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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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2022-12-31Alabama 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
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