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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.

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2015-12-31Michigan State Spartans at Alabama Crimson Tide18,552,000
2015-12-31Oklahoma Sooners at Clemson Tigers15,640,000
2015-12-31Houston Cougars at Florida State Seminoles5,604,000
2015-12-30Auburn Tigers at Memphis Tigers2,412,000
2015-12-30Texas A&M Aggies at Louisville Cardinals5,423,000
2015-12-30NC State Wolfpack at Mississippi State Bulldogs3,501,000
2015-12-30USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers4,249,000
2015-12-29California Golden Bears at Air Force Falcons1,888,000
2015-12-29North Carolina Tar Heels at Baylor Bears4,202,000
2015-12-29LSU Tigers at Texas Tech Red Raiders4,958,000
2015-12-28Central Michigan Chippewas at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,486,000
2015-12-28Pittsburgh Panthers at Navy Midshipmen2,182,000
2015-12-28Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos15,800,000
2015-12-27Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinalssplit window27,800,000
2015-12-27Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falconssplit window16,200,000
2015-12-27New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings17,900,000
2015-12-26Indiana Hoosiers at Duke Blue Devils3,770,000
2015-12-26Connecticut Huskies at Marshall Thundering Herd2,400,000
2015-12-26Miami Hurricanes at Washington State Cougars4,700,000
2015-12-26UCLA Bruins at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,046,000
2015-12-26Washington Huskies at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles2,617,000
2015-12-26Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Virginia Tech Hokies3,416,000
2015-12-26Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles8,100,000
2015-12-24San Diego State Aztecs at Cincinnati Bearcats1,636,000
2015-12-24Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Western Michigan Broncos2,141,000
2015-12-24San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders7,100,000
2015-12-23Boise State Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies1,382,000
2015-12-23Georgia Southern Eagles at Bowling Green Falcons2,335,000
2015-12-22Akron Zips at Utah State Aggies1,076,000
2015-12-22Temple Owls at Toledo Rockets1,962,000
2015-12-21Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at South Florida Bulls1,152,000
2015-12-21Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints10,900,000
2015-12-20Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window25,000,000
2015-12-20Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles18,100,000
2015-12-20Carolina Panthers at New York Giantssplit window25,000,000
2015-12-19Ohio Bobcats at Appalachian State Mountaineers1,850,000
2015-12-19Arizona Wildcats at New Mexico Lobos1,832,000
2015-12-19Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs1,450,000
2015-12-19BYU Cougars at Utah Utes3,675,000
2015-12-19New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys7,400,000
2015-12-17Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams6,000,000
2015-12-14New York Giants at Miami Dolphins11,500,000
2015-12-13Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers28,900,000
2015-12-13Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Pantherssplit window15,200,000
2015-12-13New England Patriots at Houston Texans21,000,000
2015-12-12Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,129,000
2015-12-10Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals8,700,000
2015-12-07Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins14,200,000
2015-12-06Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers19,200,000
2015-12-06New York Jets at New York Giantssplit window17,200,000
2015-12-06Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saintssplit window28,600,000
2015-12-06Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikingssplit window15,400,000
2015-12-05Florida Gators at Alabama Crimson Tide12,760,000
2015-12-05Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears3,943,000
2015-12-05North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers7,919,000
2015-12-05Temple Owls at Houston Cougars2,450,000
2015-12-05Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes9,818,000
2015-12-05Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers488,000
2015-12-05USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal2,582,000
2015-12-04Bowling Green Falcons at Northern Illinois Huskies1,034,000
2015-12-03Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions17,800,000
2015-11-30Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns10,100,000
2015-11-29New England Patriots at Denver Broncos25,200,000
2015-11-29New York Giants at Washington Redskinssplit window20,500,000
2015-11-29Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks26,600,000
2015-11-28Air Force Falcons at New Mexico Lobos196,000
2015-11-28Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers9,299,000
2015-11-28Arizona State Sun Devils at California Golden Bears337,000
2015-11-28Clemson Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks2,943,000
2015-11-28Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators4,280,000
2015-11-28Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,023,000
2015-11-28Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers471,000
2015-11-28Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines10,830,000
2015-11-28Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans4,503,000
2015-11-28Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs930,000
2015-11-28North Carolina Tar Heels at NC State Wolfpack380,000
2015-11-28Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs347,000
2015-11-28Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal7,319,000
2015-11-28Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys4,794,000
2015-11-28Connecticut Huskies at Temple Owls278,000
2015-11-28UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans4,222,000
2015-11-28Virginia Tech Hokies at Virginia Cavaliers454,000
2015-11-27Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks2,390,000
2015-11-27Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs5,108,000
2015-11-27Massachusetts Minutemen at Buffalo Bulls81,000
2015-11-27Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars3,055,000
2015-11-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,189,000
2015-11-27Marshall Thundering Herd at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers168,000
2015-11-27Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers801,000
2015-11-27Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks726,000
2015-11-27Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave147,000
2015-11-27Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies1,538,000
2015-11-26South Florida Bulls at UCF Knights388,000
2015-11-26Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns1,358,000
2015-11-26Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers27,800,000
2015-11-26Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys32,500,000
2015-11-26Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions25,400,000
2015-11-24Ohio Bobcats at Northern Illinois Huskies400,000
2015-11-23Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots14,300,000
2015-11-22Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals18,000,000