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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 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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2026-10-24Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns8,090,000
2026-10-24USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers1,910,000
2026-10-20Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks5,980,000
2026-10-19Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays4,290,000
2026-10-19Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers17,900,000
2026-10-19Atlanta Dream at Golden State Valkyries1,330,000
2026-10-18Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders18,090,000
2026-10-17Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars9,160,000
2026-10-17Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars1,540,000
2026-10-17Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins2,050,000
2026-10-17Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians4,001,000
2026-10-13Florida International Panthers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks240,000
2026-10-13Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays5,100,000
2026-10-12Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays2,800,000
2026-10-11Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers10,720,000
2026-10-11San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks26,697,000
2026-10-10Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide12,240,000
2026-10-10North Dakota State Bison at UNLV Rebels300,000
2026-10-10USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions2,920,000
2026-10-10Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians4,400,000
2026-10-09Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty1,440,000
2026-10-07Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals560,000
2026-10-07New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream1,350,000
2026-10-05Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints11,900,000
2026-10-04Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiderssplit window28,450,000
2026-10-03Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers4,630,000
2026-10-03Texas Tech Red Raiders at Colorado Buffaloes2,510,000
2026-10-03Washington Huskies at USC Trojans2,560,000
2026-10-01Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces2,250,000
2026-09-29Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees7,310,000
2026-09-29Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty1,060,000
2026-09-27Dallas Wings at Golden State Valkyries410,000
2026-09-26Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars1,270,000
2026-09-26Central Michigan Chippewas at Miami Hurricanes550,000
2026-09-26Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers5,700,000
2026-09-26Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans4,570,000
2026-09-24Liberty Flames at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers660,000
2026-09-24Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves300,000
2026-09-24Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx1,050,000
2026-09-22San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers390,000
2026-09-22Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever1,900,000
2026-09-20Portland Fire at Los Angeles Sparks250,000
2026-09-19LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels10,900,000
2026-09-19Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,240,000
2026-09-19NASCAR Cup Bristol1,450,000
2026-09-18Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,340,000
2026-09-17Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets1,990,000
2026-09-17Los Angeles Sparks at Dallas Wings340,000
2026-09-14Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs23,200,000
2026-09-13Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window20,346,000
2026-09-13Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings19,540,000
2026-09-12Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,200,000
2026-09-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns13,990,000
2026-09-12Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oregon State Beavers1,230,000
2026-09-11Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks3,094,000
2026-09-112026 US Open Tennis, Day 13 of 15 (Friday, September 11)3,090,000
2026-09-08Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies340,000
2026-09-07SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles4,070,000
2026-09-07St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants1,890,000
2026-09-06Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish7,421,000
2026-09-06Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies5,136,000
2026-09-062026 US Open Tennis, Day 8 of 15 (Sunday, September 6)1,400,000
2026-09-05UNLV Rebels at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors420,000
2026-09-05Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines4,135,000
2026-09-04Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans1,322,000
2026-09-03Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubssplit window2,668,000
2026-09-01Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs588,000
2026-09-012026 US Open Tennis, Day 3 of 15 (Tuesday, September 1)680,000
2026-08-29Howard Bison at Alabama A&M Bulldogs1,150,000
2026-08-29Memphis Tigers at UNLV Rebels1,650,000
2026-08-28Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles2,850,000
2026-08-27Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves640,000
2026-08-25Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves450,000
2026-08-25Portland Fire at Dallas Wings270,000
2026-08-24Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx800,000
2026-08-23Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers2,020,000
2026-08-23Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans4,900,000
2026-08-23Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky3,090,000
2026-08-20Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers250,000
2026-08-20Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans3,400,000
2026-08-18Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs420,000
2026-08-18Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo1,850,000
2026-05-22Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs7,030,000
2026-05-22NHL Golden Knights–Avalanche2,100,000
2026-05-18Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers370,000
2026-05-18NBA Thunder–Spurs9,200,000
2026-05-18Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres2,960,000
2026-05-11Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros370,000
2026-05-11Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers7,010,000
2026-05-11Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild2,360,000
2026-05-01Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens1,000,000
2026-04-28Detroit Tigers at Atlanta Braves280,000
2026-04-28Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics3,070,000
2026-04-28NBA Knicks–Hawks3,800,000
2026-04-28Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars990,000
2026-04-27Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic5,400,000
2026-04-26NASCAR Cup Talladega3,970,000
2026-04-26Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers5,330,000
2026-04-26NBA Rockets–Lakers6,200,000
2026-04-25New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks5,300,000