Most-watched sports telecasts of 2022
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.
623
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of 2022
1
Super Bowl LVI, Bengals vs Rams
101,470,000
2
NFC Championship Game, 49ers vs Rams
50,420,000
3
AFC Championship Game, Bengals vs Chiefs
47,851,000
4
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
42,740,000
5
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
42,100,000
6
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys
41,500,000
7
Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
38,140,000
8
San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
36,920,000
9
Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions
31,800,000
10
Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans
30,750,000
11
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30,370,000
12
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
29,170,000
13
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
28,940,000
14
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
27,830,000
15
Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals
27,700,000
16
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
27,550,000
17
Arizona Cardinals at Las Vegas Raiders
27,390,000
18
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys
26,790,000
19
Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
26,400,000
20
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
26,370,000
21
Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins
25,900,000
22
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
25,410,000
23
New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings
24,780,000
24
New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers
24,650,000
25
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams
24,250,000
26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers
24,030,000
27
Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs
23,350,000
28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
23,300,000
29
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
23,150,000
30
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Georgia
22,600,000
31
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Rams
22,570,000
32
Ohio State Buckeyes at Georgia Bulldogs
22,450,000
33
Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers
22,290,000
34
Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,450,000
35
TCU Horned Frogs at Michigan Wolverines
21,400,000
36
Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20,850,000
37
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
20,790,000
38
Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20,250,000
39
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
20,210,000
40
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
19,940,000
41
Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks
19,840,000
42
Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills
19,620,000
43
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
19,570,000
44
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
19,550,000
45
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
19,340,000
46
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
19,310,000
47
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
19,100,000
48
Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals
18,770,000
49
Dallas Cowboys at Jacksonville Jaguars
18,660,000
50
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
18,550,000
51
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
18,550,000
52
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
17,890,000
53
San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos
17,800,000
54
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders
17,690,000
55
Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs
17,690,000
56
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
17,663,000
57
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
17,450,000
58
North Carolina Tar Heels at Kansas Jayhawks
17,050,000
59
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
17,000,000
60
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
16,860,000
61
World Cup final, Argentina vs France
16,780,000
62
Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,630,000
63
New York Jets at Green Bay Packers
16,370,000
64
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
16,230,000
65
Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills
16,190,000
66
Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles
16,130,000
67
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
16,100,000
68
Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers
15,840,000
69
Kentucky Derby
15,790,000
70
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
15,790,000
71
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers
15,760,000
72
Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins
15,530,000
73
New York Giants at Washington Commanders
15,380,000
74
Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots
15,300,000
75
Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts
15,260,000
76
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans
14,830,000
77
Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Ravens
14,820,000
78
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
14,700,000
79
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
14,560,000
80
Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs
14,460,000
81
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14,170,000
82
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
14,080,000
83
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
14,020,000
84
NBA Finals Game 6, Celtics vs Warriors
13,990,000
85
Beijing 2022 Olympics — Opening Ceremony
13,840,000
86
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
13,780,000
87
Saint Peter's Peacocks at North Carolina Tar Heels
13,580,000
88
Baltimore Ravens at New York Giants
13,450,000
89
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
13,260,000
90
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
13,060,000
91
NBA Finals Game 5, Celtics vs Warriors
13,030,000
92
Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors
13,030,000
93
2022 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–United States
12,970,000
94
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles
12,860,000
95
Beijing 2022 Olympics — Prime time
12,800,000
96
World Series Game 5, Astros vs Phillies
12,786,000
97
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12,770,000
98
Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies
12,770,000
99
Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros
12,550,000
100
World Series Game 6, Astros vs Phillies
12,549,000
Top 100 of 623 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:18 UTC