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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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2020-12-31West Virginia Mountaineers at Army Black Knights3,740,000
2020-12-31Ball State Cardinals at San José State Spartans1,770,000
2020-12-31Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,250,000
2020-12-30Florida Gators at Oklahoma Sooners5,770,000
2020-12-30Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Wisconsin Badgers1,980,000
2020-12-29Texas Longhorns at Colorado Buffaloes2,980,000
2020-12-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Miami Hurricanes3,200,000
2020-12-29NBA Pelicans–Suns1,150,000
2020-12-28Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots14,450,000
2020-12-27Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefssplit window13,500,000
2020-12-27Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelerssplit window15,700,000
2020-12-27Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers18,370,000
2020-12-27Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawkssplit window22,110,000
2020-12-26CBB Cavaliers–Bulldogs1,350,000
2020-12-26CBB Cougars–Knights710,000
2020-12-26CBB Wildcats–Cardinals1,310,000
2020-12-26Liberty Flames at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2,620,000
2020-12-26Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Georgia State Panthers923,000
2020-12-26San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals4,800,000
2020-12-26Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions6,070,000
2020-12-26Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders8,450,000
2020-12-25CBB Badgers–Spartans1,980,000
2020-12-25Marshall Thundering Herd at Buffalo Bulls2,110,000
2020-12-25Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks4,790,000
2020-12-25Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers7,010,000
2020-12-25Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints20,110,000
2020-12-24Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Houston Cougars1,900,000
2020-12-23Memphis Tigers at Florida Atlantic Owls1,270,000
2020-12-23Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Georgia Southern Eagles923,000
2020-12-23NBA Bucks–Celtics2,000,000
2020-12-23Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns1,220,000
2020-12-22UCF Knights at BYU Cougars1,550,000
2020-12-22Tulane Green Wave at Nevada Wolf Pack914,000
2020-12-22NBA Clippers–Lakers3,080,000
2020-12-22Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets2,700,000
2020-12-21Appalachian State Mountaineers at North Texas Mean Green637,000
2020-12-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals12,720,000
2020-12-20San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboyssplit window15,430,000
2020-12-20Cleveland Browns at New York Giants15,610,000
2020-12-20Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals15,210,000
2020-12-20Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints22,940,000
2020-12-19Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators8,920,000
2020-12-19Boise State Broncos at San José State Spartans1,420,000
2020-12-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Cincinnati Bearcats1,880,000
2020-12-19Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish9,920,000
2020-12-19Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions739,000
2020-12-19Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones2,990,000
2020-12-19Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes8,030,000
2020-12-19Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins596,000
2020-12-19Texas A&M Aggies at Tennessee Volunteers1,660,000
2020-12-19Washington State Cougars at Utah Utes302,000
2020-12-19Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos4,530,000
2020-12-19Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers5,610,000
2020-12-18Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls875,000
2020-12-18Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights610,000
2020-12-18Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans3,850,000
2020-12-17Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders12,960,000
2020-12-15Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings964,000
2020-12-14Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns12,420,000
2020-12-13Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills17,050,000
2020-12-13Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers12,280,000
2020-12-13New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window22,520,000
2020-12-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks2,590,000
2020-12-12Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights4,910,000
2020-12-12Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears1,030,000
2020-12-12San Diego State Aztecs at BYU Cougars606,000
2020-12-12Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes1,700,000
2020-12-12LSU Tigers at Florida Gators4,620,000
2020-12-12Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos194,000
2020-12-12Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers239,000
2020-12-12Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats617,000
2020-12-12Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,800,000
2020-12-12Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at TCU Horned Frogs290,000
2020-12-12North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes3,330,000
2020-12-12Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,540,000
2020-12-12Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,050,000
2020-12-12Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers332,000
2020-12-12USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins3,240,000
2020-12-11Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats1,020,000
2020-12-10New England Patriots at Los Angeles Rams13,640,000
2020-12-08Dallas Cowboys at Baltimore Ravens13,540,000
2020-12-07Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers14,170,000
2020-12-07Washington at Pittsburgh Steelers7,790,000
2020-12-06Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans405,000
2020-12-062020 Sakhir Grand Prix717,000
2020-12-06Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs17,070,000
2020-12-06Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titanssplit window14,570,000
2020-12-06Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packerssplit window19,230,000
2020-12-06New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falconssplit window15,230,000
2020-12-05Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers4,220,000
2020-12-05Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats364,000
2020-12-05UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils428,000
2020-12-05Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers2,800,000
2020-12-05Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners1,830,000
2020-12-05BYU Cougars at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1,210,000
2020-12-05Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears1,010,000
2020-12-05Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,380,000
2020-12-05Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers3,420,000
2020-12-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini781,000
2020-12-05Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers3,820,000