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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-19 | NLCS Game 7 | 16,530,000 |
| 2006-10-18 | NLCS Game 6 | 11,670,000 |
| 2006-10-17 | NLCS Game 5 | 11,120,000 |
| 2006-10-15 | NLCS Game 4 | 8,570,000 |
| 2006-10-14 | ALCS Game 4 | 7,720,000 |
| 2006-10-14 | NLCS Game 3 | 7,510,000 |
| 2006-10-13 | ALCS Game 3 | 5,020,000 |
| 2006-10-13 | NLCS Game 2 | 9,010,000 |
| 2006-10-12 | NLCS Game 1 | 8,510,000 |
| 2006-10-11 | ALCS Game 2 | 9,870,000 |
| 2006-10-10 | ALCS Game 1 | 8,590,000 |
| 2006-08-20 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 10,100,000 |
| 2006-07-23 | British Open Championship Round 4 | 6,400,000 |
| 2006-06-18 | U.S. Open Championship Round 4 | 7,000,000 |
| 2006-06-03 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 5,890,000 |
| 2006-06-02 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 6,460,000 |
| 2006-06-01 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 6,200,000 |
| 2006-05-31 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 6,600,000 |
| 2006-05-30 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 5,750,000 |
| 2006-05-29 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 8,190,000 |
| 2006-05-28 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,040,000 |
| 2006-05-27 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 4,720,000 |
| 2006-05-26 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,320,000 |
| 2006-05-25 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,750,000 |
| 2006-05-24 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 4,850,000 |
| 2006-05-23 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 5,370,000 |
| 2006-04-09 | Masters Tournament Round 4 | 12,400,000 |
| 2006-04-03 | 2006 NCAA championship game | 17,543,000 |
| 2006-04-01 | 2006 NCAA national semifinal | 14,492,000 |
| 2006-04-01 | 2006 NCAA national semifinal | 13,145,000 |
| 2006-01-22 | AFC Championship Game | 39,001,000 |
| 2006-01-22 | NFC Championship Game | 35,233,000 |