Ratings Reference
Publishers

Sports Media Watch

9,046 telecasts with figures · 9,561 published claims
9,046
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LX · 2026-02-08
125,603,000
1,199 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
729 telecasts
3
Olympics
London 2012 Olympics — Opening Ceremony · 2012-07-27
40,700,000
81 telecasts
4
College Basketball
1979 NCAA championship game · 1979-03-26
35,110,000
762 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
78 telecasts

How 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 →
2012-10-22NLCS Game 78,110,000
2012-10-21NLCS Game 67,620,000
2012-10-21WNBA Finals Game 4433,000
2012-10-19NLCS Game 57,110,000
2012-10-19WNBA Finals Game 3337,000
2012-10-18NLCS Game 46,040,000
2012-10-18ALCS Game 45,250,000
2012-10-17NLCS Game 33,900,000
2012-10-17WNBA Finals Game 2778,000
2012-10-16ALCS Game 36,180,000
2012-10-15NLCS Game 25,580,000
2012-10-14NLCS Game 16,800,000
2012-10-14ALCS Game 24,220,000
2012-10-14WNBA Finals Game 1343,000
2012-10-13ALCS Game 16,850,000
2012-08-12London 2012 Olympics — Closing Ceremony31,000,000
2012-08-12London 2012 Olympics — Men's basketball gold medal game12,500,000
2012-08-12PGA Championship Round 44,900,000
2012-08-06London 2012 Olympics — Prime time26,600,000
2012-08-05London 2012 Olympics — Prime time31,300,000
2012-08-03London 2012 Olympics — Prime time28,500,000
2012-08-01London 2012 Olympics — Prime time30,800,000
2012-07-31London 2012 Olympics — Prime time38,700,000
2012-07-30London 2012 Olympics — Prime time31,600,000
2012-07-27London 2012 Olympics — Opening Ceremony40,700,000
2012-07-22The Open Championship Round 44,200,000
2012-07-08Wimbledon men's singles final3,925,000
2012-06-17U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 49,600,000
2012-06-09Belmont Stakes7,670,000
2012-06-09Eastern Conference Finals Game 713,346,000
2012-06-07Eastern Conference Finals Game 611,068,000
2012-06-06Western Conference Finals Game 69,498,000
2012-06-05Eastern Conference Finals Game 510,251,000
2012-06-04Western Conference Finals Game 58,507,000
2012-06-03Eastern Conference Finals Game 411,068,000
2012-06-02Western Conference Finals Game 46,529,000
2012-06-01Eastern Conference Finals Game 37,593,000
2012-05-31Western Conference Finals Game 37,134,000
2012-05-30Eastern Conference Finals Game 28,809,000
2012-05-29Western Conference Finals Game 27,299,000
2012-05-28Eastern Conference Finals Game 18,989,000
2012-05-27Western Conference Finals Game 17,764,000
2012-05-19Preakness Stakes8,100,000
2012-05-05Kentucky Derby14,800,000
2012-04-08The Masters Tournament Round 413,500,000
2012-04-02Kansas Jayhawks at Kentucky Wildcats20,869,000
2012-03-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Kansas Jayhawks16,603,000
2012-03-31Louisville Cardinals at Kentucky Wildcats13,908,000
2012-02-27Daytona 50013,700,000
2012-01-22NFC Championship Game57,635,000
2012-01-22AFC Championship Game48,700,000