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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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2025-08-30LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers10,400,000
2025-08-30UAlbany Great Danes at Iowa Hawkeyes660,000
2025-08-30New Mexico Lobos at Michigan Wolverines2,060,000
2025-08-29Auburn Tigers at Baylor Bears2,830,000
2025-08-29Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes3,700,000
2025-08-27Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals290,000
2025-08-26Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets510,000
2025-08-25Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians180,000
2025-08-24Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2,570,000
2025-08-23Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres410,000
2025-08-17Seattle Mariners at New York Mets1,570,000
2025-08-16Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs310,000
2025-08-16NASCAR Cup Richmond1,390,000
2025-08-14Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies190,000
2025-08-13Atlanta Braves at New York Mets310,000
2025-08-13New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces650,000
2025-08-12WNBA Fever–Wings1,300,000
2025-08-10Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,730,000
2025-08-06Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves400,000
2025-08-05Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs290,000
2025-08-03Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies2,030,000
2025-08-02Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds1,600,000
2025-08-02Baltimore Orioles at Chicago Cubs500,000
2025-07-30New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx790,000
2025-07-29Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees390,000
2025-07-28New York Liberty at Dallas Wings700,000
2025-07-23Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies1,400,000
2025-07-22Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies310,000
2025-07-22Indiana Fever at New York Liberty1,180,000
2025-07-15Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun1,680,000
2025-07-08Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers370,000
2025-07-08Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty700,000
2025-07-07Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers350,000
2025-07-06St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,470,000
2025-07-02Cleveland Guardians at Chicago Cubs1,100,000
2025-07-01Cleveland Guardians at Chicago Cubs370,000
2025-06-28NASCAR Cup Atlanta1,550,000
2025-06-24Atlanta Braves at New York Mets440,000
2025-06-23Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins300,000
2025Stanley Cup Final - Oilers vs Panthers5 games
2025-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 22,500,000
2025-06-09Stanley Cup Final Game 32,300,000
2025-06-12Stanley Cup Final Game 42,610,000
2025-06-14Stanley Cup Final Game 52,700,000
2025-06-17Stanley Cup Final Game 62,760,000
2025-06-15San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers1,910,000
2025-06-10New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals480,000
2025-06-10Chicago Sky at New York Liberty610,000
2025-06-09Miami Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates200,000
2025-06-08Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,920,000
2025-06-07Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky1,920,000
2025-06-04Stanley Cup Final Game 12,420,000
2025-06-03Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees470,000
2025-06-03Dallas Wings at Seattle Storm410,000
2025-06-02Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds290,000
2025-06-01New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers2,730,000
2025-05-31Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies210,000
2025-05-31Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks100,000
2025-05-31Eastern Conference Finals Game 68,120,000
2025-05-30Los Angeles Sparks at Las Vegas Aces460,000
2025-05-30Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever850,000
2025-05-29Washington Nationals at Seattle Mariners160,000
2025-05-29Eastern Conference Finals Game 56,720,000
2025-05-29Western Conference Final Game 51,570,000
2025-05-28Western Conference Finals Game 54,620,000
2025-05-28Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes1,430,000
2025-05-28Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics357,000
2025-05-27Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies280,000
2025-05-27Eastern Conference Finals Game 46,700,000
2025-05-27Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers1,520,000
2025-05-26Western Conference Finals Game 46,530,000
2025-05-26Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers1,310,000
2025-05-25Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets1,670,000
2025-05-25New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers7,100,000
2025-05-24Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox240,000
2025-05-24Western Conference Finals Game 35,260,000
2025-05-24Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers1,090,000
2025-05-23Eastern Conference Finals Game 26,700,000
2025-05-23Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars1,400,000
2025-05-22Western Conference Finals Game 25,160,000
2025-05-22Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes1,210,000
2025-05-21Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks6,600,000
2025-05-21Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars1,460,000
2025-05-20New York Mets at Boston Red Sox220,000
2025-05-20Western Conference Finals Game 15,360,000
2025-05-20Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes1,300,000
2025-05-20Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever580,000
2025-05-19Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates300,000
2025-05-19Seattle Storm at Dallas Wings340,000
2025-05-18New York Mets at New York Yankees2,539,000
2025-05-18NASCAR Cup North Wilkesboro1,970,000
2025-05-18Eastern Conference Second Round Game 71,900,000
2025-05-17Western Conference Second Round Game 62,270,000
2025-05-16Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers920,000
2025-05-15Houston Astros at Texas Rangers160,000
2025-05-15Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets4,890,000
2025-05-15Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals1,230,000
2025-05-14New York Knicks at Boston Celtics4,960,000
2025-05-14Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs1,090,000
2025-05-13Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers290,000
2025-05-13Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers3,420,000