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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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2022-10-18ALDS Game 54,950,000
2022-10-15Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers11,560,000
2022-10-11ALDS Game 15,350,000
2022-10-08Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide7,150,000
2022-09-10Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorns10,600,000
2022-09-04Florida State Seminoles at LSU Tigers7,550,000
2022-09-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes10,530,000
2022Stanley Cup Final, Avalanche vs Lightning6 games
2022-06-15Stanley Cup Final Game 14,200,000
2022-06-18Stanley Cup Final Game 23,747,000
2022-06-20Stanley Cup Final Game 34,103,000
2022-06-22Stanley Cup Final Game 44,599,000
2022-06-24Stanley Cup Final Game 55,145,000
2022-06-26Stanley Cup Final Game 65,817,000
2022NBA Finals, Celtics vs Warriors6 games
2022-06-02NBA Finals Game 111,900,000
2022-06-05NBA Finals Game 211,910,000
2022-06-08NBA Finals Game 311,520,000
2022-06-10NBA Finals Game 412,060,000
2022-06-13NBA Finals Game 513,030,000
2022-06-16NBA Finals Game 613,990,000
2022-02-20Daytona 5008,860,000
2022-01-10CFP National Championship22,600,000
2022-01-01Penn State Nittany Lions at Arkansas Razorbacks3,900,000
2022-01-01Baylor Bears at Ole Miss Rebels9,500,000
2022-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats6,500,000
2022-01-01Oklahoma State Cowboys at Notre Dame Fighting Irish8,000,000
2022-01-01Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes16,630,000
2022-01-01NHL Winter Classic1,360,000
2021-12-31Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide16,650,000
2021-12-31Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines16,500,000
2021-12-31Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Rutgers Scarlet Knights3,500,000
2021-12-30Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils3,600,000
2021-12-30Pittsburgh Panthers at Michigan State Spartans7,650,000
2021-12-30Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers5,600,000
2021-12-29Clemson Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones4,900,000
2021-12-29Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma Sooners4,700,000
2021-12-28Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders3,900,000
2021-12-23UCF Knights at Florida Gators3,200,000
2021-12-18UAB Blazers at BYU Cougars3,200,000
2021-12-11Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen7,580,000
2021-12-04Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide15,270,000
2021-12-04Appalachian State Mountaineers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns440,000
2021-12-04Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys8,020,000
2021-12-04Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats3,420,000
2021-12-04Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes11,660,000
2021-12-04Kent State Golden Flashes at Northern Illinois Huskies880,000
2021-12-04Pittsburgh Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons2,660,000
2021-12-04Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs820,000
2021-12-03Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes4,250,000
2021-11-27Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers10,370,000
2021-11-27Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines15,890,000
2021World Series, Astros vs Braves6 games
2021-10-26World Series Game 110,934,000
2021-10-27World Series Game 210,434,000
2021-10-29World Series Game 311,469,000
2021-10-30World Series Game 410,789,000
2021-10-31World Series Game 513,821,000
2021-11-02World Series Game 614,140,000
2021-10-30Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans9,290,000
2021-10-23NLCS Game 66,950,000
2021-10-14NLDS Game 56,500,000
2021-10-09Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies8,330,000
2021-10-06NL Wild Card Game6,673,000
2021-10-05AL Wild Card Game7,690,000
2021-09-18Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators7,860,000
2021-09-18Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions7,610,000
2021-09-11Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes7,730,000
2021-09-05Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles7,750,000
2021-09-04Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers8,860,000
2021NBA Finals, Bucks vs Suns6 games
2021-07-06NBA Finals Game 18,700,000
2021-07-08NBA Finals Game 29,590,000
2021-07-11NBA Finals Game 39,250,000
2021-07-14NBA Finals Game 410,460,000
2021-07-17NBA Finals Game 59,550,000
2021-07-20NBA Finals Game 612,780,000
2021Stanley Cup Final, Canadiens vs Lightning5 games
2021-06-28Stanley Cup Final Game 11,569,000
2021-06-30Stanley Cup Final Game 21,649,000
2021-07-02Stanley Cup Final Game 32,378,000
2021-07-05Stanley Cup Final Game 42,920,000
2021-07-07Stanley Cup Final Game 53,510,000
2021-03-30UCLA Bruins at Michigan Wolverines6,890,000
2021-03-28UCLA Bruins at Alabama Crimson Tide6,510,000
2021-03-28Creighton Bluejays at Gonzaga Bulldogs6,660,000
2021-03-28Florida State Seminoles at Michigan Wolverines9,030,000
2021-03-27Villanova Wildcats at Baylor Bears7,540,000
2021-03-21Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers7,860,000
2021-01-11CFP National Championship18,710,000
2020World Series, Dodgers vs Rays6 games
2020-10-20World Series Game 19,353,000
2020-10-21World Series Game 29,184,000
2020-10-23World Series Game 38,339,000
2020-10-24World Series Game 49,563,000
2020-10-25World Series Game 510,288,000
2020-10-27World Series Game 612,819,000
2020NBA Finals, Heat vs Lakers6 games
2020-09-30NBA Finals Game 17,690,000
2020-10-02NBA Finals Game 26,780,000
2020-10-04NBA Finals Game 36,080,000
2020-10-06NBA Finals Game 47,700,000
2020-10-09NBA Finals Game 59,190,000
2020-10-11NBA Finals Game 68,590,000
2020Stanley Cup Final, Lightning vs Stars3 games
2020-09-25Stanley Cup Final Game 42,216,000
2020-09-26Stanley Cup Final Game 52,713,000
2020-09-28Stanley Cup Final Game 62,877,000