Most-watched sports telecasts of 2025
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.
1,177
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched sports telecasts of 2025
1
Super Bowl LIX - Eagles vs Chiefs
127,700,000
2
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
57,700,000
3
Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys
57,230,000
4
NFL Packers–Lions
47,700,000
5
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
44,200,000
6
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
43,100,000
7
Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles
37,900,000
8
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
35,900,000
9
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
33,800,000
10
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
33,800,000
11
Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions
33,600,000
12
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills
31,200,000
13
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
30,840,000
14
Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29,000,000
15
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
28,890,000
16
Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills
28,800,000
17
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
28,550,000
18
NFL Kickoff Game - Cowboys vs Eagles
28,300,000
19
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
28,000,000
20
NFL Christmas Lions–Vikings
27,500,000
21
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
26,900,000
22
World Series Game 7 - Blue Jays vs Dodgers
26,880,000
23
NFL Buccaneers–49ers
26,820,000
24
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans
26,600,000
25
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
26,370,000
26
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
25,770,000
27
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
25,630,000
28
Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears
25,470,000
29
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
25,400,000
30
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos
25,330,000
31
Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants
25,300,000
32
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
24,700,000
33
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
24,500,000
34
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers
23,910,000
35
NFL Packers–Lions
23,900,000
36
Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
23,770,000
37
Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers
23,260,000
38
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
23,110,000
39
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
22,300,000
40
CFP National Championship - Notre Dame vs Ohio State
22,100,000
41
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
22,100,000
42
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
22,070,000
43
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
22,050,000
44
New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
21,600,000
45
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
21,500,000
46
NFL Packers–Browns
21,340,000
47
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
21,337,000
48
Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles
21,310,000
49
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks
21,100,000
50
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
21,060,000
51
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
20,900,000
52
NFL Cowboys–Giants
20,720,000
53
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20,700,000
54
Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers
20,600,000
55
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
20,600,000
56
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers
20,400,000
57
Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Chargers
20,330,000
58
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders
19,900,000
59
San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts
19,800,000
60
Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
19,760,000
61
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
19,590,000
62
Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams
19,400,000
63
Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions
19,390,000
64
Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes
19,000,000
65
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
18,800,000
66
NFL Chargers–Chiefs
18,500,000
67
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
18,460,000
68
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
18,420,000
69
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
18,330,000
70
New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18,210,000
71
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars
18,100,000
72
NFL Commanders–Giants
17,900,000
73
Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders
17,900,000
74
Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers
17,890,000
75
Denver Broncos at Washington Commanders
17,880,000
76
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
17,840,000
77
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions
17,800,000
78
Washington Commanders at Green Bay Packers
17,760,000
79
Kentucky Derby
17,700,000
80
World Series Game 6 - Blue Jays vs Dodgers
17,682,000
81
Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs
17,600,000
82
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans
17,400,000
83
Texas Longhorns at Arizona State Sun Devils
17,300,000
84
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
17,300,000
85
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets
17,050,000
86
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,860,000
87
NBA Finals Game 7 - Pacers vs Thunder
16,610,000
88
Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,600,000
89
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams
16,510,000
90
NFL Dolphins–Bills
16,450,000
91
NFL Dolphins–Bills
16,450,000
92
NBA Finals Game 7 - Pacers vs Thunder
16,350,000
93
Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles
16,330,000
94
Houston Cougars at Duke Blue Devils
16,290,000
95
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys
16,200,000
96
Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders
15,870,000
97
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs
15,800,000
98
NFL Giants–Eagles
15,620,000
99
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders
15,460,000
100
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
15,360,000
Top 100 of 1,177 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:57 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.