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11,097 telecasts with figures · 12,411 published claims
11,097
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-27

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Super Bowl LIX · 2025-02-09
127,700,000
1,270 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
808 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
792 telecasts
5
FIFA
Belgium at United States · 2026-07-06
33,090,000
80 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 11,347 · blend 379 · platform self-report 1
Figure typescurrency 11,701 · combined definition 25 · 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.

Publishing2008-10-22 to 2026-10-27
Revisions45 revised figures · 111 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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2024-12-29New York Jets at Buffalo Bills12,600,000
2024-12-29Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders19,700,000
2024-12-29Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window14,000,000
2024-12-29Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings26,400,000
2024-12-28Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals11,300,000
2024-12-28Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams8,800,000
2024-12-28Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots6,400,000
2024-12-26Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears11,040,000
2024-12-25NBA 76ers–Celtics5,242,000
2024-12-25NBA Spurs–Knicks4,913,000
2024-12-25NBA Lakers–Warriors7,910,000
2024-12-25NBA Timberwolves–Mavericks4,450,000
2024-12-25NBA Nuggets–Suns3,900,000
2024-12-23New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers14,600,000
2024-12-22Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys17,100,000
2024-12-22Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanderssplit window19,700,000
2024-12-22Los Angeles Rams at New York Jetssplit window9,600,000
2024-12-21CFP First round8,900,000
2024-12-21CFP First round14,680,000
2024-12-21CFP First round6,600,000
2024-12-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens15,400,000
2024-12-20Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish13,400,000
2024-12-19Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers11,030,000
2024-12-17NBA Bucks–Thunder2,990,000
2024-12-15Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lionssplit window23,300,000
2024-12-15Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Brownssplit window15,100,000
2024-12-15Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Pantherssplit window9,800,000
2024-12-11NBA Hawks–Knicks1,460,000
2024-12-11NHL Rangers–Sabres478,000
2024-12-10NBA Mavericks–Thunder1,490,000
2024-12-09Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys18,700,000
2024-12-08Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Ramssplit window24,000,000
2024-12-07Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs5,980,000
2024-12-07Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns16,600,000
2024-12-06UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos3,010,000
2024-12-03NBA Warriors–Nuggets1,100,000
2024-12-02Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos11,870,000
2024-12-012024 Qatar Grand Prix990,000
2024-12-01San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills20,410,000
2024-12-01Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengalssplit window16,900,000
2024-12-01Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings13,500,000
2024-12-01Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravenssplit window25,160,000
2024-11-30Air Force Falcons at San Diego State Aztecs157,000
2024-11-30Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,160,000
2024-11-30Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears412,000
2024-11-30Houston Cougars at BYU Cougars1,560,000
2024-11-30California Golden Bears at SMU Mustangs228,000
2024-11-30South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers2,400,000
2024-11-30Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles1,370,000
2024-11-30Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats275,000
2024-11-30Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers717,000
2024-11-30Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones2,010,000
2024-11-30Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers20,000
2024-11-30Marshall Thundering Herd at James Madison Dukes37,000
2024-11-30Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at UL Monroe Warhawks9,000
2024-11-30Oklahoma Sooners at LSU Tigers2,090,000
2024-11-30Miami Hurricanes at Syracuse Orange2,110,000
2024-11-30Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans556,000
2024-11-30Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks2,570,000
2024-11-30Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores3,610,000
2024-11-30West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders294,000
2024-11-30Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies9,450,000
2024-11-30Wyoming Cowboys at Washington State Cougars399,000
2024-11-29Oregon State Beavers at Boise State Broncos1,700,000
2024-11-29Miami (OH) RedHawks at Bowling Green Falcons46,000
2024-11-29Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes3,310,000
2024-11-29Navy Midshipmen at East Carolina Pirates626,000
2024-11-29Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Georgia Bulldogs8,470,000
2024-11-29Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,600,000
2024-11-29Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers2,770,000
2024-11-29Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels4,330,000
2024-11-29Utah Utes at UCF Knights844,000
2024-11-29NBA Thunder–Lakers1,140,000
2024-11-29Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs13,510,000
2024-11-28Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave655,000
2024-11-28New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys38,500,000
2024-11-28Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers24,180,000
2024-11-27NBA Knicks–Mavericks1,330,000
2024-11-27NBA Thunder–Warriors1,400,000
2024-11-26Toledo Rockets at Akron Zips347,000
2024-11-26NBA Bucks–Heat1,030,000
2024-11-26NBA Lakers–Suns1,400,000
2024-11-25Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers17,320,000
2024-11-24San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packerssplit window25,190,000
2024-11-24Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Pantherssplit window15,600,000
2024-11-24Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams17,360,000
2024-11-23Air Force Falcons at Nevada Wolf Pack98,000
2024-11-23Alabama Crimson Tide at Oklahoma Sooners6,980,000
2024-11-23BYU Cougars at Arizona State Sun Devils1,310,000
2024-11-23Army Black Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,890,000
2024-11-23Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers2,530,000
2024-11-23Baylor Bears at Houston Cougars210,000
2024-11-23Cincinnati Bearcats at Kansas State Wildcats369,000
2024-11-23Colorado Buffaloes at Kansas Jayhawks6,220,000
2024-11-23Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators3,820,000
2024-11-23Iowa Hawkeyes at Maryland Terrapins419,000
2024-11-23Iowa State Cyclones at Utah Utes1,910,000
2024-11-23Kentucky Wildcats at Texas Longhorns4,470,000
2024-11-23Pittsburgh Panthers at Louisville Cardinals240,000
2024-11-23Marshall Thundering Herd at Old Dominion Monarchs48,000