Source: Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings (Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Paramount+, Peacock and Netflix), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S., viewing through television.

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Week of Mar. 16 – Mar. 22, 2026

PROGRAM	RANK	VIEWERS P2+ (000)	HHLD RATINGt	ORIGINATOR
CBS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – ST. JOHN'S VS. KANSAS	1	10,577	5.3	CBS
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC FINAL	2	10,229	4.8	FOX
CBS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – KENTUCKY VS. IOWA STATE	3	9,789	4.9	CBS
CBS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – TCU VS. DUKE	4	9,550	4.6	CBS
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	5	8,821	5.2	ABC
CBS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – LOUISVILLE VS. MICHIGAN ST	6	8,469	4.2	CBS
CBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYSU	7	7,827	4.1	CBS
60 MINUTES	8	7,807	4.5	CBS
MARSHALS	9	7,135	4.1	CBS
CBS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – MIAMI FL VS. PURDUE	10	6,833	3.5	CBS

Source: Nielsen National TV Ratings. U.S. audiences. Ranked by total viewers P2+. Ratings are the percentage of TV viewers in the U.S. that tuned into a specific television program.

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#	Player Name	Instagram handle	Followers
1	Alisha Lehmann	@alishalehmann7	13.4M
2	Alexia Putellas	@alexiaputellas	2.8M
3	Alex Morgan	@alexmorgan13	10M
4	Jordyn Huitema	@jordynhuitema	1.6M
5	Marta	@martavsilva10	2.5M
6	Megan Rapinoe	@mrapinoe	2.1M
7	Jule Brand	@jule_brand	198K
8	Alessia Russo	@alessiarusso99	457K
9	Sakina Karchaoui	@sakinakarchaoui	727K
10	Samantha Kerr	@samanthakerr20	1.2M

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The 10 most influential men footballers on Instagram

#	Player Name	Instagram handle	Followers
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	@cristiano	398.2M
2	Leo Messi	@leomessi	518.8M
3	Neymar	@neymarjr	196.4M
4	Kylian Mbappé	@k.mbappe	82.9M
5	Viní Jr.	@vinijr	27.8M
6	Gavi	@pablogavi	12.1M
7	Karim Benzema	@karimbenzema	62.5M
8	Paulo Dybala	@paulodybala	51.5M
9	Robert Lewandowski	@_rl9	31.7M
10	Eden Hazard	@hazardeden_10	27.2M

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