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 → |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-16 | NLCS Game 6 | 5,940,000 |
| 2011-10-15 | ALCS Game 6 | 7,700,000 |
| 2011-10-14 | NLCS Game 5 | 5,460,000 |
| 2011-10-13 | NLCS Game 4 | 5,650,000 |
| 2011-10-13 | ALCS Game 5 | 5,680,000 |
| 2011-10-12 | NLCS Game 3 | 4,280,000 |
| 2011-10-12 | ALCS Game 4 | 8,370,000 |
| 2011-10-11 | ALCS Game 3 | 8,400,000 |
| 2011-10-10 | NLCS Game 2 | 3,020,000 |
| 2011-10-10 | ALCS Game 2 | 6,570,000 |
| 2011-10-09 | NLCS Game 1 | 3,350,000 |
| 2011-10-08 | ALCS Game 1 | 5,770,000 |
| 2011-10-07 | WNBA Finals Game 3 | 600,000 |
| 2011-10-05 | WNBA Finals Game 2 | 447,000 |
| 2011-10-02 | WNBA Finals Game 1 | 491,000 |
| 2011-08-14 | PGA Championship Round 4 | 6,100,000 |
| 2011-07-23 | WNBA All-Star Game | 756,000 |
| 2011-07-17 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Japan–United States | 13,458,000 |
| 2011-07-17 | The Open Championship Round 4 | 3,200,000 |
| 2011-07-13 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup France–United States | 3,354,000 |
| 2011-07-13 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Japan–Sweden | 1,946,000 |
| 2011-07-03 | Wimbledon men's singles final | 2,652,000 |
| 2011-07-02 | Wimbledon women's singles final | 2,249,000 |
| 2011-06-19 | U.S. Open Round 4 | 7,400,000 |
| 2011-06-11 | Belmont Stakes | 6,800,000 |
| 2011-05-29 | Indianapolis 500 | 6,711,000 |
| 2011-05-26 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 | 10,407,000 |
| 2011-05-25 | Western Conference Finals Game 5 | 7,012,000 |
| 2011-05-24 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 | 9,770,000 |
| 2011-05-23 | Western Conference Finals Game 4 | 7,410,000 |
| 2011-05-22 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 | 10,889,000 |
| 2011-05-21 | Western Conference Finals Game 3 | 6,175,000 |
| 2011-05-21 | Preakness Stakes | 8,800,000 |
| 2011-05-19 | Western Conference Finals Game 2 | 7,041,000 |
| 2011-05-18 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 | 10,036,000 |
| 2011-05-17 | Western Conference Finals Game 1 | 6,982,000 |
| 2011-05-15 | Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 | 11,109,000 |
| 2011-05-07 | Kentucky Derby | 14,540,000 |
| 2011-04-10 | The Masters Round 4 | 15,300,000 |
| 2011-04-04 | Butler Bulldogs at UConn Huskies | 20,055,000 |
| 2011-04-02 | VCU Rams at Butler Bulldogs | 14,189,000 |
| 2011-04-02 | Kentucky Wildcats at UConn Huskies | 16,715,000 |
| 2011-01-23 | NFC Championship Game | 51,884,000 |
| 2011-01-23 | AFC Championship Game | 54,850,000 |