Most-watched sports telecasts of 2018
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.
830
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of 2018
1
Super Bowl LII, Eagles vs Patriots
104,016,000
2
AFC Championship Game, Jaguars vs Patriots
44,082,000
3
NFC Championship Game, Eagles vs Vikings
42,298,000
4
New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
35,645,000
5
Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers
31,447,000
6
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
31,150,000
7
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
30,480,000
8
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Georgia
28,440,000
9
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Opening Ceremony
27,800,000
10
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
27,070,000
11
Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots
26,690,000
12
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
26,500,000
13
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars
25,295,000
14
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
25,120,000
15
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
24,570,000
16
Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints
23,920,000
17
Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots
23,680,000
18
Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
23,660,000
19
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
23,300,000
20
Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots
23,200,000
21
Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams
22,815,000
22
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
22,700,000
23
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
22,200,000
24
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
22,120,000
25
Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints
22,120,000
26
Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams
21,880,000
27
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
21,730,000
28
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
21,400,000
29
New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
21,320,000
30
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
21,210,000
31
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
21,110,000
32
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles
21,040,000
33
New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars
20,970,000
34
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
20,880,000
35
Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams
20,790,000
36
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
20,690,000
37
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
20,660,000
38
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
20,500,000
39
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
20,440,000
40
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
20,300,000
41
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
20,100,000
42
Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts
20,030,000
43
Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks
19,570,000
44
New England Patriots at Detroit Lions
19,460,000
45
Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears
19,390,000
46
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
18,980,000
47
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
18,840,000
48
Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans
18,590,000
49
NBA Finals Game 2, Cavaliers vs Warriors
18,470,000
50
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints
18,380,000
51
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams
18,120,000
52
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
18,010,000
53
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
17,920,000
54
NBA Finals Game 3, Cavaliers vs Warriors
17,850,000
55
Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers
17,830,000
56
NBA Finals Game 1, Cavaliers vs Warriors
17,670,000
57
Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys
17,640,000
58
World Series Game 5, Dodgers vs Red Sox
17,634,000
59
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
17,620,000
60
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
17,500,000
61
Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs
17,499,000
62
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
17,350,000
63
Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins
17,290,000
64
Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
17,290,000
65
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
17,080,000
66
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
17,000,000
67
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks
16,830,000
68
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
16,770,000
69
Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
16,700,000
70
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
16,600,000
71
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
16,600,000
72
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
16,330,000
73
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
16,300,000
74
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
16,300,000
75
NBA Finals Game 4, Cavaliers vs Warriors
16,240,000
76
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
16,200,000
77
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans
16,050,000
78
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs
16,020,000
79
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
15,995,000
80
Michigan Wolverines at Villanova Wildcats
15,967,000
81
Duke Blue Devils at Kansas Jayhawks
15,440,000
82
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
15,200,000
83
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15,180,000
84
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles
15,010,000
85
Western Conference Finals Game 7, Rockets vs Warriors
14,929,000
86
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Closing Ceremony
14,800,000
87
Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers
14,750,000
88
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
14,700,000
89
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
14,560,000
90
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
14,450,000
91
New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals
14,240,000
92
Chicago Bears at New York Giants
14,220,000
93
PyeongChang 2018 Olympics — Prime time
14,100,000
94
New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
14,090,000
95
San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs
13,810,000
96
World Series Game 1, Dodgers vs Red Sox
13,761,000
97
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
13,660,000
98
Eastern Conference Finals Game 7, Cavaliers vs Celtics
13,591,000
99
World Series Game 4, Dodgers vs Red Sox
13,563,000
100
World Series Game 2, Dodgers vs Red Sox
13,458,000
Top 100 of 830 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:36 UTC