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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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2023-11-20Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs29,000,000
2023-11-11Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions9,160,000
2023-11-05Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eaglessplit window27,100,000
2023-11-04LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide8,820,000
2023World Series, Diamondbacks vs Rangers5 games
2023-10-27World Series Game 19,172,000
2023-10-28World Series Game 28,153,000
2023-10-30World Series Game 38,126,000
2023-10-31World Series Game 48,480,000
2023-11-01World Series Game 511,481,000
2023-10-24NLCS Game 78,890,000
2023-10-23ALCS Game 76,770,000
2023-10-21Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes9,960,000
2023-10-20NLCS Game 45,390,000
2023-10-15ALCS Game 17,020,000
2023-10-12NLDS Game 45,800,000
2023-09-23Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks10,030,000
2023-09-23Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish9,980,000
2023-09-16Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes9,300,000
2023-09-09Texas Longhorns at Alabama Crimson Tide8,760,000
2023-09-03LSU Tigers at Florida State Seminoles9,170,000
2023Stanley Cup Final, Golden Knights vs Panthers5 games
2023-06-03Stanley Cup Final Game 12,753,000
2023-06-05Stanley Cup Final Game 22,445,000
2023-06-08Stanley Cup Final Game 32,688,000
2023-06-10Stanley Cup Final Game 42,562,000
2023-06-13Stanley Cup Final Game 52,721,000
2023NBA Finals, Heat vs Nuggets5 games
2023-06-01NBA Finals Game 111,580,000
2023-06-04NBA Finals Game 211,910,000
2023-06-07NBA Finals Game 311,240,000
2023-06-09NBA Finals Game 410,410,000
2023-06-12NBA Finals Game 513,080,000
2023-04-03San Diego State Aztecs at UConn Huskies14,694,000
2023-04-01Florida Atlantic Owls at San Diego State Aztecs11,898,000
2023-04-01Miami Hurricanes at UConn Huskies12,855,000
2023-03-26Creighton Bluejays at San Diego State Aztecs8,340,000
2023-03-26Miami Hurricanes at Texas Longhorns11,300,000
2023-03-25UConn Huskies at Gonzaga Bulldogs7,990,000
2023-03-19Kentucky Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats9,400,000
2023-03-19Michigan State Spartans at Marquette Golden Eagles10,910,000
2023-03-18Arkansas Razorbacks at Kansas Jayhawks9,500,000
2023-03-18Duke Blue Devils at Tennessee Volunteers8,920,000
2023-02-19Daytona 5008,170,000
2023-01-29San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles47,500,000
2023-01-29Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs53,100,000
2023-01-22Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers45,650,000
2023-01-22Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills39,300,000
2023-01-21Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs34,300,000
2023-01-21New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles28,600,000
2023-01-16Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers31,200,000
2023-01-15Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals28,600,000
2023-01-15Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills30,900,000
2023-01-15New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings33,200,000
2023-01-14Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers27,500,000
2023-01-14Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars20,600,000
2023-01-09CFP National Championship17,220,000
2023-01-02LSU Tigers at Purdue Boilermakers3,300,000
2023-01-02Penn State Nittany Lions at Utah Utes10,200,000
2023-01-02Tulane Green Wave at USC Trojans4,200,000
2023-01-02NHL Winter Classic1,780,000
2022-12-31Alabama Crimson Tide at Kansas State Wildcats9,100,000
2022-12-31Ohio State Buckeyes at Georgia Bulldogs22,450,000
2022-12-31Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats3,000,000
2022-12-31TCU Horned Frogs at Michigan Wolverines21,400,000
2022-12-30Tennessee Volunteers at Clemson Tigers8,600,000
2022-12-30Maryland Terrapins at NC State Wolfpack2,700,000
2022-12-30Notre Dame Fighting Irish at South Carolina Gamecocks5,800,000
2022-12-29Oklahoma Sooners at Florida State Seminoles5,400,000
2022-12-29Syracuse Orange at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,750,000
2022-12-29Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies4,800,000
2022-12-28Kansas Jayhawks at Arkansas Razorbacks3,900,000
2022-12-28Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels4,000,000
2022-12-25Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins25,900,000
2022-12-23Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Missouri Tigers3,500,000
2022-12-03Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos1,940,000
2022-12-03Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels3,470,000
2022-12-03Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Troy Trojans332,000
2022-12-03LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs10,890,000
2022-12-03Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs9,410,000
2022-12-03Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines10,700,000
2022-12-03Toledo Rockets at Ohio Bobcats721,000
2022-12-03UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave2,700,000
2022-12-02Utah Utes at USC Trojans5,970,000
2022-11-26Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes17,000,000
2022-11-24Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions31,800,000
2022-11-24New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys42,100,000
2022-11-24New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings24,780,000
2022-11-12Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels8,710,000
2022-11-05Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers7,580,000
2022-11-05Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs13,060,000
2022World Series, Astros vs Phillies6 games
2022-10-28World Series Game 111,475,000
2022-10-29World Series Game 210,789,000
2022-11-01World Series Game 311,162,000
2022-11-02World Series Game 411,809,000
2022-11-03World Series Game 512,786,000
2022-11-05World Series Game 612,549,000
2022-10-29Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions8,270,000
2022-10-22NLCS Game 45,740,000
2022-10-21NLCS Game 34,880,000
2022-10-20ALCS Game 25,890,000
2022-10-19ALCS Game 15,490,000
2022-10-19NLCS Game 24,840,000