Most-watched sports telecasts of 2013
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.
403
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of 2013
1
Super Bowl XLVII, 49ers vs Ravens
108,693,000
2
AFC Championship Game, Patriots vs Ravens
47,707,000
3
NFC Championship Game, 49ers vs Falcons
42,000,000
4
NBA Finals Game 7, Heat vs Spurs
26,320,000
5
Michigan Wolverines at Louisville Cardinals
23,426,000
6
NBA Finals Game 6, Heat vs Spurs
20,640,000
7
World Series Game 6, Cardinals vs Red Sox
19,178,000
8
Syracuse Orange at Michigan Wolverines
17,104,000
9
Daytona 500
16,700,000
10
NBA Finals Game 5, Heat vs Spurs
16,270,000
11
NBA Finals Game 4, Heat vs Spurs
16,230,000
12
Kentucky Derby
16,200,000
13
World Series Game 4, Cardinals vs Red Sox
15,975,000
14
Masters Tournament Round 4
14,700,000
15
NBA Finals Game 2, Heat vs Spurs
14,570,000
16
Wichita State Shockers at Louisville Cardinals
14,469,000
17
World Series Game 5, Cardinals vs Red Sox
14,446,000
18
World Series Game 1, Cardinals vs Red Sox
14,400,000
19
Missouri Tigers at Auburn Tigers
14,350,000
20
NBA Finals Game 1, Heat vs Spurs
14,240,000
21
NBA Finals Game 3, Heat vs Spurs
14,050,000
22
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
13,900,000
23
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
13,780,000
24
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies
13,590,000
25
World Series Game 2, Cardinals vs Red Sox
13,429,000
26
World Series Game 3, Cardinals vs Red Sox
12,473,000
27
LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
11,900,000
28
Eastern Conference Finals Game 7, Heat vs Pacers
11,565,000
29
Preakness Stakes
9,700,000
30
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
9,500,000
31
ALCS Game 6, Red Sox vs Tigers
9,040,000
32
Duke Blue Devils at Texas A&M Aggies
8,690,000
33
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines
8,650,000
34
ALCS Game 5, Red Sox vs Tigers
8,570,000
35
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Heat vs Pacers
8,540,000
36
U.S. Open Golf Championship Round 4
8,400,000
37
ALCS Game 2, Red Sox vs Tigers
8,350,000
38
Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles
8,350,000
39
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, Heat vs Pacers
8,245,000
40
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6, Heat vs Pacers
8,236,000
41
Stanley Cup Final Game 6, Blackhawks vs Bruins
8,160,000
42
Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers
8,140,000
43
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4, Heat vs Pacers
8,122,000
44
ALCS Game 4, Red Sox vs Tigers
8,090,000
45
NBA All-Star Game
8,020,000
46
Oregon Ducks at Texas Longhorns
7,550,000
47
Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers
7,510,000
48
LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
7,390,000
49
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
7,360,000
50
Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
7,280,000
51
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, Heat vs Pacers
7,279,000
52
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
7,050,000
53
Belmont Stakes
7,000,000
54
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, Heat vs Pacers
6,975,000
55
ALCS Game 1, Red Sox vs Tigers
6,800,000
56
Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes
6,750,000
57
Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
6,730,000
58
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys
6,620,000
59
Stanley Cup Final Game 4, Blackhawks vs Bruins
6,459,000
60
Stanley Cup Final Game 1, Blackhawks vs Bruins
6,358,000
61
Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen
6,220,000
62
NLCS Game 6, Cardinals vs Dodgers
6,010,000
63
ALCS Game 3, Red Sox vs Tigers
5,790,000
64
NLCS Game 4, Cardinals vs Dodgers
5,790,000
65
Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals
5,750,000
66
Michigan Wolverines at Connecticut Huskies
5,730,000
67
Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal
5,730,000
68
Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers
5,720,000
69
Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers
5,680,000
70
Duke Blue Devils at Florida State Seminoles
5,660,000
71
Stanley Cup Final Game 5, Blackhawks vs Bruins
5,632,000
72
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
5,610,000
73
PGA Championship Round 4
5,500,000
74
NLCS Game 1, Cardinals vs Dodgers
5,450,000
75
Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes
5,340,000
76
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
5,320,000
77
Western Conference Finals Game 4, Grizzlies vs Spurs
5,210,000
78
Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies
5,170,000
79
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
5,170,000
80
Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels
5,110,000
81
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
5,020,000
82
Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
5,010,000
83
Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers
4,960,000
84
Western Conference Finals Game 3, Grizzlies vs Spurs
4,941,000
85
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
4,920,000
86
Western Conference Finals Game 1, Grizzlies vs Spurs
4,854,000
87
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,840,000
88
NLCS Game 3, Cardinals vs Dodgers
4,830,000
89
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers
4,790,000
90
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,790,000
91
Cincinnati Bearcats at North Carolina Tar Heels
4,770,000
92
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines
4,760,000
93
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
4,710,000
94
Western Conference Finals Game 2, Grizzlies vs Spurs
4,620,000
95
Florida Gators at Miami Hurricanes
4,600,000
96
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies
4,530,000
97
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
4,490,000
98
Florida State Seminoles at Pittsburgh Panthers
4,470,000
99
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines
4,420,000
100
Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles
4,410,000
Top 100 of 403 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:37 UTC