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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-25 | ALCS Game 6 | 15,480,000 |
| 2009-10-22 | ALCS Game 5 | 11,850,000 |
| 2009-10-21 | NLCS Game 5 | 7,980,000 |
| 2009-10-20 | ALCS Game 4 | 10,300,000 |
| 2009-10-19 | ALCS Game 3 | 7,250,000 |
| 2009-10-19 | NLCS Game 4 | 5,640,000 |
| 2009-10-18 | NLCS Game 3 | 5,040,000 |
| 2009-10-17 | ALCS Game 2 | 9,380,000 |
| 2009-10-16 | ALCS Game 1 | 8,440,000 |
| 2009-10-16 | NLCS Game 2 | 4,430,000 |
| 2009-10-15 | NLCS Game 1 | 6,860,000 |
| 2009-08-16 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 10,100,000 |
| 2009-08-15 | PGA Championship Round 3 | 1,040,000 |
| 2009-07-19 | British Open Championship Round 4 | 5,500,000 |
| 2009-06-21 | U.S. Open Championship Round 4 | 7,100,000 |
| 2009-06-06 | Belmont Stakes | 6,600,000 |
| 2009-05-30 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 8,362,000 |
| 2009-05-29 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 8,462,000 |
| 2009-05-28 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 9,995,000 |
| 2009-05-27 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 9,238,000 |
| 2009-05-26 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 10,075,000 |
| 2009-05-25 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 9,731,000 |
| 2009-05-24 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 8,969,000 |
| 2009-05-23 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 8,731,000 |
| 2009-05-22 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 6,910,000 |
| 2009-05-21 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 7,886,000 |
| 2009-05-20 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 7,321,000 |
| 2009-05-19 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 8,085,000 |
| 2009-05-02 | Kentucky Derby | 16,300,000 |
| 2009-04-12 | The Masters Round 4 | 14,300,000 |
| 2009-04-06 | 2009 NCAA championship game | 17,649,000 |
| 2009-04-04 | 2009 NCAA national semifinal | 12,583,000 |
| 2009-04-04 | 2009 NCAA national semifinal | 14,454,000 |
| 2009-01-18 | NFC Championship Game | 38,387,000 |
| 2009-01-18 | AFC Championship Game | 40,645,000 |