How many of the top watch TV broadcasts were NFL games

Truth stranger than fiction! 1. A WNBA game was the only hoop broadcast to make this list. 2. Macy Parade made the list (followed by a special post event...watching paint dry".

NFL Games

• 45 NFL games (some sources cite 70-72 when including all NFL-related broadcasts)

Political Broadcasts

• The September 10 Presidential Debate on ABC (20.3 million on ABC alone, 67.1 million across all networks)

• At least 1-2 other political events (sources mention "the election year made two appearances")

Non-NFL, Non-Political Events (23-25 total):

Paris Olympics (19 broadcasts)

• Various primetime coverage nights from the Summer Olympics

World Series (5 games)

• All five games of the Dodgers-Yankees World Series

NBA Finals (4 games)

• Four out of five games from the Finals

NCAA Women's Basketball (1 game)

• Championship game: South Carolina vs. Iowa featuring Caitlin Clark (18.7 million viewers)

Awards Shows (2 events)

• The Oscars (March 10) - 20.2 million viewers, with "Oppenheimer" winning best picture Variety

• The Grammys - 18.1 million viewers Variety

CBS Entertainment Programming (21 slots)

• "Tracker" - 15 slots (the CBS breakout hit) Variety

• "60 Minutes" - 4 editions Variety

• "Young Sheldon" finale - 2 back-to-back final episodes Variety

Special Event (1)

• The 98th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Sportico

Notably, the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship did not make the top 100 list in 2024, marking the first time the women's championship appeared on the list while the men's did not.