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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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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
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