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Viewership Statistics

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Kentucky Derby Audience on NBC Hits 19.6 Million, a Record Under New Nielsen Methods

The preliminary count uses Nielsen's big-data system that tends to lift live-sports totals.

Izzo and Calipari Plan Michigan State–Arkansas on Thanksgiving in Detroit

NBC’s MLB Return Opens With 2.7 Million Average, Best Single-Network Opening Day Since 2017

Tiger Woods’ Return Lifts TGL Finals to Near-1 Million Viewers as Season 2 Closes

Record WBC Audience Caps Venezuela’s Title as MLB Weighs Midseason Shift

Selection Show Ratings Hit 12-Year High as Championship Week Delivers Big Gains

Unrivaled’s Year 2 Closes With Mist BC Title, Strong Gates, and TV Slump

NBC's Sunday Night Basketball Debut Delivers One of Season's Top Audiences

NFL Conference Championship Audience Slips to 47.4 Million, Lowest Since 2021

Indiana–Miami CFP Final Draws 30.1 Million Viewers, Second-Highest of Playoff Era

ESPN’s NBA Games Average 2.6 Million Viewers, Up 35%, for Second-Best Start Since 2002

CFP Quarterfinal Ratings Climb 14% as Rose Bowl Leads With 23.9 Million

Non-Playoff Bowls Jump 13% as Pop-Tarts Bowl Draws 8.7 Million

Netflix's Lions–Vikings Sets U.S. Streaming Record as NFL Christmas Streams Outdraw NBA

CFP First-Round TV Audience Slips 7% as NFL Windows Crush Cable Games

ESPN Ends F1 Tenure With Record U.S. Viewership as Apple TV Takes Over in 2026

Thirty Years On, Eyewitnesses Revisit Schulz–Botha Heavyweight Scandal

Ohio State–Michigan Tops 2025 College Football TV Charts With 18.4 Million on FOX

Cowboys–Chiefs Thanksgiving Game Sets All-Time NFL Regular-Season Viewership Record

College Football TV Ratings Cool in Week 13 as SEC, ABC Retain Lead