List of most-watched television broadcasts

The following content is a tentative list of the most-watched television broadcasts around the world in selected countries, with the corresponding viewership (or ratings share) records, the corresponding year of such broadcast, and the mentioned media research organizations tallying nationwide viewership records. However, the most-watched television broadcast in any of the following nations can also be broadcast simultaneously in other countries and rank among their most-watched television broadcasts as well.

Global

History

On 20 July 1969, an estimated 652 million people watched the live global broadcast of the Apollo 11 Moon landing (this constituted around one fifth of total population of the world at the time), despite the fact that the first moonwalk took place in the middle of the night in Europe (at 01:56 in Iceland; 02:56 in Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom; 03:56 in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia and 04:56 in Finland, Greece and Turkey, and it was not broadcast on television or radio in the Eastern Bloc (except in Romania (04:56) and Poland (03:56)).

The original Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on 13 July 1985 in London, Philadelphia, and with events in other countries. It was one of the largest-scale television events of all time, watched across 150 nations, with an estimated global audience of 1. +more9 billion who watched the live broadcast.

In 1990, Roger Waters played a concert in Berlin known as The Wall - Live in Berlin to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. The concert was subject to a live audience of 450,000 and was broadcast to 35 countries, with an estimated broadcasting audience of 500 million to 1 billion people.

Prominent personalities in the 1990s and 2000s such as David Hasselhoff and Mexico's Thalia (currently based in the U. S. +more) starred in primetime series such as the Las Tres Marias trilogy shows (Maria Mercedes, Marimar and Maria la del Barrio), Rosalinda and Baywatch, which were broadcast in about 180 countries. It's been estimated that, in the 1970s, every single episode of the Mexican comedy show El Chavo del Ocho, created, directed, produced and starred by Roberto Gómez Bolaños "Chespirito", was watched by about 350 million people across Latin America when it premiered; both this show and some of Mexican telenovelas are among the world's most-watched non-U. S. -produced television series.

U. S. +more television programming remains one of the most popular forms of entertainment worldwide. This trend was initiated by U. S. -made broadcast network soap operas and sitcoms such as Dallas, M*A*S*H, The Cosby Show, Seinfeld, Friends and The Big Bang Theory by the mid-2000s, and then in the late 2000s and 2010s by U. S. medical dramas and police procedurals such as House, and the CSI and NCIS franchises. All of these are currently syndicated in more than 100 countries, and rank among the most-watched television series in the world, extending their dominance to a three-decade span.

In recent decades, the global popularity of U. S. +more television is rivaled by European television programming and television dramas from Latin America and Asia. The annual Eurovision Song Contest, considered to be one of the world's longest running and most-watched reality television franchises, annually attracted a peak of 600 million viewers during the mid-to-late 1980s. Eurovision has consistently ranked among the all-time most-watched live non-sports entertainment telecasts worldwide in the last 2 decades. Idols, airing since 2001, has the largest collective global franchise viewership in the world to date, shown in versions in over 150 countries worldwide and has been watched by over 3. 2billion viewers.

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony set the record for the largest viewing figure for any sports event, reaching an average audience of 593 million worldwide and 984 million in reach.

In 2010, over 1. 1 billion people were reported to have watched the 2010-2011 Sydney New Year's Eve coverage, constituting approximately 16% of the world population at that time and still remains the most-watched New Year's Eve live telecast in the world. +more As one of the first major New Year's celebrations globally each year, Sydney New Year's Eve annual coverage are live in all time zones in both Asia, Australia and Oceania on 31 December 2010 and 1 January 2011.

Few cable television programs have ranked among the world's most-watched television broadcasts beginning the mid-2010s. In particular, notable scripted series like Game of Thrones, Sherlock and Doctor Who, originating from both the U. +moreS. and UK, have been currently aired to more than 100 countries. The annual Miss Universe and Miss World pageants, headquartered in the U. S. and UK, respectively, and aired live to more than 190 countries yearly, are said to have each regularly attracted more than 500million viewers and consistently rank among the most-watched live annual entertainment telecasts in the world.

Regional annual sporting events like the Super Bowl in the U. S. +more, and the UEFA Champions League finals in Europe, televised live worldwide, have emerged among the world's most-watched television broadcasts.

Most reality television franchise broadcasts and international sporting events (which are aired in several countries) tend to comprise some of the most-watched television programs, as tallied by their media research bases. Beginning in the mid-2010s, the majority of the world's most-watched television broadcasts, including all of the world's major international sporting events, are often broadcast live via satellite across virtually all of the world's time zones in seven continents.

List

3" | 1,000		Concert
	First inauguration of Barack Obama
	Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
	Munich massacre	900
	Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer	750
	Apollo 11	600
	Assassination of John F. +more Kennedy	600
	2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	593

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National

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.

Rank	Show	Date	Network
1	Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales	1997	ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network
2	Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer	1981	ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network
3	2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony	2000	Seven Network
4	2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	2000	Seven Network
5	Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton	2011	ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network
6	1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	1984	Ten Network
7	The World of The Seekers	1968	Ten Network
8	Boxing: Lionel Rose v Alan Rudkin	1964	Seven Network
9	The Sound of Music	1977	Nine Network
10	Roots (miniseries)	1977	Ten Network

Note: the funeral of Princess Diana, 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. It does not include regional numbers (40% of the population) and uses the average viewership, not the peak viewership. +more Also note these ratings are not comparable with ratings before 2001 due to different methodologies used after this time.

Rank	Show	Number of viewers	Ratings	Year	Network
1	Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton	6. 0 Million	-	2011	ABC, Network 7, Network 9, Network Ten, 7Two
2	Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle	4. +more09 Million	-	2018	Seven Network, Nine Network, ABC, SBS, BBC UKTV, Sky News Live
3	2005 Australian Open - Men's Singles Final	4. 043 Million	29. 3	2005	Seven Network
4	MasterChef Australia (season 2) - finale challenge	4. 029 Million	27. 1	2010	Network Ten
5	2003 Rugby World Cup Final	4. 016 Million	29. 7	2003	Seven Network
6	MasterChef Australia (season 1) - finale challenge	3. 726 Million	25. 6	2009	Network Ten
7	2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony	3. 561 Million	25. 5	2006	Nine Network
8	2005 AFL Grand Final (Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles)	3. 386 Million	24. 5	2005	Network Ten
9	The Block (season 4): Winner Announced	3. 370 Million	21. 9	2011	Nine Network
10	Australian Idol: Final Verdict	3. 344 Million	24. 5	2003	Network Ten

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Brazil

Rank	Show	Episode	Rating	Share	Date	Channel	Content	Source(s)
1	Roque Santeiro	Episode 209	96	100%		TV Globo	Telenovela
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2	Tieta	Episode 196	78			TV Globo	Telenovela
3	1998 FIFA World Cup	Brazil vs. Netherlands (semi-final)	73			TV Globo, SBT, Manchete, Band	Association football
4	2002 FIFA World Cup	Brazil vs. +more Turkey (semi-final)	71			TV Globo	Association football
5	América	Episode 203	68	82%		TV Globo	Telenovela
6	2002 FIFA World Cup	Germany vs. Brazil (final)	67	91%		TV Globo	Association football

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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. +more6 million Canadians watched the whole game, roughly one-half of the country's entire population. A groundbreaking 26. 5 million Canadians watched some part of the game, over 80 percent of the country's 34-million-person population. According to multiple sources, 13. 3 million Canadians watched the games' opening ceremony, which was the previous record.

Many believed the final game of the 1972 Summit Series had up to 18 million viewers, but only 4. 3 million TVs tuned in. +more 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.

China

China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala has regularly attracted between 700 million to 1.17 billion viewers annually.

The CCTV's main evening news broadcast Xinwen Lianbo has a daily audience of around 135 million people, 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 400 million viewers in China, making it the most-watched Chinese television drama series of all time, as of 2017.

A Chinese boxer Zou Shiming's professional boxing debut on 6 April 2013 generated an estimated 300 million viewers. Another professional boxer Qiu Xiaojun attracted around 200 million people for his fight against Ghanaian fighter Raymond Commey on 12 February 2016.

Denmark

The following are the ten most watched programs from 1992 onwards.

Rank	Show	Viewers	Date	Channel
1	Krøniken - Episode 10	2,714,000	2004	DR1
2	Eurovision Song Contest 2001†	2,667,000	2001	DR1
3	The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang	2,658,000	1995	TV2
4	UEFA Euro 1992 Semi-final: Denmark vs Netherlands	2,657,000	1992	TV2
5	UEFA Euro 1992 Final: Denmark vs Germany	2,632,000	1992	TV2
6	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification: Denmark vs Spain	2,547,000	1993	DR1
7	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1992	2,506,000	1992	DR1
8	The Girl and the Press Photographer	2,422,000	1992	TV2
9	1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-final: Denmark vs Brazil	2,390,000	1998	DR1
10	UEFA Euro 2012 Group Stage: Denmark vs Germany	2,378,000	2012	DR1

†Hosted in Copenhagen

France

Rank	Event	Viewers	Share	Date	Network
1	Speech of the French President Emmanuel Macron in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	36,730,000	94. 5%		TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal+, M6, C8, TMC, BFMTV, CNews, LCI, franceinfo
2	Speech of the French President Emmanuel Macron in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	35,300,000	96. +more1%		TF1, France 2, France 3, M6, C8, TMC, BFMTV, CNews, LCI, franceinfo, L'Equipe
3	Speech of the French President Emmanuel Macron in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	32,700,000	93. 6%		TF1, France 2, France 3, M6, C8, TMC, BFMTV, CNews, LCI, franceinfo, L'Equipe
4	2018 FIFA World Cup Final: France vs Croatia	26,200,000	N/A		TF1, BeIN Sports
5	Speech of the French President Emmanuel Macron in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	24,600,000	87%		TF1, France 2, France 3, M6, C8, BFMTV, CNews, LCI, franceinfo, L'Equipe
6	1998 FIFA World Cup Final: Brazil vs France	23,647,000	88. 4%		TF1, Canal+
7	Speech of the French President Emmanuel Macron in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	23,610,000	85,6%		TF1, France 2, France 3, M6, BFMTV, CNews, LCI, franceinfo
8	Speech of the French President Emmanuel Macron in response to the Yellow vests movement	23,000,000	81,4%		TF1, France 2, M6, BFMTV, CNews, LCI, franceinfo
9	Speech of the French President François Hollande in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting	22,400,000	N/A		TF1, France 2, France 3, M6, BFMTV, CNews, LCI, franceinfo
10	UEFA Euro 2016 Final: Portugal vs France	22,292,000	72. 9%		M6, BeIN Sports
11	2006 FIFA World Cup Semi-final: Portugal vs France	22,200,000	76. 7%		TF1
12	2006 FIFA World Cup Final: Italy vs France	22,143,000	80. 3%		TF1
13	2018 FIFA World Cup Final: France vs Croatia	20,940,000	82. 2%		TF1, BeIN Sports
14	1998 FIFA World Cup Semi-final: France vs Croatia	20,597,000	81. 8%		TF1, Canal+
15	UEFA Euro 2016 Semi-final: Germany vs France	20,339,000	68. 8%		TF1, BeIN Sports
16	UEFA Euro 2000 Final: France vs Italy	20,279,000	77. 5%		TF1
17	2018 FIFA World Cup Semi-final: France vs Belgium	20,178,000	70. 5%		TF1, BeIN Sports
18	2006 FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Spain vs France	19,564,000	67. 9%		TF1
19	2006 FIFA World Cup Group stage: Togo vs France	18,331,000	70. 0%		TF1
20	2007 Rugby World Cup Semi-final: England vs France	18,307,000	67. 4%		TF1
21	UEFA Euro 2016 Quarter-final: France vs Iceland	18,274,000	60. 0%		M6, BeIN Sports
22	2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-final: France vs Germany	18,085,000	72. 1%		TF1, BeIN Sports
23	2006 FIFA World Cup Group stage: France vs South Korea	18,051,000	66. 7%		TF1
24	2006 FIFA World Cup quarter-final: Brazil vs France	17,939,000	73. 1%		TF1
25	2014 FIFA World Cup Group stage: Switzerland vs France	17,836,000	62. 0%		TF1, BeIN Sports
26	UEFA Euro 2000 Semi-final: France vs Portugal	17,691,000	70. 5%		France 2
27	1991 UEFA Champions League Final: Red Star Belgrade vs Olympique Marseille	17,500,000	68. 3%		TF1
28	Television show: Le Grand Bluff	17,400,000	74. 0%		TF1

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Germany

Rank	Show	Episode	Number of viewers	Share	Date	Network
1	2014 FIFA World Cup	Germany vs Argentina (final)	34,650,000	86. 3%		Das Erste
2	2014 FIFA World Cup	Brazil vs Germany (semi-final)	32,570,000	87. +more8%		ZDF
3	2010 FIFA World Cup	Germany vs Spain (semi-final)	31,100,000 1, 4	83. 2%		Das Erste
4	UEFA Euro 2016	Germany vs France (semi-final)	29,820,000	80. 6%		ZDF
5	2006 FIFA World Cup	Germany vs Italy (semi-final)	29,660,000 1, 2, 3	84. 1%		ZDF
6	UEFA Euro 2008	Germany vs Turkey (semi-final)	29,460,000	81. 6%		ZDF
7	2010 FIFA World Cup	Ghana vs. Germany (group game)	29,190,000 1, 4	79. 7%		Das Erste
8	1990 FIFA World Cup	West Germany vs Argentina (final)	28,660,000	87. 9%		Das Erste
9	UEFA Euro 1996	Germany vs Czech Republic (final)	28,440,000	76. 3%		ZDF
10	UEFA Euro 2016	Germany vs Italy (quarter-final)	28,320,000	79. 8%		Das Erste
11	2014 FIFA World Cup	Germany vs Algeria (Round of 16)	28,210,000	85. 1%		ZDF
12	UEFA Euro 2016	Germany vs Slovakia (Round of 16)	28,110,000	81. 2%		ZDF
13	UEFA Euro 2008	Austria vs Germany (group game)	28,040,000 1, 5	76. 9%		ZDF
14	UEFA Euro 2012	Germany vs Italy (semi-final)	27,980,000 6	76. 8%		Das Erste
15	The Black Forest Clinic	"Die Schuldfrage" ("The question of guilt")	27,970,000			ZDF
16	2010 FIFA World Cup	Germany vs Australia (group game)	27,910,000 1, 4	74. 4%		Das Erste
17	UEFA Euro 2008	Portugal vs Germany (quarter-final)	27,700,000 1, 5	78. 7%		Das Erste
18	UEFA Euro 2012	Denmark vs Germany (group game)	27,650,000	74. 2%		ZDF
19	UEFA Euro 2016	Germany vs Poland (group game)	27,320,000	73. 3%		ZDF
20	2014 FIFA World Cup	USA vs Germany (group game)	27,250,000	84. 2%		ZDF

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' Notes :

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.

India

India measures the viewership of shows through TRP (Television Rating Point). Shows used to have higher ratings in 2000s as compared to present decade. +more 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. The most-watched channel for years has been Star Plus, then Zee TV with major competition from Colors. Mahabharat (19881990), the television adaptation of Indian epic Mahabharata, had a share of 97. 8% among Indian viewers.

Aamir Khan's talk show Satyamev Jayate (20122014) drew an estimated audience of 600million viewers in India. The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 cricket cup was watched by an estimated 730million viewers in India, with India vs. +more Pakistan being the most widely watched live event during the tournament. The Doraemon anime series is India's highest-rated children's television show as of 2017, with a total of 478. 5million viewers across Hungama TV and Disney Channel India.

Rank	Show	TVR(mn impressions)	Network
1	Ramayan (1987 TV series) (Laxman vs Meghnath yudh)	77	Doordarshan
2	Luv Kush (finale)	67. 10	Doordarshan
3	2018 Indian Premier League Final	55. +more6	Star Network
4	Mahabharat (1988 TV series)	22. 9	Doordarshan
5	Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand	10. 0	Star Plus
6	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin	9. 2	Sony TV India
7	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	8. 4	Star Plus
8	Diya Aur Baati Hum	7. 7	Star Plus
9	Pavitra Rishta	7. 3	Zee TV
10	Jai Jai Jai Bajrang Bali	7. 2	Sahara One
11	Naagin (2015 TV series)	6. 1	Colors TV

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Most viewed broadcasts

Rank	Show	Episode	Viewership(millions)	Date	Network
1	2011 Cricket World Cup	Sri Lanka vs India (final)	340		Star Sports Network
2	2015 Cricket World Cup	Australia vs India (semi-final)	309		Star Sports
3	2015 Cricket World Cup	India vs Pakistan (group stage match)	288		Star Sports
4	2015 Cricket World Cup	West Indies vs India (group stage match)	262		Star Sports
5	2015 Cricket World Cup	India vs South Africa (group stage match)	257		Star Sports
6	2015 Cricket World Cup	India vs Bangladesh (quarter-final)	251		Star Sports
7	2015 Cricket World Cup	Zimbabwe vs India (group stage match)	205		Star Sports
8	2017 ICC Champions Trophy	India vs Pakistan (group stage match)	201		Star Sports
9	2008 Indian Premier League	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (group stage match)	195		Sony Pictures Networks
10	2015 Cricket World Cup	Ireland vs India (group stage match)	168		Star Sports

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. +more 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.

Japan

The following list is for Japanese anime only. The list covers broadcasts after 26 September 1977. +more Video Research had previously recorded an episode of the 1960s Astro Boy anime that earned a 40. 3% rating.

No.	Show	Household Rating	Date	Network
1	Chibi Maruko-chan	39. 9%	28 October 1990	Fuji TV
2	Sazae-san	39. 4%	16 September 1979	Fuji TV
3	Dr. Slump	36. 9%	16 December 1981	Fuji TV
4	Dokonjō Gaeru	34. 5%	23 February 1979	NTV
5	Japanese Folklore Tales 2	33. 6%	10 January 1981	TBS
6	Lupin the Third	32. 5%	8 December 1978	NTV
7	Touch	31. 9%	22 December 1985	Fuji TV
8	Ashita no Joe	31. 6%	13 March 1980	NTV
9	Doraemon	31. 2%	11 February 1983	TV Asahi
10	GeGeGe no Kitarō	29. 6%	22 March 1986	Fuji TV

The following is a list of the most-watched films of all time on Nippon TV (NTV), . [wiki_table=dbdb6f8d].

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 at 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. All programs with a viewership over 7 million since the start of tracking are shown in the table below.

Rank	Show	Episode	Number of viewers	Date	Network
1	2014 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands vs Argentina (semi-final)	9,058,000		NPO 1
2	2014 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands vs Mexico (round of 16)	8,738,000		NPO 1
3	2010 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands vs Spain (final)	8,513,000		Nederland 1
4	UEFA Euro 2004	Portugal vs Netherlands (semi-final)	8,512,000		Nederland 2
5	2010 FIFA World Cup	Uruguay vs Netherlands (semi-final)	8,501,000		NPO 1
6	2006 FIFA World Cup	Portugal vs Netherlands (round of 16)	8,252,000		Nederland 2
7	Press Conference by Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the COVID-19 pandemic	Press Conference by Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the COVID-19 pandemic	8,179,000		NPO 1, RTL 4
8	2014 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands vs Chile (group stage)	8,098,000		NPO 1
9	UEFA Euro 2012	Portugal vs Netherlands (group stage)	7,993,000		Nederland 1
10	UEFA Euro 2012	Netherlands vs Germany (group stage)	7,984,000		Nederland 1
11	2014 FIFA World Cup	Australia vs Netherlands (group stage)	7,880,000		NPO 1
12	2006 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands vs Argentina (group stage)	7,667,000		Nederland 2
13	UEFA Euro 2004	Netherlands vs Latvia (group stage)	7,647,000		Nederland 2
14	UEFA Euro 2008	Netherlands vs Russia (quarter-final)	7,572,000		Nederland 1
15	UEFA Euro 2004	Germany vs Netherlands (group stage)	7,647,000		Nederland 2
16	UEFA Euro 2008	Netherlands vs France (group stage)	7,479,000		Nederland 1
17	2014 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands vs Costa Rica (quarter-final)	7,459,000		NPO 1
18	UEFA Euro 2004	Sweden vs Netherlands (quarter-final)	7,451,000		Nederland 2
19	Press Conference by Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the COVID-19 pandemic	Press Conference by Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the COVID-19 pandemic	7,269,000		NPO 1, RTL 4
20	2014 FIFA World Cup	Spain vs Netherlands (group stage)	7,256,000		NPO 1
21	2010 FIFA World Cup	Cameroon vs Netherlands (group stage)	7,185,000		Nederland 1
22	Press Conference by Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the COVID-19 pandemic	Press Conference by Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the COVID-19 pandemic	7,147,000		NPO 1, RTL 4
23	2006 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands vs Ivory Coast (group stage)	7,136,000		Nederland 2
24	Peter R. +more de Vries: Crime Reporter	Undercover interview with Joran van der Sloot regarding the disappearance of Natalee Holloway	7,185,000		SBS 6
25	UEFA Euro 2004	Netherlands vs Czech Republic (group stage)	7,073,000		Nederland 2
26	2010 FIFA World Cup	Netherlands vs Brazil (quarter-final)	7,031,000		NPO 1

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' Notes :

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.

The Rugby World Cup has frequently had large audiences - the Rugby World Cup 2011 final, and a semi-final, both had an average audience of over 2 million.

No.	Show	Viewship	Date	Network
01	2011 Rugby World Cup Final (NZ v France)	2,036,900	23 October 2011	TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV
02	2011 Rugby World Cup Semi-final (NZ v Australia)	2,024,000	16 October 2011	TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV
03	2011 Rugby World Cup Opening Game (NZ v Tonga)	1,930,000	9 September 2011	TV 1, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV
04	Boxing: +more_David_Tua'>Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua World Title Defence	1,841,230	12 November 2000	TV 3
05	One News special - Death of Diana, Princess of Wales	1,703,310	31 August 1997	TV 1
06	2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	1,654,310	15 September 2000	TV 1
07	One News special - Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales	1,649,710	6 September 1997	TV 1
08	2011 Rugby World Cup Qtr Final (NZ v Argentina)	1,624,400	9 October 2011	TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV
09	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
11	2011 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony	1,499,160	9 September 2011	TV 1
12	2007 Rugby World Cup (NZ v France)	1,410,410	7 October 2007	TV 3

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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.

Rank	Network	Program	Year	Rating
1	ABS-CBN	The Battle: Manny Pacquiao vs. +more Erik Morales	2006	83. 5%
2	ABS-CBN	Rosalinda	1999	69. 8%
3	ABS-CBN	Esperanza	1997	67. 0%
4	ABS-CBN	Pangako Sa 'Yo	2002	64. 9%
5	ABS-CBN	Meteor Garden	2003	63. 8%
6	ABS-CBN	Miss Universe 1994	1994	62. 5%
7	RPN	Marimar	1996	61. 7%
8	ABS-CBN	María Mercedes	1996	59. 7%
9	RPN	Miss Universe 1999	1999	58. 4%
10	GMA	Bubble Gang	1997	57. 6%
11	ABS-CBN	Balitang K	1998	56. 6%
12	ABS-CBN	Wansapanataym	1997	56. 4%
13	ABS-CBN	TV Patrol	1996	56. 0%
14	GMA	i-Witness	1999	55. 3%
15	ABS-CBN	Magandang Gabi, Bayan	2000	55. 0%
16	GMA	MariMar	2007	54. 9%
17	ABS-CBN	Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar Larios	2006	54. 4%
18	GMA	Darna	2005	54. 3%
19	ABS-CBN	Mula Sa Puso	1997	53. 7%
20	ABS-CBN	Maalaala Mo Kaya	2002	47. 9%

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Poland

List of the 10 most-watched television broadcasts since the beginning of telemetry research in Poland (since 1997) by Nielsen Media Research:

Rank	Program	Date	Channel	Number of viewers	Share
1	Funeral of Pope John Paul II		TVP1, TVP2, TVP3, Polsat, TVN, TVN24 and others	Over 21,400,000	Almost 90%
2	UEFA Euro 2016: Poland vs Portugal (quarter-final)		TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport	15,974,822	86. 57%
3	UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Russia (group stage)		TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD	14,683,216	81. +more51%
4	UEFA Euro 2016: Germany vs Poland (group stage)		TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport	14,352,012	80. 89%
5	UEFA Euro 2012: Czech Republic vs Poland (group stage)		TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD	14,070,492	81. 28%
6	FIFA World Cup 2018: Poland vs Colombia (group stage)		TVP1, TVP Sport	13,631,335	75. 45%
7	UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Greece (group stage)		TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD	13,308,343	83. 78%
8	2002 Winter Olympics: Ski Jumping Men's K120 Individual (Adam Małysz's silver medal)		TVP1	13,259,612	75. 15%
9	Funeral of President Lech Kaczyński and First Lady Maria Kaczyńska		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)		TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport	12,639,308	81. 67%

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Portugal

Rank	Show	Episode	Rating	Share	Date	Channel
1	UEFA Euro 2020	Belgium vs Portugal (round of 16)	40. 2	69. +more9%		TVI
2	UEFA Euro 2004	Portugal vs The Netherlands (semi-final)	40. 1	85. 4%		RTP1
3	UEFA Euro 2012	Portugal vs Spain (semi-final)	39. 5	76. 0%		SIC
4	UEFA Euro 2004	Portugal vs England (quarter-final)	39. 0	85. 1%		RTP1
5	UEFA Euro 2016	Portugal vs Wales (semi-final)	38. 4	75. 4%		RTP1
6	UEFA Euro 2016	Portugal vs France (final)	38. 2	78. 1%		RTP1
7	UEFA Euro 2012	Portugal vs The Netherlands (group stage match)	38. 1	73. 4%		TVI
8	2014 FIFA World Cup	United States vs Portugal (group stage match)	37. 8	75. 4%		RTP1
9	UEFA Euro 2004	Portugal vs Greece (final)	37. 7	89. 7%		RTP1
10	UEFA Euro 2016	Poland vs Portugal (quarter-final)	37. 4	69. 9%		RTP1
11	2006 FIFA World Cup	Portugal vs France (semi-final)	37. 2	82. 3%		SIC
12	A Próxima Vítima	The Last Episode	37. 1	80. 2%		SIC
13	UEFA Euro 2020	Portugal vs France (group stage match)	36. 6	69. 3%		RTP1
14	UEFA Euro 2012	Czech Republic vs Portugal (quarter-final)	36. 1	71. 7%		RTP1
15	2015 Portuguese legislative election	Debate: António Costa vs. Pedro Passos Coelho	35. 9	69,2%		RTP1, RTP3, SIC, SIC Noticias, TVI, TVI24
16	UEFA Euro 2004	Russia vs Portugal (group stage match)	35. 5	81. 4%		SIC
17	UEFA Euro 2016	Portugal vs Iceland (group stage match)	35. 1	68. 6%		RTP1
18	UEFA Euro 2004	Spain vs Portugal (group stage match)	34. 9	83. 2%		TVI
19	2006 FIFA World Cup	Portugal vs The Netherlands (round of 16)	34. 9	80. 7%		SIC
20	2022 Portuguese legislative election	Debate: António Costa vs. Rui Rio	34. 7	59. 8%		RTP1, RTP3, SIC, SIC Noticias, TVI, CNN Portugal
21	UEFA Euro 2008	Portugal vs Germany (quarter-finals)	34. 5	75. 6%		TVI
22	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Sweden vs Portugal (second leg playoff match)	34. 1	62. 2%		RTP1
23	UEFA Europa League	SL Benfica vs Chelsea FC (final)	33. 8	62. 3%		SIC
24	UEFA Euro 2000	France vs Portugal (Semi-finals)	33. 2	76. 7%		RTP1
25	2006 FIFA World Cup	Angola vs Portugal (group stage match)	32. 8	80. 9%		SIC
26	2018 FIFA World Cup	Iran vs Portugal (group stage match)	32. 4	71. 6%		RTP1
27	UEFA Euro 2012	Germany vs Portugal (group stage match)	32. 4	68. 3%		RTP1
28	O Rei do Gado	Brazilian telenovela	32. 2	67. 5%	{{dts|format=dmy|1997|January

} || SIC |- | align="center"|29 || UEFA Champions League || Monaco vs Porto (final) || 31. 7||70. 5%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|30 || UEFA Euro 2016 || Croatia vs Portugal (Round of 16) ||31. 3||70%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|31 || UEFA Europa League || Sevilla FC vs SL Benfica (final) ||31. 1||61. 4%|| || SIC |- | align="center"|32 || UEFA Champions League || Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (final) ||30. 8||64. 3%|| || TVI |- | align="center"|33 || Terra Nostra || Brazilian telenovela ||30. 8||64%|| || SIC |- | align="center"|34 || 2006 FIFA World Cup || Portugal vs Iran || 30. 4||83. 1%|| || SIC |- | align="center"|35 || UEFA Europa League || Juventus FC vs SL Benfica (semi-final) || 30. 4||58. 9%|| || SIC |- | align="center"|36 || Big Brother Portugal || Live eviction show || 30. 2||72. 5%|| || TVI |- | align="center"|37 || 2018 FIFA World Cup || Uruguay vs Portugal (round of 16) ||30. 1||70. 1%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|38 || 2018 FIFA World Cup || Portugal vs Spain (group stage match) ||30. 1||69. 1%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|39 || UEFA Cup || Sporting CP vs CSKA Moscow (Final) ||30. 1||68. 4%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|40 || Taça de Portugal || SL Benfica vs Sporting CP (Sixth round) || 29. 9||62. 6%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|41 || Torre de Babel || Brazilian telenovela || 29. 8||77. 1%|| || SIC |- | align="center"|42 || UEFA Euro 2008 || Switzerland vs Portugal || 29. 8||71. 8%|| || TVI |- | align="center"|43 || UEFA Cup || Celtic FC vs FC Porto || 29. 7||67. 5%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|44 || 2006 FIFA World Cup || Germany vs Portugal (third place play-off)|| 29. 6||78. 4%|| || SIC |- | align="center"|45 || UEFA Champions League || Barcelona vs Benfica (quarter-finals) ||29. 3||65. 4%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|46 || 2006 FIFA World Cup || England vs Portugal (quarter-finals) ||29. 2||88. 1%|| || SIC |- | align="center"|47 || 2010 FIFA World Cup || Spain vs Portugal (Round of 16) || 29. 1||75. 9%|| || RTP1 |- | align="center"|48 || Juntos Por Todos || Benefit concert || 28. 8 || 67. 8% || || RTP1, SIC, TVI |- | align="center"|49 || UEFA Euro 2020 || Portugal vs Germany (group stage match) || 28. 2 || 64. 2% || || TVI |- | align="center"|50 || Médico de Família || Portuguese TV series || 27. 9||61. 4%|| || SIC |}.

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. +more 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%.

#	Drama	Channel	Viewership	Date
1.	First Love	KBS2	65. +more8%	20 April 1997
2.	What is 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.	Sunny Place of Youth	KBS2	62. 7%	12 November 1995
6.	You and I	MBC	62. 4%	12 April 1998
7.	The Son and the 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
11.	Lovers in Paris	SBS	57. 6%	15 August 2004
12.	See and See Again	MBC	57. 3%	12 October 1998
13.	Truth	MBC	56. 5%	24 February 2000
14.	Jealousy	MBC	56. 1%	21 July 1992
15.	Even When the Wind Blows	KBS1	55. 8%	26 February 1996
16.	Bathhouse Men	KBS2	53. 4%	25 August 1996
17.	Gook Hee (tie)	MBC	53. 1%	16 November 1999
17.	Trap of Youth (tie)	SBS	53. 1%	15 April 1999
19.	Tomato	SBS	52. 7%	3 June 1999
20.	M	MBC	52. 2%	30 August 1994

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Sweden

Statistics from Mediamätning Skandinavien.

Most-watched programmes per year

Year	Programme	Date	Number of viewers (millions)	Network
2000	Melodifestivalen 2000	10 March	4. 175	SVT2
2001	Melodifestivalen 2001	23 February	3. +more84	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

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Most-watched sport events per year

Year	Programme	Date	Number of viewers (millions)	Network
2000	UEFA Euro 2000 Final (FRA-ITA)	2 July	2. 34	SVT2
2001	2001 World Men's Handball Championship Final (FRA-SWE)	4 February	2. +more635	TV4
2002	2002 European Men's Handball Championship Final (SWE-GER)	3 February	3. 06	TV4
2003	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Final (GER-SWE)	12 October	3. 525	TV4
2004	UEFA Euro 2004 (SWE-DEN)	22 June	3. 796	TV4
2005	2005 World Championships in Athletics	7 August	4. 055	TV4
2006	2006 Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Final (SWE-FIN)	26 February	3. 52	SVT2
2007	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Women's slalom	16 February	2. 23	SVT1
2008	UEFA Euro 2008 (GRE-SWE)	10 June	3. 03	TV4
2009	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 1 (DEN-SWE)	10 October	1. 805	Kanal 5
2010	2010 FIFA World Cup Final (NED-ESP)	11 July	2. 66	SVT1
2011	2011 IIHF World Championship Final (SWE-FIN)	15 May	2. 035	TV3
2012	UEFA Euro 2012 (UKR-SWE)	11 June	2. 94	SVT1
2013	2013 IIHF World Championship Final (SWE-SUI)	19 May	2. 915	TV4
2014	2014 FIFA World Cup (GER-ARG)	13 July	2. 810	TV4
2015	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015	1 May	2. 272	SVT1

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United Kingdom

United States

NBC's live telecast of Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 holds the record for the largest average viewership of any live single-network U. S. +more television broadcast, with 114. 4 million viewers. During this broadcast, the halftime show was watched by 118. 5 million viewers. The previous live telecast Super Bowl XLV 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. Moreover, Super Bowl telecasts account for 23 of the most-watched television broadcasts based on overall viewership in U. S. television history. 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.

Most-watched broadcasts

Event	Viewership (millions)	Date	Network
-	Apollo 11 EVA	125-150	20 July 1969
Super Bowl XLIX	114. 4	1 February 2015	NBC
Super Bowl LVI	112. +more3	13 February 2022	NBC
Super Bowl XLVIII	112. 2	2 February 2014	Fox
Super Bowl 50	111. 9	7 February 2016	CBS
Super Bowl XLVI	111. 3	5 February 2012	NBC
Super Bowl LI	111. 3	5 February 2017	Fox
Super Bowl XLV	111. 0	6 February 2011	Fox
Richard Nixon's resignation speech	110	8 August 1974	multiple
Super Bowl XLVII	108. 7	3 February 2013	CBS
Super Bowl XLIV	106. 5	7 February 2010	CBS
M*A*S*H ("Goodbye, Farewell and Amen")	105. 9	28 February 1983	CBS
Super Bowl LII	103. 4	4 February 2018	NBC
Super Bowl LIV	100. 4	2 February 2020	Fox
Roots ("Part VIII")	100. 0	30 January 1977	ABC
The Day After	100. 0 (at least)	20 November 1983	ABC
Super Bowl XLIII	98. 7	1 February 2009	NBC
Super Bowl LIII	98. 2	3 February 2019	CBS
Super Bowl XLII	97. 4	3 February 2008	Fox
Police pursuit of O. J. Simpson	95	17 June 1994	multiple
Super Bowl XXX	94. 1	28 January 1996	NBC
Super Bowl XLI	93. 2	4 February 2007	CBS
Super Bowl XX	92. 6	26 January 1986	NBC
Super Bowl LV	91. 6	7 February 2021	CBS
Super Bowl XXVII	91. 0	31 January 1993	NBC
Super Bowl XL	90. 7	5 February 2006	ABC
Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II	90. 0	15 September 1978	ABC
Super Bowl XXVIII	90. 0	30 January 1994	NBC
Disneyland Grand Opening	90. 0	17 July 1955	ABC

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