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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-19 | NLCS Game 6 | 14,120,000 |
| 2005-10-17 | NLCS Game 5 | 11,610,000 |
| 2005-10-16 | ALCS Game 5 | 11,280,000 |
| 2005-10-16 | NLCS Game 4 | 9,780,000 |
| 2005-10-15 | ALCS Game 4 | 7,590,000 |
| 2005-10-15 | NLCS Game 3 | 5,130,000 |
| 2005-10-14 | ALCS Game 3 | 9,640,000 |
| 2005-10-13 | NLCS Game 2 | 9,910,000 |
| 2005-10-12 | ALCS Game 2 | 13,510,000 |
| 2005-10-12 | NLCS Game 1 | 13,510,000 |
| 2005-10-11 | ALCS Game 1 | 11,480,000 |
| 2005-08-14 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 7,800,000 |
| 2005-07-17 | British Open Championship Round 4 | 6,000,000 |
| 2005-06-19 | U.S. Open Championship Round 4 | 8,000,000 |
| 2005-06-06 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 | 9,149,000 |
| 2005-06-04 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 4,997,000 |
| 2005-06-02 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 5,640,000 |
| 2005-06-01 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 5,285,000 |
| 2005-05-31 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 6,072,000 |
| 2005-05-30 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,100,000 |
| 2005-05-29 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,298,000 |
| 2005-05-28 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 3,940,000 |
| 2005-05-25 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,461,000 |
| 2005-05-24 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 4,839,000 |
| 2005-05-23 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 5,371,000 |
| 2005-05-22 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 5,843,000 |
| 2005-04-10 | Masters Tournament Round 4 | 14,600,000 |
| 2005-04-04 | 2005 NCAA championship game | 23,895,000 |
| 2005-04-02 | 2005 NCAA national semifinal | 15,657,000 |
| 2005-04-02 | 2005 NCAA national semifinal | 17,548,000 |
| 2005-01-23 | NFC Championship Game | 42,937,000 |
| 2005-01-23 | AFC Championship Game | 44,334,000 |