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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-18 | ALCS Game 7 | 13,360,000 |
| 2008-10-17 | ALCS Game 6 | 8,930,000 |
| 2008-10-16 | ALCS Game 5 | 7,210,000 |
| 2008-10-15 | NLCS Game 5 | 8,030,000 |
| 2008-10-14 | ALCS Game 4 | 5,730,000 |
| 2008-10-13 | NLCS Game 4 | 7,710,000 |
| 2008-10-13 | ALCS Game 3 | 4,500,000 |
| 2008-10-12 | NLCS Game 3 | 8,840,000 |
| 2008-10-11 | ALCS Game 2 | 6,090,000 |
| 2008-10-10 | NLCS Game 2 | 5,020,000 |
| 2008-10-10 | ALCS Game 1 | 6,690,000 |
| 2008-10-09 | NLCS Game 1 | 7,740,000 |
| 2008-08-10 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 4,000,000 |
| 2008-07-20 | British Open Championship Round 4 | 4,600,000 |
| 2008-06-15 | U.S. Open Championship Round 4 | 12,100,000 |
| 2008-05-30 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 6,445,000 |
| 2008-05-29 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 6,794,000 |
| 2008-05-28 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 6,434,000 |
| 2008-05-27 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,247,000 |
| 2008-05-26 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 6,086,000 |
| 2008-05-25 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,729,000 |
| 2008-05-24 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 5,454,000 |
| 2008-05-23 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,513,000 |
| 2008-05-22 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 5,698,000 |
| 2008-05-21 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 6,190,000 |
| 2008-05-20 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 5,431,000 |
| 2008-04-13 | Masters Tournament Round 4 | 13,100,000 |
| 2008-04-07 | 2008 NCAA championship game | 19,501,000 |
| 2008-04-05 | 2008 NCAA national semifinal | 14,435,000 |
| 2008-04-05 | 2008 NCAA national semifinal | 11,770,000 |
| 2008-01-20 | AFC Championship Game | 44,840,000 |
| 2008-01-20 | NFC Championship Game | 53,937,000 |