Most-watched sports telecasts of 2017
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.
482
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of 2017
1
Super Bowl LI, Falcons vs Patriots
111,973,000
2
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
48,500,000
3
AFC Championship Game, Patriots vs Steelers
47,951,000
4
NFC Championship Game, Falcons vs Packers
46,281,000
5
New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
39,300,000
6
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
37,100,000
7
Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers
29,900,000
8
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
29,800,000
9
Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons
28,700,000
10
World Series Game 7, Astros vs Dodgers
28,240,000
11
Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks
26,900,000
12
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
26,883,000
13
Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys
26,277,000
14
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Clemson
26,030,000
15
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos
25,969,000
16
Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans
25,100,000
17
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
24,736,000
18
NBA Finals Game 5, Cavaliers vs Warriors
24,470,000
19
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
24,366,000
20
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
23,859,000
21
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
23,800,000
22
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams
23,784,000
23
Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
23,027,000
24
Gonzaga Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
22,998,000
25
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
22,796,000
26
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
22,400,000
27
World Series Game 6, Astros vs Dodgers
22,229,000
28
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
22,019,000
29
Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons
21,963,000
30
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
21,791,000
31
Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys
21,681,000
32
Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers
21,272,000
33
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
21,059,000
34
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
20,775,000
35
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
20,593,000
36
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
20,237,000
37
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
20,218,000
38
Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys
20,056,000
39
NBA Finals Game 3, Cavaliers vs Warriors
20,050,000
40
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams
19,901,000
41
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
19,849,000
42
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks
19,693,000
43
NBA Finals Game 2, Cavaliers vs Warriors
19,690,000
44
Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots
19,240,000
45
Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders
19,191,000
46
New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders
19,026,000
47
NBA Finals Game 4, Cavaliers vs Warriors
19,010,000
48
Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers
18,954,000
49
World Series Game 5, Astros vs Dodgers
18,940,000
50
Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels
18,825,000
51
NBA Finals Game 1, Cavaliers vs Warriors
18,700,000
52
Green Bay Packers at Carolina Panthers
18,053,000
53
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
17,510,000
54
Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins
17,478,000
55
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
17,200,000
56
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
17,000,000
57
Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans
16,918,000
58
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
16,905,000
59
Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks
16,731,000
60
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
16,600,000
61
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans
16,528,000
62
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
16,197,000
63
New York Giants at Denver Broncos
16,158,000
64
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers
16,124,000
65
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
15,814,000
66
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
15,740,000
67
Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints
15,708,000
68
World Series Game 3, Astros vs Dodgers
15,676,000
69
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
15,602,000
70
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
15,598,000
71
Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos
15,591,000
72
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
15,543,000
73
Kentucky Wildcats at North Carolina Tar Heels
15,500,000
74
World Series Game 2, Astros vs Dodgers
15,483,000
75
New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15,434,000
76
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
15,431,000
77
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
15,400,000
78
World Series Game 4, Astros vs Dodgers
15,400,000
79
Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles
15,361,000
80
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
15,287,000
81
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
15,159,000
82
World Series Game 1, Astros vs Dodgers
14,968,000
83
South Carolina Gamecocks at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,683,000
84
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
14,610,000
85
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
14,606,000
86
Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers
14,585,000
87
Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders
14,378,000
88
Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins
14,360,000
89
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
14,212,000
90
Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants
14,200,000
91
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
13,862,000
92
Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals
13,691,000
93
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
13,657,000
94
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
13,589,000
95
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
13,515,000
96
Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers
13,513,000
97
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
13,466,000
98
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
13,101,000
99
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
12,918,000
100
Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints
12,444,000
Top 100 of 482 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:00 UTC