| HONORABLE MENTIONS Unsorted list of select events |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Event | Rtg. | Vwrs. | Net |
| NFL | Pro Bowl | 4.5 | 7.99M | ESPN |
| Golf | The Masters Third round |
5.1 | 7.95M | CBS |
| CBB | Oklahoma/Oregon Elite Eight |
4.6 | 7.70M | CBS |
| NBA | All-Star Game | 4.3 | 7.61M | TNT, TBS |
| CBB | Syracuse/Virginia Elite Eight |
4.5 | 7.59M | TBS |
| CFB | TCU/Oregon Alamo Bowl |
4.4 | 7.41M | ESPN |
| NBA | Warriors/Rockets First Round, Game 4 |
4.5 | 7.24M | ABC |
| Auto | Las Vegas NASCAR Sprint Cup |
4.4 | 7.23M | FOX |
| CFB | Arkansas/K-State Liberty Bowl |
4.4 | 7.05M | ESPN |
| Auto | Atlanta NASCAR Sprint Cup |
4.1 | 6.80M | FOX |
| Auto | Talladega NASCAR Sprint Cup |
4.0 | 6.70M | FOX |
| NBA | Blazers/Warriors Semifinals Game 1 |
4.1 | 6.66M | ABC |
| NBA | Cavaliers/Raptors East Finals Game 4 |
3.9 | 6.14M | ESPN |
| Auto | Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series |
3.9 | 6.01M | ABC |
| Soccer | Portugal/France Euro 2016 final |
3.1 | 5.90M | ESPN, ESPNDP |
| Olym. | Swimming (Night #3) U.S. Olympic Trials |
3.6 | 5.89M | NBC |
| CFB | Georgia/Penn State Gator Bowl |
3.7 | 5.87M | ESPN |
| Horse | Belmont Stakes Race portion |
3.7 | 5.83M | NBC |
| Olym. | Swimming (Night #4) U.S. Olympic Trials |
3.6 | 5.77M | NBC |
| NBA | All-Star Saturday Night | 3.2 | 5.59M | TNT |
| MLB | Home Run Derby | 3.2 | 5.52M | ESPN |
| NHL | Penguins/Sharks Stanley Cup Final Game 6 |
3.1 | 5.41M | NBC |
| Other | Women’s Gymnastics USA Gym. Nat’l Champ. |
3.2 | 5.40M | NBC |
| Golf | U.S. Open Final Round |
3.4 | 5.10M | FOX |
| NHL | Sharks/Penguins Stanley Cup Final Game 5 |
3.0 | 5.01M | NBC |
| NBA | Warriors/Thunder Regular Season |
3.2 | 5.32M | ABC |
| NBA | Warriors/Spurs Regular Season |
3.1 | 5.17M | ABC |
| NHL | Penguins/Capitals Semifinals Game 5 |
2.4 | 4.16M | NBC |
| Other | U.S. Figure Skt. Chmp. Ladies’ Free Skate |
2.3 | 3.70M | NBC |
| NBA | Grizzlies/Warriors Warriors’ 73rd win |
2.3 | 3.65M | ESPN |
| NBA | Jazz/Lakers Kobe Bryant’s final game |
2.1 | 3.47M | ESPN2 |
| Other | O.J.: Made in America 30 For 30, Part 1 of 5 |
2.3 | 3.42M | ABC |
| Olym. | Men’s Gymnastics U.S. Olympic Trials |
2.0 | 3.21M | NBC |
| CBB | UNC/Duke Regular Season |
1.9 | 3.17M | ESPN |
| NBA | NBA Draft | 1.9 | 2.99M | ESPN |
| CBB | Kentucky/Kansas Regular Season |
1.8 | 2.98M | ESPN |
| WCBB | UConn/Syracuse Women’s Nat’l Champ. |
1.9 | 2.97M | ESPN |
| MLB | Mets/Royals MLB Opening Night |
1.8 | 2.90M | ESPN |
| NHL | Canadiens/Bruins Winter Classic |
1.6 | 2.78M | NBC |
| NBA | Warriors/Spurs Warriors’ 72nd win |
1.5 | 2.56M | NBA TV |
| NHL | Penguins/Lightning East Final Game 7 |
1.5 | 2.52M | NBCSN |
| PBC | Guerrero/Garcia | 1.5 | 2.52M | FOX |
| NHL | All-Star Game | 0.9 | 1.60M | NBCSN |
| WCWS | Oklahoma/Auburn WCWS Final Game 3 |
0.9 | 1.48M | ESPN |
| F1 | Monaco GP | 0.9 | 1.32M | NBC |
| EPL | Manchester Derby | 0.8 | 1.16M | NBC |
(Numbers from various sources, including Son of the Bronx/Awful Announcing/Programming Insider, Sports Business Daily/Austin Karp, ESPN, Nielsen)
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