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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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2025-12-28Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers23,910,000
2025-12-27Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers1,180,000
2025-12-25NBA Rockets–Lakers5,400,000
2025-12-25Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets3,600,000
2025-12-22San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts19,800,000
2025-12-21New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens21,600,000
2025-12-20Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears21,337,000
2025-12-19Wisconsin Badgers at Villanova Wildcats700,000
2025-12-19Alabama Crimson Tide at Oklahoma Sooners14,940,000
2025-12-14Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys19,760,000
2025-12-13Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins1,230,000
2025-12-12Texas Longhorns at UConn Huskies1,300,000
2025-12-08Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers20,400,000
2025-12-07Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs22,050,000
2025-12-06Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers3,880,000
2025-12-06Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes18,330,000
2025-12-05UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos1,520,000
2025-12-05North Texas Mean Green at Tulane Green Wave2,410,000
2025-12-01New York Giants at New England Patriots12,300,000
2025-11-30Denver Broncos at Washington Commanders17,880,000
2025-11-29Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers11,310,000
2025-11-29Northwestern Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini1,528,000
2025-11-29Oregon State Beavers vs Washington State Cougars515,000
2025-11-29UCLA Bruins vs USC Trojans2,224,000
2025-11-28Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils1,824,000
2025-11-28Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers2,685,000
2025-11-28Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns13,040,000
2025-11-27Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens26,370,000
2025-11-24Gonzaga Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide450,000
2025-11-24Auburn Tigers at Oregon Ducks170,000
2025-11-24Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers13,400,000
2025-11-23Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams16,510,000
2025-11-22BYU Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats2,580,000
2025-11-22Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators4,760,000
2025-11-22Nebraska Cornhuskers at Penn State Nittany Lions3,104,000
2025-11-22Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins1,617,000
2025-11-21Louisville Cardinals at Cincinnati Bearcats410,000
2025-11-21Georgia Bulldogs at Xavier Musketeers250,000
2025-11-21Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack2,130,000
2025-11-20Pittsburgh Panthers at UCF Knights140,000
2025-11-20Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Arkansas State Red Wolves700,000
2025-11-19Houston Rockets at Cleveland Cavaliers1,390,000
2025-11-19Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals330,000
2025-11-18Kansas Jayhawks at Duke Blue Devils1,870,000
2025-11-18Michigan State Spartans at Kentucky Wildcats1,570,000
2025-11-17Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders17,900,000
2025-11-16Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators280,000
2025-11-16Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles21,310,000
2025-11-15BYU Cougars at UConn Huskies940,000
2025-11-15Texas Longhorns at Georgia Bulldogs10,430,000
2025-11-15UCLA Bruins at Ohio State Buckeyes3,376,000
2025-11-14Michigan Wolverines at TCU Horned Frogs420,000
2025-11-13Purdue Boilermakers at Alabama Crimson Tide750,000
2025-11-12Orlando Magic at New York Knicks1,310,000
2025-11-12New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks330,000
2025-11-11Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals1,270,000
2025-11-10Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers20,600,000
2025-11-09Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers20,600,000
2025-11-08Arkansas Razorbacks at Michigan State Spartans1,680,000
2025-11-08Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,192,000
2025-11-08Nebraska Cornhuskers at UCLA Bruins2,248,000
2025-11-07Kansas Jayhawks at North Carolina Tar Heels1,370,000
2025-11-05Minnesota Timberwolves at New York Knicks1,380,000
2025-11-05St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals290,000
2025-11-04Texas Longhorns at Duke Blue Devils850,000
2025-11-04Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers260,000
2025-11-03Florida Gators at Arizona Wildcats540,000
2025-11-03Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys16,200,000
2025-11-02Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders15,870,000
2025-11-01USC Trojans at Nebraska Cornhuskers2,077,000
2025-11-01Oklahoma Sooners at Tennessee Volunteers4,810,000
2025-11-01Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers823,000
2025-10-28Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars360,000
2025-10-28Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers680,000
2025-10-27Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs17,600,000
2025-10-26Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers23,260,000
2025-10-25Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers6,759,800
2025-10-25Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans3,634,000
2025-10-24Virginia Tech Hokies at California Golden Bears1,106,000
2025-10-24North Texas Mean Green at Charlotte 49ers317,000
2025-10-23Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers1,980,000
2025-10-22Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres260,000
2025-10-21NBA Rockets–Thunder5,900,000
2025-10-21Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins820,000
2025-10-20Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays8,910,000
2025-10-20Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions18,800,000
2025-10-19Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays5,140,000
2025-10-19Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers17,890,000
2025-10-18Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,011,000
2025-10-18Utah Utes at BYU Cougars1,970,000
2025-10-18Duke Blue Devils at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1,714,000
2025-10-18Maryland Terrapins at UCLA Bruins410,000
2025-10-18USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish4,600,000
2025-10-18Oregon Ducks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights530,000
2025-10-18Washington State Cougars at Virginia Cavaliers594,000
2025-10-17Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners3,950,000
2025-10-17Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers4,500,000
2025-10-16Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners2,960,000
2025-10-16Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers3,210,000
2025-10-15Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners4,580,000