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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-23 | NLCS Game 6 | 11,640,000 |
| 2010-10-22 | ALCS Game 6 | 11,860,000 |
| 2010-10-21 | NLCS Game 5 | 11,200,000 |
| 2010-10-20 | NLCS Game 4 | 9,270,000 |
| 2010-10-20 | ALCS Game 5 | 6,110,000 |
| 2010-10-19 | NLCS Game 3 | 5,040,000 |
| 2010-10-19 | ALCS Game 4 | 9,850,000 |
| 2010-10-18 | ALCS Game 3 | 8,210,000 |
| 2010-10-17 | NLCS Game 2 | 8,840,000 |
| 2010-10-16 | NLCS Game 1 | 7,130,000 |
| 2010-10-16 | ALCS Game 2 | 5,830,000 |
| 2010-10-15 | ALCS Game 1 | 8,110,000 |
| 2010-09-16 | WNBA Finals Game 3 | 545,000 |
| 2010-09-14 | WNBA Finals Game 2 | 487,000 |
| 2010-09-12 | WNBA Finals Game 1 | 450,000 |
| 2010-08-15 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 6,500,000 |
| 2010-07-18 | The Open Championship Round 4 | 3,000,000 |
| 2010-06-20 | U.S. Open Championship Round 4 | 9,300,000 |
| 2010-06-19 | U.S. Open Championship Round 3 | 495,000 |
| 2010-06-05 | Belmont Stakes | 4,900,000 |
| 2010-05-29 | Western Conference Finals Game 6 | 8,154,000 |
| 2010-05-28 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 | 7,538,000 |
| 2010-05-27 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 8,670,000 |
| 2010-05-26 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 6,835,000 |
| 2010-05-25 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,641,000 |
| 2010-05-24 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,960,000 |
| 2010-05-23 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 8,460,000 |
| 2010-05-22 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 6,023,000 |
| 2010-05-19 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 7,004,000 |
| 2010-05-18 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 7,156,000 |
| 2010-05-17 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 7,112,000 |
| 2010-05-16 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 7,030,000 |
| 2010-05-15 | Preakness Stakes | 8,400,000 |
| 2010-05-01 | Kentucky Derby | 16,500,000 |
| 2010-04-11 | The Masters Round 4 | 16,700,000 |
| 2010-04-05 | 2010 NCAA championship game | 23,944,000 |
| 2010-04-03 | 2010 NCAA national semifinal | 14,460,000 |
| 2010-04-03 | 2010 NCAA national semifinal | 15,823,000 |
| 2010-01-24 | AFC Championship Game | 46,917,000 |
| 2010-01-24 | NFC Championship Game | 57,933,000 |