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The TV Ratings Guide

732 telecasts with figures · 1,155 published claims
732
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-30

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs · 2025-01-26
57,700,000
64 telecasts
2
College Football
CFP National Championship · 2025-01-20
22,100,000
123 telecasts
3
College Basketball
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars · 2025-04-07
18,100,000
82 telecasts
4
MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers · 2026-10-11
10,720,000
122 telecasts
5
NBA
NBA Thunder–Spurs · 2026-05-18
9,200,000
171 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 774
Figure typescurrency 774
Provider attribution0% confirmed · 100% press-attributed

Confirmed means reconciled to the provider's own release; press-attributed figures cite the provider through the outlet.

Publishing2025-01-01 to 2026-10-30
Revisions0 revised figures · 0 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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2026-04-25Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves3,770,000
2026-04-23New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox450,000
2026-04-23Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators510,000
2026-04-21New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox560,000
2026-04-21Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers3,760,000
2026-04-21Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs3,840,000
2026-04-20Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals370,000
2026-04-20Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks3,880,000
2026-04-20Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets3,300,000
2026-04-19Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs4,970,000
2026-04-18Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers5,200,000
2026-04-15Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres340,000
2026-04-14Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies330,000
2026-04-13Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies540,000
2026-04-12Cleveland Guardians at Atlanta Braves2,200,000
2026-04-11Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche1,010,000
2026-04-08Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins400,000
2026-04-07Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays510,000
2026-04-06Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays470,000
2026-04-05NBA Lakers–Mavericks3,020,000
2026-04-05NBA Rockets–Warriors2,440,000
2026-04-01Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks240,000
2026-03-29NBA Warriors–Nuggets2,370,000
2026-03-28Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings1,090,000
2026-03-26Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers2,740,000
2026-03-25Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres400,000
2026-03-22Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics1,880,000
2026-03-21Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings1,300,000
2026-03-15Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks2,230,000
2026-03-14Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers1,380,000
2026-03-07Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder1,900,000
2026-03-01Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics2,620,000
2026-03-01Florida Panthers at New York Islanders670,000
2026-02-28Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors1,460,000
2026-02-27Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini2,160,000
2026-02-24Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish940,000
2026-02-22NBA Celtics–Lakers4,520,000
2026-02-21Illinois Fighting Illini at UCLA Bruins1,000,000
2026-02-21Houston Rockets at New York Knicks1,990,000
2026-02-20Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers1,100,000
2026-02-13Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks680,000
2026-02-13Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers1,480,000
2026-02-12Memphis Tigers at North Texas Mean Green340,000
2026-02-07Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers2,470,000
2026-02-06Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams250,000
2026-02-06UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm1,500,000
2026-02-01NBA Lakers–Knicks3,600,000
2026-02-01Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets2,290,000
2026-01-31UConn Huskies at Creighton Bluejays1,010,000
2026-01-31Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets1,430,000
2026-01-30Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans2,800,000
2026-01-24Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks2,570,000
2026-01-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines1,900,000
2026-01-17San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks32,000,000
2026-01-16Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks1,340,000
2026-01-12Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers29,100,000
2026-01-11San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles40,970,000
2026-01-11Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots28,900,000
2026-01-09Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers18,000,000
2026-01-04Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers22,380,000
2026-01-03Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers630,000
2026-01-03Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers27,500,000