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1,070 telecasts with figures · 1,190 published claims
1,070
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-03

Top leagues

by most-watched telecast
1
NFL
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs · 2025-01-26
57,700,000
59 telecasts
2
MLB
World Series Game 6 · 1980-10-21
54,860,000
340 telecasts
3
NBA
NBA Finals Game 6 · 1998-06-14
35,890,000
185 telecasts
4
College Football
CFP National Championship · 2015-01-12
33,400,000
247 telecasts
5
NASCAR
Daytona 500 · 2006-02-19
19,400,000
43 telecasts

How they report

Providers citedNielsen 1,076
Figure typescurrency 1,076
Provider attribution0% confirmed · 100% press-attributed

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

Publishing2026-08-22 to 2026-08-29
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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2025-09-13Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers12,580,000
2025-08-31Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes10,800,000
2025-08-30Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles10,660,000
2025-08-30LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers10,400,000
2025-08-30Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes16,600,000
2025NBA Finals, Pacers vs Thunder4 games
2025-06-11NBA Finals Game 39,190,000
2025-06-13NBA Finals Game 49,400,000
2025-06-19NBA Finals Game 69,280,000
2025-06-22NBA Finals Game 716,350,000
2025-06-22NBA Finals Game 716,610,000
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
2025-06-16NBA Finals Game 59,540,000
2025-06-08NBA Finals Game 28,760,000
2025-06-05NBA Finals Game 18,910,000
2025-06-04Stanley Cup Final Game 12,420,000
2025-04-07Florida Gators at Houston Cougars18,100,000
2025-03-30Michigan State Spartans at Auburn Tigers11,700,000
2025-03-30Tennessee Volunteers at Houston Cougars7,100,000
2025-03-29Alabama Crimson Tide at Duke Blue Devils9,800,000
2025-03-29Texas Tech Red Raiders at Florida Gators7,500,000
2025-03-28Michigan Wolverines at Auburn Tigers7,340,000
2025-03-28Ole Miss Rebels at Michigan State Spartans6,710,000
2025-03-27Arizona Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils6,570,000
2025-02-16Daytona 5006,760,000
2025-01-26Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs57,700,000
2025-01-26Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles44,200,000
2025-01-20CFP National Championship22,100,000
2025-01-19Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills43,100,000
2025-01-19Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles37,900,000
2025-01-18Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs33,800,000
2025-01-18Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions33,600,000
2025-01-13Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams25,400,000
2025-01-12Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills31,200,000
2025-01-12Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers29,000,000
2025-01-12Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles35,900,000
2025-01-11Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans26,600,000
2025-01-11Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens22,100,000
2025-01-10Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns20,900,000
2025-01-09Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions17,800,000
2025-01-04Buffalo Bulls at Liberty Flames1,140,000
2025-01-03Minnesota Golden Gophers at Virginia Tech Hokies3,380,000
2025-01-03North Texas Mean Green at Texas State Bobcats1,700,000
2025-01-02Duke Blue Devils at Ole Miss Rebels5,030,000
2025-01-02Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs15,800,000
2025-01-01Texas Longhorns at Arizona State Sun Devils17,300,000
2025-01-01Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks21,100,000
2024-12-31Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines6,550,000
2024-12-31Baylor Bears at LSU Tigers4,210,000
2024-12-31Penn State Nittany Lions at Boise State Broncos13,900,000
2024-12-31South Carolina Gamecocks at Illinois Fighting Illini4,260,000
2024-12-31NHL Winter Classic920,000
2024-12-30Iowa Hawkeyes at Missouri Tigers2,820,000
2024-12-28Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Army Black Knights1,140,000
2024-12-28Boston College Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers4,190,000
2024-12-28BYU Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes8,000,000
2024-12-28Miami (OH) RedHawks at Colorado State Rams567,000
2024-12-28East Carolina Pirates at NC State Wolfpack886,000
2024-12-28Iowa State Cyclones at Miami Hurricanes6,790,000
2024-12-28Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at TCU Horned Frogs1,220,000
2024-12-28UConn Huskies at North Carolina Tar Heels2,110,000
2024-12-27Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arkansas Razorbacks4,210,000
2024-12-27Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Vanderbilt Commodores4,050,000
2024-12-27Oklahoma Sooners at Navy Midshipmen2,850,000
2024-12-27Syracuse Orange at Washington State Cougars2,930,000
2024-12-27USC Trojans at Texas A&M Aggies2,750,000
2024-12-26Arkansas State Red Wolves at Bowling Green Falcons1,680,000
2024-12-26Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Kansas State Wildcats3,500,000
2024-12-26Pittsburgh Panthers at Toledo Rockets2,560,000
2024-12-24South Florida Bulls at San José State Spartans1,930,000
2024-12-23UTSA Roadrunners at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers767,000
2024-12-23Northern Illinois Huskies at Fresno State Bulldogs1,320,000
2024-12-20Tulane Green Wave at Florida Gators1,780,000
2024-12-20Indiana Hoosiers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish13,400,000
2024-12-20Ohio Bobcats at Jacksonville State Gamecocks958,000
2024-12-19Georgia Southern Eagles at Sam Houston Bearkats753,000
2024-12-18California Golden Bears at UNLV Rebels1,480,000
2024-12-17Memphis Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers1,200,000
2024-12-14Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights9,400,000
2024-12-07Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona State Sun Devils6,900,000
2024-12-07Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs5,980,000
2024-12-07Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns16,600,000
2024-12-07Marshall Thundering Herd at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns392,000
2024-12-07Ohio Bobcats at Miami (OH) RedHawks1,130,000
2024-12-07Penn State Nittany Lions at Oregon Ducks10,500,000
2024-12-06Tulane Green Wave at Army Black Knights2,000,000
2024-12-06UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos3,810,000
2024-11-30Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes12,300,000
2024-11-30Texas Longhorns at Texas A&M Aggies9,450,000
2024-11-23Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes9,320,000
2024-11-16Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs9,960,000
2024-11-02Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions9,940,000
2024World Series, Dodgers vs Yankees5 games
2024-10-25World Series Game 114,163,000
2024-10-26World Series Game 213,713,000
2024-10-28World Series Game 313,208,000
2024-10-29World Series Game 416,275,000
2024-10-30World Series Game 518,152,000