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Sports Media Watch

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.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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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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2025-12-31Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes19,000,000
2025-12-31Michigan Wolverines at Texas Longhorns9,050,000
2025-12-29Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons12,800,000
2025-12-28Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills28,800,000
2025-12-27Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at BYU Cougars8,700,000
2025-12-27Virginia Cavaliers at Missouri Tigers6,000,000
2025-12-27Baltimore Ravens at Green Bay Packers9,720,000
2025-12-25Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs21,060,000
2025-12-25Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders19,900,000
2025-12-22San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts19,800,000
2025-12-21Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lionssplit window28,550,000
2025-12-21New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens21,600,000
2025-12-20Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears21,337,000
2025-12-20Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders15,460,000
2025-12-18Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks15,360,000
2025-12-16San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks3,070,000
2025-12-15Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers13,200,000
2025-12-13Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,840,000
2025-12-10San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers
2025-12-10Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder1,050,000
2025-12-09Florida Gators at UConn Huskies1,300,000
2025-12-09New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors1,140,000
2025-12-08Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers20,400,000
2025-12-072025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix1,530,000
2025-12-07Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers28,000,000
2025-12-06Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide16,860,000
2025-12-06BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders8,990,000
2025-12-04Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions19,390,000
2025-12-01New York Giants at New England Patriots12,300,000
2025-11-29Boston College Eagles vs Syracuse Orange305,000
2025-11-29UCF Knights vs BYU Cougars716,000
2025-11-29SMU Mustangs vs California Golden Bears531,000
2025-11-29Charlotte 49ers vs Tulane Green Wave38,000
2025-11-29Cincinnati Bearcats vs TCU Horned Frogs2,741,000
2025-11-29James Madison Dukes vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers36,000
2025-11-29Florida State Seminoles vs Florida Gators1,761,000
2025-11-29Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini1,528,000
2025-11-29Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma State Cowboys147,800
2025-11-29LSU Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners6,380,000
2025-11-29Maryland Terrapins vs Michigan State Spartans660,000
2025-11-29Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers2,220,000
2025-11-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines18,420,000
2025-11-29Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Stanford Cardinal1,518,000
2025-11-29Oregon State Beavers vs Washington State Cougars515,000
2025-11-29Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies4,270,000
2025-11-29Vanderbilt Commodores vs Tennessee Volunteers4,010,000
2025-11-29Texas Tech Red Raiders vs West Virginia Mountaineers895,000
2025-11-29UCLA Bruins vs USC Trojans2,224,000
2025-11-29Virginia Tech Hokies vs Virginia Cavaliers1,404,000
2025-11-28Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils1,824,000
2025-11-28Boise State Broncos vs Utah State Aggies2,008,000
2025-11-28Ohio Bobcats vs Buffalo Bulls63,000
2025-11-28Georgia Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets8,716,000
2025-11-28Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers2,685,000
2025-11-28Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers3,769,000
2025-11-28Utah Utes vs Kansas Jayhawks1,116,000
2025-11-28Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs5,230,000
2025-11-28Temple Owls at North Texas Mean Green480,000
2025-11-28Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns13,040,000
2025-11-28Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles16,330,000
2025-11-27Duke Blue Devils at Arkansas Razorbacks6,810,000
2025-11-27CBB Michigan State–North Carolina6,500,000
2025-11-27Navy Midshipmen vs Memphis Tigers780,000
2025-11-27NFL Packers–Lions47,700,000
2025-11-26Gonzaga Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines1,100,000
2025-11-26CBB Jayhawks–Volunteers926,000
2025-11-25CBB Tigers–Wolverines787,000
2025-11-25CBB Volunteers–Cougars798,000
2025-11-25Western Michigan Broncos vs Eastern Michigan Eagles403,000
2025-11-24Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers13,400,000
2025-11-23Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams16,510,000
2025-11-22Arizona State Sun Devils at Colorado Buffaloes1,106,000
2025-11-22Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Longhorns5,610,000
2025-11-22Furman Paladins at Clemson Tigers288,000
2025-11-22Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators4,760,000
2025-11-22Pittsburgh Panthers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2,034,000
2025-11-22Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers979,000
2025-11-22Kansas State Wildcats at Utah Utes955,000
2025-11-22Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores1,144,000
2025-11-22Louisville Cardinals at SMU Mustangs357,000
2025-11-22Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies1,942,000
2025-11-22Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners5,370,000
2025-11-22Nebraska Cornhuskers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,104,000
2025-11-22North Texas Mean Green at Rice Owls45,000
2025-11-22Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish1,887,000
2025-11-22Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes4,063,000
2025-11-22USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks5,428,000
2025-11-22Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls43,000
2025-11-22Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins1,617,000
2025-11-222025 Las Vegas Grand Prix1,520,000
2025-11-21Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack2,130,000
2025-11-20Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans14,190,000
2025-11-19Miami (OH) RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls327,000
2025-11-19Central Michigan Chippewas at Kent State Golden Flashes68,000
2025-11-18Akron Zips at Bowling Green Falcons59,000
2025-11-18Western Michigan Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies279,000
2025-11-17Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders17,900,000
2025-11-16Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncossplit window28,890,000
2025-11-16Washington Commanders at Miami Dolphins5,650,000
2025-11-15Utah Utes at Baylor Bears415,000