Most-watched sports telecasts of 2021
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.
756
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of 2021
1
Super Bowl LV, Buccaneers vs Chiefs
95,877,000
2
NFC Championship Game, Buccaneers vs Packers
46,970,000
3
AFC Championship Game, Bills vs Chiefs
42,336,000
4
Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys
38,530,000
5
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
37,000,000
6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
35,460,000
7
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
34,330,000
8
Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints
30,650,000
9
Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers
28,590,000
10
Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs
28,060,000
11
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots
26,750,000
12
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
26,750,000
13
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
26,500,000
14
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
26,340,000
15
Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans
24,820,000
16
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24,810,000
17
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
24,780,000
18
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
24,620,000
19
Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs
24,370,000
20
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
24,290,000
21
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
24,160,000
22
Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots
23,220,000
23
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
23,010,000
24
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
22,710,000
25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams
22,600,000
26
Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers
22,290,000
27
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
22,050,000
28
Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Ravens
22,010,000
29
Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,420,000
30
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington
21,370,000
31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
21,290,000
32
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
21,110,000
33
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals
20,260,000
34
Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills
20,080,000
35
Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
20,000,000
36
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
19,810,000
37
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
19,690,000
38
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
19,540,000
39
Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints
19,380,000
40
Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers
19,150,000
41
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide
18,890,000
42
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Ohio State
18,710,000
43
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
18,560,000
44
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18,060,000
45
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
17,860,000
46
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17,750,000
47
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams
17,640,000
48
Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys
17,580,000
49
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
17,520,000
50
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
17,510,000
51
Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles
17,350,000
52
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
17,280,000
53
Washington at Dallas Cowboys
17,280,000
54
Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Opening Ceremony
17,000,000
55
Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders
16,970,000
56
Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs
16,920,000
57
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
16,740,000
58
Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
16,690,000
59
Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,650,000
60
Washington at Philadelphia Eagles
16,550,000
61
Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines
16,500,000
62
Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals
16,450,000
63
Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers
16,280,000
64
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
16,240,000
65
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
16,230,000
66
Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers
16,110,000
67
Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals
15,900,000
68
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
15,890,000
69
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
15,840,000
70
Philadelphia Eagles at Las Vegas Raiders
15,740,000
71
Dallas Cowboys at Washington
15,700,000
72
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
15,680,000
73
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
15,270,000
74
Denver Broncos at Dallas Cowboys
15,190,000
75
Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans
15,150,000
76
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts
15,070,000
77
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
14,970,000
78
UCLA Bruins at Gonzaga Bulldogs
14,940,000
79
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
14,910,000
80
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
14,900,000
81
Washington at Philadelphia Eagles
14,900,000
82
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
14,760,000
83
Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers
14,550,000
84
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles
14,420,000
85
Kentucky Derby
14,370,000
86
Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Rams
14,210,000
87
Las Vegas Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers
14,180,000
88
World Series Game 6, Astros vs Braves
14,140,000
89
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
14,060,000
90
Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings
14,040,000
91
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
13,930,000
92
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
13,920,000
93
New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs
13,920,000
94
World Series Game 5, Astros vs Braves
13,821,000
95
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
13,810,000
96
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
13,640,000
97
New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons
13,520,000
98
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
13,510,000
99
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
13,140,000
100
Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns
12,990,000
Top 100 of 756 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:18 UTC