List of most-watched television broadcasts#Australia
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This article lists the television broadcasts that had the most viewers within individual countries, as measured by ratings and research agencies in those countries. The research methodology and choice of statistics varies between sources, and is explained in individual sections.
Because many events are watched simultaneously around the world and recorded programs are exported to multiple countries, it is difficult to collate reliable figures for global audiences. Those countries where reliable figures are available may use incompatible methodologies, such as the minimum age of counted viewers, and what proportion of the program must be watched when measuring the "reach" of a program, rather than its average or peak audience.{{cite conference|url=http://docplayer.net/34741072-Methodological-pitfalls-in-analysing-tv-audiences-for-sport.html|title=Methodological pitfalls in analysing TV audiences for sport|author=Prof. Dr. Daam Van Reeth|conference=8th Conference of the European Sports Economics Association Gröningen|date=1 September 2016}} Figures published by organisers and journalists are routinely exaggerated or misrepresented, claiming billions of viewers worldwide, where independent analysis suggests few if any broadcasts have reached 1 billion viewers.{{cite news|title=Why Fifa's claim of one billion TV viewers was a quarter right|work=The Independent|date=1 March 2007|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/why-fifas-claim-of-one-billion-tv-viewers-was-a-quarter-right-5332287.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020833/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/why-fifas-claim-of-one-billion-tv-viewers-was-a-quarter-right-5332287.html|archive-date=5 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2011/04/26/sincere-good-wishes-to-wills-and-kate-but-a-2bn-tv-audience-garbage-only-the-olympic-games-and-the-world-cup-are-truly-global-events-and-only-half-as-big-as-that-at-best-260406/|title=Sincere good wishes to Wills and Kate, but a 2bn TV audience? Garbage. Only the Olympics and the World Cup are truly global events, and half as big as that at best|author=Nick Harris|website=Sporting Intelligence|date=26 April 2011}}
Although numbers are unreliable, it is generally accepted that the most widely watched events worldwide are international sporting events such as the Summer Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, and the Cricket World Cup{{Cite web |title=2023 ODI World Cup shatters viewership records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2023-odi-world-cup-shatters-viewership-records-1410361 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} with annual events such as the CMG New Year's Gala in China,{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Louisa |date=November 28, 2012 |title=Will China's First Lady Outshine Her Husband? |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/11/28/165947540/will-chinas-first-lady-outshine-her-husband |access-date=2025-03-01 |work=NPR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Linda |date=January 31, 2025 |title=New Year’s Gala Celebrates Tech and International Outlook |url=https://jamestown.org/program/new-years-gala-celebrates-tech-and-international-outlook/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Jamestown Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-02-15 |title=The world's most-watched television show airs tonight |url=https://time.com/5159412/cctv-spring-festival-gala/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Time |language=en}} Super Bowl in the U.S., the Indian Premier League in India{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/Sports/fGCIL5JxhO2HEe0LCFhWhM/IPL-final-viewership-jumps-41-to-556-mn-impressions-on-TV.html |title=IPL final viewership jumps 41% to 55.6 mn impressions on TV |work=live Mint |date=8 June 2018}} and the UEFA Champions League finals in Europe picking up large regional audiences.{{cite news|title=Champions League final tops Super Bowl for TV market |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8490351.stm|access-date=27 November 2011|work=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2010}} Other broadcasts frequently claimed to have broken records include news events such as the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing,{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html|title=NASA – Apollo 11|website=NASA|date=17 April 2015|access-date=21 December 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/news_events/apollo11/pasa/on_eagles_wings.pdf |title=On Eagle's Wings: The Parkes Observatory's Support of the Apollo 11 Mission| publisher=Astronomical Society of Australia|date=1 July 2001 |access-date=19 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831164351/http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/news_events/apollo11/pasa/on_eagles_wings.pdf |archive-date=31 August 2007 |url-status=live }} funerals of significant figures such as Michael Jackson,{{Cite book |last=Glenday |first=Craig |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GJ-Lts1QgrkC&dq=jackson+funeral++guinness+world+records&pg=PA304 |title=Guinness World Records 2011 - Most Watched TV: The Funeral of Michael Jackson was watched by a global audience of 2-3 billion people |date=2011 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-440-42310-2 |language=en}} Diana, Princess of Wales,{{Cite news |date=1997-09-06 |title=1997: Diana's funeral watched by millions |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/6/newsid_2502000/2502307.stm |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=BBC |language=en-GB |quote=It was estimated that a total of 2.5 billion people watched the princess's funeral, a testament to her global celebrity}}{{Cite web |title=Some 2.5 billion TV viewers watch Princess Diana's funeral {{!}} September 6, 1997 |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/some-2-5-billion-tv-viewers-watch-princess-dianas-funeral |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=HISTORY |language=en}} or Elizabeth II, and music events such as the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert,{{Cite web |date=2013-03-12 |title=BBC - History of the BBC, July 1985 - Live Aid - a new global campaign phenomenon |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0166vn9 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=BBC |language=en-GB |quote=Live Aid, a multi-venue rock music concert, was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopia famine relief. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time with an estimated 400 million viewers, across 60 countries}} 1993 Super Bowl Halftime Show,{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u2dKAAAAIBAJ&dq=super+bowl+halftime+show+750+million+jackson&pg=PA14&article_id=6853,78464 |title=For Dazzle, You Couldn't Beat It Super. |date=1 Feb 1993 |publisher=The Telegraph |language=en |quote=The 10 minute performance, in which Jackson did for free reached a TV Audience of more than 750 million people worldwide.}}{{Cite web |last=Oates |first=Bob |date=1993-02-16 |title=PRO FOOTBALL / BOB OATES : L.A. Shrank, Super Bowl Expanded |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-16-sp-290-story.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |quote=“Along with a national rating of 45.5 for Michael Jackson’s half hour, the foreign press and TV corps numbered 340. Internationally, the game went live to an estimated 750 million viewers"}}{{Cite web |last=Rabun |first=Mike |date=31 Jan 1993 |title=Cowboys 52, Bills 17 - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/01/31/Cowboys-52-Bills-17/4232728456400/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=UPI |language=en |quote=Before a Rose Bowl crowd of 98,374 and a worldwide television audience of some 750 million}} or the CMG New Year's Gala that is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most watched television program.{{cite web |date= 2018-02-14 |title=The world's most-watched television show airs tonight|url=https://time.com/5159412/cctv-spring-festival-gala/|access-date=2025-02-18|website=Time|language=en|quote=Guinness World Records in 2012 said the show had unique viewership of 498.7 million, making it the globe’s “Most Watched National Network TV Broadcast.” By contrast, the audience for this year’s NFL Super Bowl, typically the most-watched show in the U.S., was 103.4 million viewers, according to NBC.}}{{Cite web |title=Most watched national network TV broadcast (reach) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/102651-most-watched-national-network-tv-broadcast-reach |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-GB |quote=The most watched national TV show is the annual Spring Festival Gala (aka Chinese New Year) on CCTV (China Central Television), which in 2012 had a unique reach of 498,659,000 on CCTV-1, 3 or 4.}}
Australia
=Most-watched broadcasts of all time (total viewers)=
The following is David Dale's approximate ranking of the most-watched television shows of all time in Australia using data from Nielsen Corporation and OzTAM.{{cite news|title=Australia's Most Watched Shows of All Time|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/blogs/the-tribal-mind/australias-most-watched-television-shows-of-all-time-the-tribal-mind-archive-2014-20140703-3b9r1.html|access-date=14 March 2015|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=18 July 2014}}
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Rank | Show | Date | Network |
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align="center"|1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup semi-final, Australia vs England | 2023 | Seven Network, Optus Sport |
align="center"|2 | Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II | 2022 | ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network |
align="center"|3 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup quarter-final, Australia vs France | 2023 | Seven Network, Optus Sport |
align="center"|4 | Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer | 1981 | ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network |
align="center"|5 | 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony | 2000 | Seven Network |
align="center"|6 | 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony | 2000 | Seven Network |
align="center"|7 | Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton | 2011 | ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network |
align="center"|8 | 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony | 1984 | Ten Network |
align="center"|9 | The World of The Seekers | 1968 | Ten Network |
align="center"|10 | Boxing: Lionel Rose v Alan Rudkin | 1964 | Seven Network |
Note: the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the Wedding of Prince Charles and the Wedding of Prince William were all carried by all 4 major networks and are counted together.
= Most viewed broadcasts since 2001 (OzTAM 5 City Metro Average) =
The following table is a list of the most viewed programs based on the OzTAM 5 City Metro Average rating system.{{cite web|title=Screen Australia TV Ratings|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/tvfreetoptitlesall.aspx|access-date=4 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Screen Australia TV Ratings 1998 – 2009|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/archwftvtopprog.aspx#Rbb89179|access-date=4 March 2015}} It does not include regional numbers (40% of the population) and uses the average viewership, not the peak viewership. Also note these ratings are not comparable with ratings before 2001 due to different methodologies used after this time.
Brazil
Canada
{{further|List of most watched television broadcasts in Canada}}
The two most-watched television broadcasts in Canadian history occurred during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. For the gold medal game of the men's hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics, played between the United States and Canada, confirmed 16.6 million Canadians watched the whole game, roughly one-half of the country's entire population.{{cite web|url= http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=519476 |title=Olympic final most watched hockey game in 30 years |publisher=NHL |date= 1 March 2010 |access-date=4 May 2011}} A groundbreaking 26.5 million Canadians watched some part of the game, over 80 percent of the country's 34-million-person population.{{cite news|url= https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/gold-medal-game-huge-tv-hit-on-both-sides-1.934116 |title=Gold medal game huge TV hit on both sides |publisher=CBC |date= 1 March 2010 |access-date=1 November 2011}} According to multiple sources, 13.3 million Canadians watched the games' opening ceremony, which was the previous record.{{cite news|last=Grohmann |first=Karolos |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61C2GL20100213 |title=Games opening ceremony is most watched TV event in Canada |work=Reuters |date= 13 February 2010|access-date=4 May 2011}}
Many believed the final game of the 1972 Summit Series had up to 18 million viewers, but only 4.3 million TVs tuned in. This statistic does not represent the reality that most school children (representing the tail end of the baby-boom i.e. a large population) nationwide watched the game in gymnasiums on only one or two TVs. 10.3 million people watched the ice hockey gold medal final of the 2002 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2010/12/c9483.html |title=2010 Gold Medal Game Is the Apex of TV Viewing in Canada as Legend of '72 Summit Series Finally Laid to Rest |publisher=Newswire.ca |date= March 2010|access-date=4 May 2011}}
China
China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala has regularly attracted between 700 million{{cite news|url=http://travel.cnn.com/7-ways-celebrate-chinese-new-year-395376|title=7 ways to celebrate Chinese New Year|publisher=CNN|date=8 February 2013|quote=It's also probably the biggest show on the planet, attracting 700 million viewers, six times the Super Bowl's audience.}} to 1.17 billion viewers annually.{{cite web|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/I4FMzYzQjutyUNOQ_M8eFg|title=A record 1.17 billion viewers struggled through the 2019 Gala|publisher=Shanghaiist|date=8 January 2019|quote=According to the China Media Group, there were a whopping 1.17 billion masochists who tuned in for the gala on Monday night, watching on TV, through apps, and online. That's about 42 million more viewers than last year.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sony.com/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-columbia-records/2013/pop-star-celine-dion-set-to-sing-at-the-2013-cctv-.shtml|title=Pop Star Celine Dion Set to Sing at the 2013 CCTV Spring Festival Gala|publisher=Sony|date=30 January 2013|quote=The gala has made some world records: It has the world's highest audience numbers of its kind, reaching more than one billion (1,000,000,000.) viewers.}}
The CCTV's main evening news broadcast Xinwen Lianbo has a daily audience of around 135 million people,{{cite web|url=http://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/articles/11211|title=TV in the PRC|publisher=that's Shanghai|date=5 December 2012|quote=With an estimated daily audience of around 135 million– 14 times the audience of the highest-rated US news show – CCTV's Xinwen Lianbo is one of the world's most-watched programs. Such is its power that last month the 2013 advertising slots were sold for a record RMB5.4 billion, with Wuliangye, Maotai and Gome spending over RMB1 billion between them on the five-second countdown before the show begins.}} and it is also one of the most expensive shows in the world per advertising spots, with its 2013 advertising slots selling for a record of 5.4 billion yuan.
The Legend of Bruce Lee (2008), based on the life of Bruce Lee, has been watched by over {{Nowrap|400 million}} viewers in China, making it the most-watched Chinese television drama series of all time, as of 2017.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Hollywood Stage |date=23 November 2017 |title=Ted Duran, a star in The Legend of Bruce Lee TV series is becoming known for his adaptability in Films & TV around the world |url=http://hollywoodstagemagazine.com/2017/11/23/ted-duran-one-of-the-stars-of-the-legend-of-bruce-lee-tv-series-wanted-in-china/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=Hollywood Stage Magazine |language=en-US}}{{cite news |title=Largest Bruce Lee Museum opens in S. China |url=http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2008-11/11/content_16746809.htm |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=China.org.cn |publisher=China Internet Information Center |date=November 11, 2008}}
A Chinese boxer Zou Shiming's professional boxing debut on 6 April 2013 generated an estimated 300 million viewers.{{cite news|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2273769-why-zou-shiming-is-the-real-star-of-the-manny-pacquiao-pay-per-view-card|title=Why Zou Shiming Is the Real Star of the Manny Pacquiao Pay-Per-View Card|access-date=20 May 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2013/4/8/4202886/zou-shiming-pro-debut-draws-reported-300-million-tv-viewers-china-boxing-news#comments|title=Zou Shiming's pro debut draws reported 300 million TV viewers in China|access-date=20 May 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/344353/china-is-the-future-for-boxing-bob-arum-claims|title=China is the future for boxing, Bob Arum claims|access-date=20 May 2020}} Another professional boxer Qiu Xiaojun attracted around 200 million people for his fight against Ghanaian fighter Raymond Commey on 12 February 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/qiu-xiao-juns-big-win-draws-200-million-tv-viewers-china--101318|title=Qiu Xiao Jun's Big Win Draws 200 Million TV Viewers in China|access-date=23 May 2020}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bokser.org/content/2016/02/13/135050/index.jsp|title=CHINY. 200 MILIONÓW WIDZÓW OGLĄDAŁO PIĄTKOWĄ WALKĘ|access-date=2 July 2020|language=pl}}
Denmark
The following are the ten most watched programs from 1992 onwards.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-01 |title=Seerrekord holder stadig på 14. år |url=https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/nyheder/seerrekord-holder-stadig-paa-14-aar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401104212/https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/nyheder/seerrekord-holder-stadig-paa-14-aar |archive-date=2018-04-01 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}
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Rank | Show
!Viewers | Date | Channel |
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align="center" |1 | Krøniken - Episode 10
|2,714,000 | 2004 | DR1 |
align="center" |2 | Eurovision Song Contest 2001
|2,667,000 | 2001 | DR1 |
align="center" |3 | The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
|2,658,000 | 1995 | TV2 |
align="center" |4 | UEFA Euro 1992 semi-final: Denmark vs Netherlands
|2,657,000 | 1992 | TV2 |
align="center" |5 | UEFA Euro 1992 final: Denmark vs Germany
|2,632,000 | 1992 | TV2 |
align="center" |6 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification: Denmark vs Spain
|2,547,000 | 1993 | DR1 |
align="center" |7 | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1992
|2,506,000 | 1992 | DR1 |
align="center" |8 | The Girl and the Press Photographer
|2,422,000 | 1992 | TV2 |
align="center" |9 | 1998 FIFA World Cup quarter-final: Denmark vs Brazil
|2,390,000 | 1998 | DR1 |
align="center" |10 | UEFA Euro 2012 Group Stage: Denmark vs Germany
|2,378,000 | 2012 | DR1 |
France
Germany
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Rank | Show | Episode | Number of viewers | Share | Date | Network |
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align="center"|1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | Germany vs Argentina (final) | 34,650,000 | 86.3% | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|July|13}} | Das Erste |
align="center"|2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | Brazil vs Germany (semi-final) | 32,570,000 | 87.8% | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|July|08}} | ZDF |
align="center"|3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Germany vs Spain (semi-final) | 31,100,000 1, 4 | 83.2% | {{dts|format=dmy|2010|July|7}} | Das Erste |
align="center"|4 | UEFA Euro 2016 | Germany vs France (semi-final) | 29,820,000 | 80.6% | {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|7}} | ZDF |
align="center"|5 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | Germany vs Italy (semi-final) | 29,660,000 1, 2, 3 | 84.1% | {{dts|format=dmy|2006|July|4}} | ZDF |
align="center"|6 | UEFA Euro 2008 | Germany vs Turkey (semi-final) | 29,460,000 | 81.6% | {{dts|format=dmy|2008|June|25}} | ZDF |
align="center"|7 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Ghana vs. Germany (group game) | 29,190,000 1, 4 | 79.7% | {{dts|format=dmy|2010|June|23}} | Das Erste |
align="center"|8 | 1990 FIFA World Cup | West Germany vs Argentina (final) | 28,660,000 | 87.9% | {{dts|format=dmy|1990|July|9}} | Das Erste |
align="center"|9 | UEFA Euro 1996 | Germany vs Czech Republic (final) | 28,440,000 | 76.3% | {{dts|format=dmy|1996|June|30}} | ZDF |
align="center"|10 | UEFA Euro 2016 | Germany vs Italy (quarter-final) | 28,320,000 | 79.8% | {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|2}} | Das Erste |
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Note: The UEFA Euro 2008 final is missing from the list, because the lengthy trophy presentation was included into the official ratings. The game itself was watched by 28.05 million viewers.{{Cite web|title=Tv Tipps|url=https://www.tv-tipps.net/|access-date=2022-01-15|website=Tv Tipps|language=fr-FR}}
Italy
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Show | Viewers | Date | Channel | Ref.(s) |
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align="center"| Madonna in Concerto | 30—35 million | 1987 | Rai 1 | {{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1987/Billboard-1987-12-05.pdf|title=Italian Tour Circuit Attracts the World's Superstars|page=l-3|magazine=Billboard|date=December 5, 1987|access-date=August 29, 2023|volume=99|number=49}} |
India
{{original research|discuss=Talk:List_of_most-watched_television_broadcasts#India:_original-research_in_the_section?|date=April 2020}}
India measures the viewership of shows through TRP (Television Rating Point). Shows used to have higher ratings in 2000s as compared to present decade. The present shows that regularly score above or around the 3.5 mark are Kumkum Bhagya, and its spin off Kundali Bhagya along with Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Sometimes these shows touch 4 which is still quite low as compared to highest rated shows of the last decade. Other than that Naagin is the only show now that scores above 4.7. All of these shows are produced by the same banner (Balaji Telefilms) except Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Currently, Bigg Boss 13 has been the most watched show of 2020, recording an 11.3 TRP for the final and an average of 8.3 TRP on regular episodes, being the most watched reality show in India. Ironically, 2.5–3.5 TRP was considered an average in the 2000s era of classic serials. In the 2000s, the most watched show in India was Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000–2008) which garnered double digit ratings for 6 years on StarPlus. The most-watched channel for years has been StarPlus, then Zee TV with major competition from Colors. Mahabharat (1988{{ndash}}1990), the television adaptation of Indian epic Mahabharata, had a share of 97.8% among Indian viewers.{{cite web |url=http://www.omnimb.ca/info/press/p_20050809.shtml |title=:: Omnimb.ca > Epic Hindi Language Series Mahabharat Launches Exclusively on Rogers OMNI Television Channels in Ontario and British Columbia :: |website=www.omnimb.ca |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429193553/http://www.omnimb.ca/info/press/p_20050809.shtml |archive-date=29 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}
Aamir Khan's talk show Satyamev Jayate (2012{{ndash}}2014) drew an estimated audience of 600{{nbsp}}million viewers in India.{{cite news|title=Bollywood star Aamir Khan on shattering the status quo in India|url=http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/04/22/bollywood-star-aamir-khan-on-shattering-the-status-quo-in-india/|work=The New York Times|date=23 April 2015}} The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 cricket cup was watched by an estimated 730{{nbsp}}million viewers in India, with India vs. Pakistan being the most widely watched live event during the tournament.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi Teja |title=ICC T20 World Cup was watched by 730 million viewers in India |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/icc-t20-world-cup-was-watched-by-730-million-viewers-in-india/articleshow/51877800.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=18 April 2016}}
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Rank | Show | TVR (million impressions) | Network |
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align="center"| 1 | Ramayan (Lakshman vs Meghnad yuddha) | 77 | Doordarshan |
align="center"| 2 | Luv Kush (finale) | 67.10 | Doordarshan |
align="center"| 3 | 2018 Indian Premier League final | 55.6 | Star Network |
align="center"| 4 | Metti Oli | 50.0 | Sun TV |
align="center"| 5 | Mahabharat | 22.9 | Doordarshan |
align="center"| 6 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | 22.4 | StarPlus |
align="center"| 7 | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin | 9.2 | Sony TV India |
align="center"| 8 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | 8.4 | StarPlus |
align="center"| 9 | Diya Aur Baati Hum | 7.7 | StarPlus |
align="center"| 10 | Pavitra Rishta | 7.3 | Zee TV |
align="center"| 11 | Jai Hanuman | 7.2 | Sahara One |
=Most viewed broadcasts=
Ireland
A list of most-watched shows in the Republic of Ireland in the 21st century was released in January 2015. The Late Late Toy Show held the top six spots, with the 2014 edition drawing 1,593,000 viewers: over one-third of the country's population. Other high-performing shows were Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, crime drama Love/Hate, Mrs. Brown's Boys, The Sunday Game, UEFA Euro 2012 and the Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web|title=The Top 50 most watched programmes on Irish TV this CENTURY|date=12 January 2015|url=http://entertainment.ie/tv/news/The-Top-50-most-watched-programmes-on-Irish-TV-this-CENTURY/329837.htm}}
Japan
The following is a list of the top 50 highest rated broadcasts of all time in Japan since Video Research started their ratings survey on December 3, 1962.{{Cite web|url=https://www.videor.co.jp/tvrating/past_tvrating/top50/50.html|title=全局高世帯視聴率番組50|publisher=Video Research|access-date=22 June 2024}}
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!No. !Show !Household Rating !Date !Network |
1
|14th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen |81.4% |31 December 1963 |NHK |
2
|1964 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball, Japan vs. Soviet Union |66.8% |23 October 1964 |NHK |
3
|2002 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Russia (group game) |66.1% |9 June 2002 |
4
|Professional wrestling - The Destroyer vs. Rikidōzan |64.0% |24 May 1963 |NTV |
5
|World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Éder Jofre |63.7% |31 May 1966 |Fuji TV |
6
|62.9% |12 November 1983 |NHK |
7
|1998 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Croatia (group game) |60.9% |20 June 1998 |NHK |
8
|World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Alan Rudkin |60.4% |30 November 1965 |Fuji TV |
9
|Yoshinobu-chan Never Came Home |59.0% |5 July 1965 |NHK |
10
|58.7% |8 September 1972 |NHK |
11
|Yukutoshi Kurutoshi |57.4% |31 December 1963 |NHK |
12
|2010 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Paraguay (knockout game) |57.3% |29 June 2010 |TBS |
13
|World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Bernardo Caraballo |57.0% |4 July 1967 |Fuji TV |
14
|Tabiji |56.9% |9 March 1968 |NHK |
15
|The Beatles Japan Tour |56.5% |1 July 1966 |NTV |
16
|Ohanahan |56.4% |19 September 1966 |NHK |
16
|2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony |56.4% |23 July 2021 |NHK |
18
|Arigato |56.3% |21 December 1972 |TBS |
19
|Ashita Koso |55.5% |31 January 1969 |NHK |
20
|Moscow State Circus broadcast |55.3% |16 July 1963 |NHK |
20
|Miotsukushi |55.3% |5 October 1985 |NHK |
22
|Mayuko Hitori |55.2% |10 February 1972 |NHK |
23
|World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Éder Jofre |54.9% |18 May 1965 |Fuji TV |
24
|World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x José Medel |53.9% |18 May 1965 |Fuji TV |
25
|News (Yoshinobu-chan incident) |53.6% |5 July 1965 |NHK |
26
|World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Lionel Rose |53.4% |27 February 1968 |Fuji TV |
27
|Ai Yori Aoku |53.3% |8 September 1972 |NHK |
27
|Hatoko no Umi |53.3% |22 March 1975 |NHK |
29
|53.1% |11 February 1972 |NHK |
30
|Akō Roshi |53.0% |29 November 1964 |NHK |
31
|2006 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Croatia (group game) |52.7% |18 June 2006 |
32
|Final day of the 1981 Hatsu basho (Chiyonofuji Mitsugu's first victory) |52.2% |25 January 1981 |NHK |
33
|51.8% |25 October 1968 |NHK |
33
|Kita no Kazoku |51.8% |1 March 1974 |NHK |
35
|Professional wrestling - Toyonobori vs. The Destroyer |51.2% |26 February 1965 |NTV |
36
|News (Asama-Sansō incident) |50.8% |28 February 1972 |NHK |
36
|50.8% |31 December 1977 |TBS |
36
|60th Japanese High School Baseball Championship - Closing Ceremony |50.8% |20 August 1978 |NHK |
39
|World Flyweight Championship - Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama |50.7% |1 March 1966 |Fuji TV |
40
|50.6% |11 January 1963 |TBS |
40
|Prime Minister Tanaka visits China |50.6% |25 September 1972 |NHK |
40
|Final day of the 1975 Haru basho (Takanohana Kenshi's first victory) |50.6% |23 March 1975 |NHK |
40
|Non-chan no Yume |50.6% |24 September 1988 |NHK |
44
|50.5% |7 April 1973 |TBS |
45
|Otei-chan |50.0% |11 September 1978 |NHK |
45
|News and weather forecast (Typhoon Judy) |50.0% |12 September 1982 |NHK |
45
|Oshin |50.0% |17 August 1983 |NHK |
48
|Ma-neechan |49.9% |25 September 1979 |NHK |
49
|Yubikiri |49.8% |25 January 1973 |TBS |
50
|Hanekomma |49.7% |30 August 1986 |NHK |
The following list is for Japanese anime only. The list covers broadcasts after 26 September 1977. Video Research had previously recorded an episode of the 1960s Astro Boy anime that earned a 40.3% rating.{{Cite web|url=https://www.videor.co.jp/vr-digest/pdf/vrd526_201304/vrd526_article3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922194834/https://www.videor.co.jp/vr-digest/pdf/vrd526_201304/vrd526_article3.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2016|title=視聴率から振り返る「テレビアニメ」の歴史|publisher=Video Research|access-date=13 May 2019}}
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!No. !Show !Household Rating !Date !Network |
1
|39.9%{{Cite news|url=https://gakumado.mynavi.jp/gmd/articles/28414|title=1位は40%!? アニメの歴代視聴率ランキングTop10 {{!}} ネタ・おもしろ・エンタメ {{!}} 大学生活 {{!}} マイナビ 学生の窓口|newspaper=マイナビ学生の窓口 {{!}} マイナビ学生の窓口|access-date=6 October 2016}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-30/chibi-maruko-chan-sazae-san-dr-slump-top-list-of-most-viewed-anime-episodes/.97077|title=Chibi Maruko-chan, Sazae-san, Dr. Slump Top List of Most-Viewed Anime Episodes|newspaper=Anime News Network|access-date=6 October 2016}} |28 October 1990 |
2
|39.4% |16 September 1979 |Fuji TV |
3
|36.9% |16 December 1981 |Fuji TV |
4
|34.5% |23 February 1979 |NTV |
5
|Japanese Folklore Tales 2 |33.6% |10 January 1981 |TBS |
6
|32.5% |8 December 1978 |NTV |
7
|31.9% |22 December 1985 |Fuji TV |
8
|31.6% |13 March 1980 |NTV |
9
|31.2% |11 February 1983 |
10
|29.6% |22 March 1986 |Fuji TV |
The following is a list of the most-watched films of all time on Nippon TV (NTV), {{as of|2007|June|lc=y}}.{{cite book |last1=Hamano |first1=Keiji |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/18620778/the-japanese-market-for-uk-films-bfi |title=The Japanese Market for UK Films |last2=Kitae |first2=Hiroyuki |last3=Udagawa |first3=Shoji |last4=Watanabe |first4=Yasuko |last5=Uchiyama |first5=Takashi |date=November 2007 |publisher=Cinema Alliance Limited, UK Film Council, British Film Institute |pages=58–9 |access-date=22 April 2022 |via=Yumpu}}
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!Rank !Film !Airing date |
1
|46.9% |2003-01-24 |
2
|35.1% |1999-01-22 |
3
|32.9% |2006-07-21 |
4
|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |30.8% |2004-06-25 |
5
|28.4% |1994-02-04 |
6
|28.3% |1994-12-23 |
7
|27.7% |1995-01-13 |
8
|27.6% |1996-08-09 |
9
|27.4% |1997-03-28 |
10
|27.1% |1994-09-16 |
Mexico
A list of most-watched shows in the Mexico, Televisa and TV Azteca broadcasters (Liga MX Apertura and
Clausura), Boxing, 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, (FIFA World Cup hosts 1970 & 1986), some concerts like Maná's Unidos por La Paz at Estadio Azteca in March 2001; in 2007, the last episode of La Fea Más Bella", Funeral events like Chespirito in December 2014 the creator of TV Series El Chavo and El Chapulín Colorado, and Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010 celebrate independence from Spain also called Bicentenario 2010, had an average audience of over 40 million views in Mexican Television.
Netherlands
Since 2002, Stichting KijkOnderzoek is keeping track of viewership of Dutch television channels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kijkonderzoek.nl/|title=Stichting Kijkonderzoek|website=Stichting KijkOnderzoek}} All programs with a viewership over 7 million since the start of tracking are shown in the table below.
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Rank | Show | Episode | Number of viewers | Date | Network |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"| 1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | Netherlands vs Argentina (semi-final) | 9,058,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|July|9}} | NPO 1 |
align="center"| 2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | Netherlands vs Mexico (round of 16) | 8,738,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|29}} | NPO 1 |
align="center"| 3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Netherlands vs Spain (final) | 8,513,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2010|July|11}} | Nederland 1 |
align="center"| 4 | UEFA Euro 2004 | Portugal vs Netherlands (semi-final) | 8,512,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2004|June|30}} | Nederland 2 |
align="center"| 5 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Uruguay vs Netherlands (semi-final) | 8,501,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2010|July|6}} | NPO 1 |
align="center"| 6 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | Portugal vs Netherlands (round of 16) | 8,252,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2006|June|25}} | Nederland 2 |
align="center"| 7 | colspan="2"| Press Conference by Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the COVID-19 pandemic | 8,179,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2020|October|13}} | NPO 1, RTL 4 | |
align="center"| 8 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | Netherlands vs Chile (group stage) | 8,098,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|23}} | NPO 1 |
align="center"| 9 | UEFA Euro 2012 | Portugal vs Netherlands (group stage) | 7,993,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|June|17}} | Nederland 1 |
align="center"| 10 | UEFA Euro 2012 | Netherlands vs Germany (group stage) | 7,984,000 | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|June|13}} | Nederland 1 |
New Zealand
In 2011, the television website Throng published a list of the 12 most-watched television broadcasts in New Zealand from 1995 to 2011. This is based on average viewership of the program, but it does not include broadcasts from before 1995 or after 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.throng.co.nz/2011/10/the-12-most-watched-events-on-nz-television/ |title=The 12 Most Watched Events on NZ Television |publisher=Throng |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=5 September 2016 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306001111/http://www.throng.co.nz/2011/10/the-12-most-watched-events-on-nz-television/ |url-status=dead }}
The Rugby World Cup has frequently had large audiences – the 2011 Rugby World Cup final, and a semi-final, both had an average audience of over 2 million.
{{inc-tv|date=October 2021}}
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No.
! Show ! Viewship ! Date ! Network |
---|
1
| 2011 Rugby World Cup final (NZ v France) | 2,036,900 | 23 October 2011 |
2
| 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final (NZ v Australia) | 2,024,000 | 16 October 2011 | TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV |
3
| 2011 Rugby World Cup opening game (NZ v Tonga) | 1,930,000 | 9 September 2011 | TV 1, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV |
4
| Boxing: Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua World Title Defence | 1,841,230 | 12 November 2000 | TV 3 |
5
| One News special – Death of Diana, Princess of Wales | 1,703,310 | 31 August 1997 | TV 1 |
6
| 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony | 1,654,310 | 15 September 2000 | TV 1 |
7
| One News special – Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales | 1,649,710 | 6 September 1997 | TV 1 |
8
| 2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-final (NZ v Argentina) | 1,624,400 | 9 October 2011 | TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV |
9
| 2003 Rugby World Cup final (England v Australia) | 1,604,800 | 22 November 2003 | TV 1 |
10
| Martin Bashir's interview with Diana, Princess of Wales | 1,516,780 | 21 November 1995 | TV 2 |
Philippines
=AGB Nielsen=
The following table shows the all-time highest rating television shows in Mega Manila as tallied by AGB Nielsen since 1992. However, ratings are from a single highest recorded episode of the show (in the case of the TV series) and it is not the average over-all ratings for the whole season or series.
Poland
List of the 10 most-watched television broadcasts since the beginning of telemetry research in Poland (since 1997) by Nielsen Media Research:{{cite news|url=https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/2005-tvp-1-liderem-tvp-2-zyskala-najwiecej-5-1-mld-zl-z-reklam-6108704087377025a|title=2005: TVP 1 liderem, TVP 2 zyskała najwięcej – 5,1 mld zł z reklam|date=5 January 2006|publisher=wiadomosci.wp.pl}}{{cite magazine|title=Tematyczne stacje sportowe w Polsce. Gwiazdy kontra nisze|url=http://www.telekabel.pl/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sport-wakacje.pdf|magazine=Telekabel & digital TV|page=10|date=July–August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819190222/http://www.telekabel.pl/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sport-wakacje.pdf|archive-date=19 August 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title=Bitwa o widzów|url=http://www.tvlider.pl/pliki/2016_10.pdf|magazine=TV Lider|page=68|date=October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819191922/http://www.tvlider.pl/pliki/2016_10.pdf|archive-date=19 August 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/polscy-pilkarze-na-euro-2012-hitem-mecz-polska-rosja-dane-minuta-po-minucie|title=Polscy piłkarze na Euro 2012: hitem mecz Polska-Rosja (dane minuta po minucie)|date=19 June 2012|publisher=wirtualnemedia.pl}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/ogladalnosc-meczu-polska-kolumbia|title=13,6 mln widzów meczu Polska-Kolumbia w TVP1 i TVP Sport|date=25 June 2018|publisher=wirtualnemedia.pl}}{{cite news|url=https://media2.pl/badania/92964-Polska-Grecja-srednio-133-mln-widzow.-Ogladalnosc-TV-minuta-po-minucie.html|title=Polska – Grecja: średnio 13,3 mln widzów. Oglądalność TV minuta po minucie|date=11 June 2012|publisher=media2.pl}}{{cite news|url=http://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/13-mln-widzow-ogladalo-pogrzeb-prezydenta-kaczynskiego|title=13 mln widzów oglądało pogrzeb prezydenta Kaczyńskiego|date=20 April 2010|publisher=wirtualnemedia.pl}}
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!Rank !Program !Date !Channel !Number of !Share |
1
|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|April|08}} |TVP1, TVP2, TVP3, Polsat, TVN, TVN24 and others |Over 21,400,000 |Almost 90% |
---|
2
|UEFA Euro 2016: Poland vs Portugal (quarter-final) |{{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|30}} |15,974,822 |86.57% |
3
|UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Russia (group stage) |{{dts|format=dmy|2012|June|12}} |14,683,216 |81.51% |
4
|UEFA Euro 2016: Germany vs Poland (group stage) |{{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|16}} |14,352,012 |80.89% |
5
|UEFA Euro 2012: Czech Republic vs Poland (group stage) |{{dts|format=dmy|2012|June|16}} |14,070,492 |81.28% |
6
|FIFA World Cup 2018: Poland vs Colombia (group stage) |{{dts|format=dmy|2018|June|24}} |13,631,335 |75.45% |
7
|UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Greece (group stage) |{{dts|format=dmy|2012|June|8}} |13,308,343 |83.78% |
8
|2002 Winter Olympics: Ski Jumping Men's K120 Individual |{{dts|format=dmy|2002|February|13}} |TVP1 |13,259,612 |75.15% |
9
|Funeral of President Lech Kaczyński and First Lady Maria Kaczyńska |{{dts|format=dmy|2010|April|18}} |TVP1, TVP2, TVP Info, Polsat, Polsat News, TVN, TVN 24 and others |13,033,967 |86.68% |
10
|UEFA Euro 2016: Ukraine vs Poland (group stage) |{{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|21}} |12,639,308 |81.67% |
Portugal
{{cite web|title=Audiências de programas antigos| date=21 March 2013 |url=http://forum.atelevisao.com/topic/4675-audiências-de-programas-antigos/?p=363111|access-date=15 May 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/inicio/tv/interior.aspx?content_id=3840475|title=Juventus-Benfica une quase 3 milhes em frente ao ecr – TV & Media – DN|work=DN|access-date=1 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031202549/http://www.dn.pt/inicio/tv/interior.aspx?content_id=3840475|archive-date=31 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.atelevisao.com/tvi/tvi-leva-concorrencia-minimos-com-final-da-liga-dos-campeoes/|title=TVI leva concorrência a mínimos com a final da "Liga dos Campeões"|work=A Televisão|date=25 May 2014 |access-date=1 November 2014}}{{cite web|title=Porto mobiliza audiência|url=http://www.marktest.com/wap/a/n/id~2d4.aspx|website=Marktest.com|publisher=Marktest|access-date=31 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Audiências Tv em Janeiro|url=http://www.marktest.com/wap/a/n/a/n/a/n/a/n/id~6f6.aspx|access-date=31 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Audiências Tv em Maio|url=http://www.marktest.com/wap/a/n/a/n/id~801.aspx|access-date=31 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.marktest.com/wap/a/n/a/n/a/n/a/n/a/n/id~b6f.aspx|title=Audiências Tv em Julho de 2006|access-date=31 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Audiências Tv em Junho de 2010|url=http://www.marktest.com/wap/a/n/id~15b8.aspx|access-date=31 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Debate entre Passos e Costa com audiência histórica de 3,4 milhões|url=https://expresso.sapo.pt/politica/2015-09-10-Debate-entre-Passos-e-Costa-com-audiencia-historica-de-34-milhoes|access-date=10 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Audiência recorde para o Portugal-França
|url=http://www.tsf.pt/arquivo/2000/desporto/interior/audiencia-recorde-para-o-portugal-franca-723300.html|access-date=26 June 2016}}{{cite web|title=3 milhões viram o 'Portugal – Espanha'|date=16 June 2018|url=http://www.zapping-tv.com/audiencias-3-milhoes-viram-o-portugal-espanha/|access-date=17 June 2018}}{{cite web|title=TVI tem melhor dia do ano com segundo jogo de Portugal|date=20 June 2021|url=https://espalhafactos.com/2021/06/20/audiencias-tvi-tem-melhor-dia-do-ano-com-segundo-jogo-de-portugal/|access-date=20 June 2021}}
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Rank | Show | Episode | Rating | Share | Date | Channel |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"| 1 | UEFA Euro 2020 | Belgium vs Portugal (round of 16) | 40.2 | 69.9% | {{dts|format=dmy|2021|June|27}} | TVI |
align="center"| 2 | UEFA Euro 2004 | Portugal vs Netherlands (semi-final) | 40.1 | 85.4% | {{dts|format=dmy|2004|June|30}} | RTP1 |
align="center"| 3 | UEFA Euro 2012 | Portugal vs Spain (semi-final) | 39.5 | 76.0% | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|June|27}} | SIC |
align="center"| 4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | Portugal vs Switzerland (round of 16) | 39.1 | 68.4% | {{dts|format=dmy|2022|December|6}} | RTP1 |
align="center"| 5 | UEFA Euro 2004 | Portugal vs England (quarter-final) | 39.0 | 85.1% | {{dts|format=dmy|2004|June|24}} | RTP1 |
align="center"| 6 | UEFA Euro 2016 | Portugal vs Wales (semi-final) | 38.4 | 75.4% | {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|6}} | RTP1 |
align="center"| 7 | UEFA Euro 2016 | Portugal vs France (final) | 38.2 | 78.1% | {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|10}} | RTP1 |
align="center"| 8 | UEFA Euro 2012 | Portugal vs Netherlands (group stage match) | 38.1 | 73.4% | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|June|17}} | TVI |
align="center"| 9 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | Portugal vs Uruguay (group stage match) | 38 | 66% | {{dts|format=dmy|2022|November|28}} | RTP1 |
align="center"| 10 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | United States vs Portugal (group stage match) | 37.8 | 75.4% | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|22}} | RTP1 |
Serbia
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Show | Viewers | Date | Channel | Ref.(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | 4.562 million | 2008 | RTS 1 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20210916005725/https://www.rts.rs/page/rts/ci/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3/eurosong2008/story/48/vesti/703/rekordna-gledanost-pesme-evrovizije-2008-u-srbiji.html Рекордна гледаност "Песме Евровизије 2008" у Србији] May 25, 2008 |
South Korea
Viewership ratings are provided by two companies in South Korea, AGB Nielsen Media Research and TNmS. Originally Media Service Korea was the only company providing such information, and it was later acquired by Nielsen Media Research. In 1999, TNS Media Korea also began such service, and later changed its name to TNmS. AGB collects viewership data based on 2050 households, while TNmS has 2000 households with measuring devices. Drama ratings usually vary between the two companies by 2–3%.{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2011/06/21/south-korea-tv-ratings-tns-vs-ac-nielsen/|title=South Korean TV Ratings: TNmS vs. AGB Nielsen|date=21 June 2011|access-date=10 September 2014|publisher=Soompi}}
class="wikitable sortable"
|+Top 10 most-watched South Korean dramas since 1992 (AGB Nielsen tallies) | ||||
# | Drama | Channel | Viewership | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | First Love | KBS2 | 65.8% | 20 April 1997 |
2 | Was It Love? | MBC | 64.9% | 24 May 1992 |
3 | Sandglass | SBS | 64.5% | 6 February 1995 |
4 | Hur Jun | MBC | 63.7% | 27 June 2000 |
5 | A Sunny Place of the Young | KBS2 | 62.7% | 12 November 1995 |
6 | You and I | MBC | 62.4% | 12 April 1998 |
7 | Son and Daughter | MBC | 61.1% | 21 March 1993 |
8 | Taejo Wang Geon | KBS1 | 60.2% | 20 May 2001 |
9 | Eyes of Dawn | MBC | 58.4% | 6 February 1992 |
10 | Dae Jang Geum | MBC | 57.8% | 23 March 2004 |
Sweden
Statistics from Mediamätning Skandinavien{{cite web |url=http://www.mms.se/rapporter-lista.php/?t=ty |title=Årsrapporter TV " Rapporter och publiceringar " MMS |publisher=Mms.se |access-date=14 May 2016 |archive-date=24 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224170453/http://www.mms.se/rapporter-lista.php/?t=ty |url-status=dead }}
=Most-watched programmes per year=
class="sortable wikitable" | ||||
Year
!Programme !Date !Number of !Network | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | 23 April | 6.1 | SVT1 |
2000 | Melodifestivalen 2000 | 10 March | 4.175 | SVT2 |
2001 | Melodifestivalen 2001 | 23 February | 3.84 | SVT1 |
2002 | Melodifestivalen 2002 | 1 March | 3.72 | SVT1 |
2003 | Melodifestivalen 2003 | 15 March | 3.815 | SVT1 |
2004 | Melodifestivalen 2004 | 20 March | 4.105 | SVT1 |
2005 | Melodifestivalen 2005 | 12 March | 4.055 | SVT1 |
2006 | Melodifestivalen 2006 | 18 March | 4.240 | SVT1 |
2007 | Melodifestivalen 2007 | 10 March | 3.975 | SVT1 |
2008 | Melodifestivalen 2008 | 15 March | 4.045 | SVT1 |
2009 | Melodifestivalen 2009 | 14 March | 3.59 | SVT1 |
2010 | Melodifestivalen 2010 | 13 March | 3.87 | SVT1 |
2011 | Melodifestivalen 2011 | 12 March | 3.67 | SVT1 |
2012 | Melodifestivalen 2012 | 10 March | 4.11 | SVT1 |
2013 | Melodifestivalen 2013 | 9 March | 4.15 | SVT1 |
2014 | Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar god jul | 24 December | 3.705 | SVT1 |
2018 | Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar god jul | 24 December | 3.786 | SVT1 |
2019 | Melodifestivalen 2019 | 14 March | 3.652 | SVT1 |
=Most-watched sport events per year=
United Kingdom
{{main|List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom}}
United States
{{further|List of most watched television broadcasts in the United States|Super Bowl television ratings}}
Although the Apollo 11 Moon landing is considered as the most watched television event in American history, it is considered a news event, meaning that CBS's live telecast of Super Bowl LVIII in 2024 holds the record for the largest average viewership of any live network U.S. television broadcast, with 123.7 million viewers.{{Cite web |title=Buzz Aldrin to accept NASA's Emmy award |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32469279 |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=NBC News |date=19 August 2009 |language=en}}{{cite web |author1=ESPN News Services |title=Super Bowl LVII was most-watched telecast ever, according to updated data |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36920001/super-bowl-lvii-was-most-watched-telecast-ever-according-updated-data |website=ESPN |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=2 May 2023}} During this broadcast, the halftime show was watched by 129.1 million viewers.{{cite web |last1=Campione |first1=Katie |title=Super Bowl LVII Now Most-Watched In History After Nielsen Adjusts Viewing Measurement |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/super-bowl-lvii-most-watched-ever-nielsen-adjusts-audience-1235353710/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=2 May 2023}} Super Bowl XLV's live broadcast in February 2011 helped Fox become the first television network in the United States to be watched by at least 100 million American viewers by average for a single primetime night of programming.{{cite news | url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/the-super-bowl-tied-as-highest-rated-ever-104171/ | title=Super Bowl XLV Most Watched TV Show; Post-Game 'Glee' Trails 'Undercover Boss' | access-date=14 September 2014}} Moreover, Super Bowl telecasts account for 22 of the most-watched television broadcasts based on overall viewership in U.S. television history.{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XLVI Breaks Total Viewership Record|url=http://fangsbites.com/2012/02/super-bowl-xlvi-breaks-total-viewership-record/|publisher=Fang's Bites|access-date=4 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804234443/http://fangsbites.com/2012/02/super-bowl-xlvi-breaks-total-viewership-record/|archive-date=4 August 2012|date=6 February 2012}} Fox's live telecast of Super Bowl LI in 2017 currently holds the largest total viewership (those who watched any part of the broadcast) in U.S. television history, with 172 million viewers.{{cite web|title=Super Bowl LI Audience Hits a Record 172 Million Viewers|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/811507-super-bowl-li-audience-hits-a-record-172-million-viewers|website=Coming Soon|date=February 6, 2017}} In 2025, the Super Bowl attracted 127.7 million viewers on Fox's television broadcast, surpassing the previous year's viewership of 123.7 million.
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- {{cite book|last=Mytton|first= Graham |editor=Ingrid Volkmer|title=The Handbook of Global Media Research|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PWxglgeb6RQC&pg=PA40|access-date=28 July 2015|date=14 August 2012 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118255292|pages=40–54|chapter=Global Media Research: Can We Know Global Audiences? A View from a BBC Perspective }}
- [https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/man-vs-wild-episode-featuring-pm-modi-was-most-trending-televised-event-claims-bear-grylls-4351101.html Man Vs Wild Episode Featuring PM Modi Was ‘most Trending Televised Event’, Claims Bear Grylls]
- [https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/5924/pm-narendra-modis-man-vs-wild-stint-with-bear-grylls-is-officially-the-most-watched-episode-on-tv PM Narendra Modi's 'Man vs Wild' Stint With Bear Grylls Is Officially the Most-Watched Episode On TV]
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