Most-watched sports telecasts: the charts
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
12,803
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Top events · October 2026
Full chart1
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
28,450,000
2
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
26,697,000
3
Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks
26,300,000
4
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
24,670,000
5
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
24,656,000
6
New England Patriots at Chicago Bears
19,859,000
7
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
19,800,000
8
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
19,506,000
9
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
18,800,000
10
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders
18,090,000
Top 10 of 210 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:33 UTC
Top telecast by sport
1
NFL
127,700,000
2
MLB
54,860,000
3
Olympics
40,700,000
4
FIFA
38,937,000
5
NBA
35,890,000
6
College Basketball
35,110,000
7
College Football
33,400,000
8
FIFA Women's
25,400,000
9
Golf
20,300,000
10
NASCAR
19,400,000
11
Horse Racing
18,030,000
12
NHL
8,723,000
13
IndyCar
7,050,000
14
UFC
7,000,000
15
Tennis
6,200,000
16
WNBA
3,440,000
17
Formula 1
3,070,000
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