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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 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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2024-10-20NLCS Game 66,272,000
2024-10-19Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers10,230,000
2024-10-19Georgia Bulldogs at Texas Longhorns13,190,000
2024-10-19ALCS Game 55,734,000
2024-10-16NLCS Game 35,882,000
2024-10-13NLCS Game 18,264,000
2024-10-12Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks9,600,000
2024-09-28Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide11,990,000
2024Stanley Cup Final, Oilers vs Panthers7 games
2024-06-08Stanley Cup Final Game 13,115,000
2024-06-10Stanley Cup Final Game 23,558,000
2024-06-13Stanley Cup Final Game 33,352,000
2024-06-15Stanley Cup Final Game 43,085,000
2024-06-18Stanley Cup Final Game 54,150,000
2024-06-21Stanley Cup Final Game 64,237,000
2024-06-24Stanley Cup Final Game 77,662,000
2024NBA Finals, Celtics vs Mavericks5 games
2024-06-06NBA Finals Game 110,990,000
2024-06-09NBA Finals Game 212,310,000
2024-06-12NBA Finals Game 312,430,000
2024-06-14NBA Finals Game 49,620,000
2024-06-17NBA Finals Game 512,220,000
2024-04-08Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies14,823,000
2024-04-06Alabama Crimson Tide at UConn Huskies14,117,000
2024-04-06NC State Wolfpack at Purdue Boilermakers11,446,000
2024-03-31NC State Wolfpack at Duke Blue Devils15,140,000
2024-03-31Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers10,390,000
2024-03-30Clemson Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide7,800,000
2024-03-24James Madison Dukes at Duke Blue Devils7,800,000
2024-03-24Utah State Aggies at Purdue Boilermakers8,080,000
2024-03-23Gonzaga Bulldogs at Kansas Jayhawks8,280,000
2024-03-23Michigan State Spartans at North Carolina Tar Heels10,020,000
2024-02-19Daytona 5005,960,000
2024-01-28Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers56,700,000
2024-01-28Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens55,500,000
2024-01-21Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills50,400,000
2024-01-21Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions37,180,000
2024-01-20Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers37,500,000
2024-01-20Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens32,400,000
2024-01-15Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills31,100,000
2024-01-15Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers29,200,000
2024-01-14Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys40,340,000
2024-01-14Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions36,000,000
2024-01-13Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans29,000,000
2024-01-13Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs22,860,000
2024-01-08CFP National Championship25,050,000
2024-01-01Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines27,760,000
2024-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers6,790,000
2024-01-01Liberty Flames at Oregon Ducks4,590,000
2024-01-01Wisconsin Badgers at LSU Tigers4,610,000
2024-01-01Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies18,400,000
2024-01-01NHL Winter Classic1,100,000
2023-12-30Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles10,300,000
2023-12-30Ole Miss Rebels at Penn State Nittany Lions7,770,000
2023-12-29Clemson Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats3,430,000
2023-12-29Iowa State Cyclones at Memphis Tigers3,600,000
2023-12-29Missouri Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes9,600,000
2023-12-29Oregon State Beavers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish3,260,000
2023-12-28Arizona Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners3,930,000
2023-12-28SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles1,460,000
2023-12-28NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats4,310,000
2023-12-28Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Miami Hurricanes3,000,000
2023-12-27Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans3,510,000
2023-12-27North Carolina Tar Heels at West Virginia Mountaineers3,840,000
2023-12-27Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma State Cowboys3,070,000
2023-12-27Virginia Tech Hokies at Tulane Green Wave2,260,000
2023-12-26Bowling Green Falcons at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,220,000
2023-12-26Kansas Jayhawks at UNLV Rebels2,690,000
2023-12-26Texas State Bobcats at Rice Owls2,800,000
2023-12-25Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers27,240,000
2023-12-25Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs29,500,000
2023-12-25New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles28,800,000
2023-12-24Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphinssplit window31,500,000
2023-12-23Arkansas State Red Wolves at Northern Illinois Huskies1,570,000
2023-12-23Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at San José State Spartans950,000
2023-12-23Eastern Michigan Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars760,000
2023-12-23Georgia State Panthers at Utah State Aggies1,150,000
2023-12-23Utah Utes at Northwestern Wildcats3,090,000
2023-12-22Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights2,350,000
2023-12-21South Florida Bulls at Syracuse Orange1,050,000
2023-12-19UTSA Roadrunners at Marshall Thundering Herd990,000
2023-12-18Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs920,000
2023-12-16UCLA Bruins at Boise State Broncos2,380,000
2023-12-16California Golden Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders1,020,000
2023-12-16New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs840,000
2023-12-16Georgia Southern Eagles at Ohio Bobcats1,200,000
2023-12-16Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns1,080,000
2023-12-03San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window27,700,000
2023-12-02Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide17,520,000
2023-12-02Appalachian State Mountaineers at Troy Trojans372,000
2023-12-02Boise State Broncos at UNLV Rebels1,260,000
2023-12-02Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles7,030,000
2023-12-02Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes10,020,000
2023-12-02Miami (OH) RedHawks at Toledo Rockets1,290,000
2023-12-02Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns7,890,000
2023-12-02SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave1,880,000
2023-12-01Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies9,250,000
2023-11-26Buffalo Bills at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window30,900,000
2023-11-25Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers9,090,000
2023-11-25Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines19,070,000
2023-11-23Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys41,800,000
2023-11-23Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions33,700,000