |
| 2004-04-05 | 2004 NCAA championship game | 17,088,000 |
| 2004-04-03 | 2004 NCAA national semifinal | 16,736,000 |
| 2004-04-03 | 2004 NCAA national semifinal | 12,944,000 |
| 2004-01-18 | AFC Championship Game | 40,115,000 |
| 2004-01-18 | NFC Championship Game | 40,444,000 |