How many of the top watch TV broadcasts were NFL games
- snitzoid
- Dec 5, 2025
- 1 min read
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)
CBS Entertainment Programming (21 slots)
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.
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