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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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2026-06-14Stanley Cup Final Game 65,920,000
2026-06-13NBA Finals Game 524,540,000
2026-06-10NBA Finals Game 420,940,000
2026NBA Finals, Knicks vs Spurs2 games
2026-06-05NBA Finals Game 216,430,000
2026-06-08NBA Finals Game 323,790,000
2026-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 35,050,000
2026-04-04Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats14,290,000
2026-04-04Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies14,160,000
2026-03-28Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats10,100,000
2026-03-27St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils9,370,000
2026-03-22Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones9,790,000
2026-03-22St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks10,580,000
2026-03-21TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils9,550,000
2026-03-21Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans8,470,000
2026-03-15Vanderbilt Commodores at Arkansas Razorbacks2,600,000
2026-03-15Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines4,720,000
2026-03-14Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats3,100,000
2026-03-14Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils4,100,000
2026-03-14UConn Huskies at St. John's Red Storm1,770,000
2026-03-08Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines2,900,000
2026-03-07North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils3,400,000
2026-02-21Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars2,450,000
2026-02-21Michigan Wolverines at Duke Blue Devils4,320,000
2026-02-15Daytona 5007,490,000
2026-02-07CBB North Carolina–Duke3,510,000
2026-01-31Kentucky Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks2,390,000
2026-01-30Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans2,800,000
2026-01-25Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks46,000,000
2026-01-18Houston Texans at New England Patriots38,000,000
2026-01-17San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks32,000,000
2026-01-12Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers29,100,000
2026-01-11San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles40,970,000
2026-01-11Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars32,700,000
2026-01-11Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots28,900,000
2026-01-10Maryland Terrapins at UCLA Bruins2,860,000
2026-01-10Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears31,610,000
2026-01-10Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers28,000,000
2026-01-09Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers18,000,000
2026-01-08Miami Hurricanes at Ole Miss Rebels15,800,000
2026-01-02Arizona Wildcats at SMU Mustangs2,170,000
2026-01-02Navy Midshipmen at Cincinnati Bearcats3,440,000
2026-01-02Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Mississippi State Bulldogs2,610,000
2026-01-02Rice Owls at Texas State Bobcats1,800,000
2026-01-02NHL Winter Classic970,000
2026-01-01CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl23,900,000
2026-01-01CFP Quarterfinal: Sugar Bowl18,700,000