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.
481
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of 2025
1
Super Bowl LIX, Eagles vs Chiefs
127,713,000
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 Bengals–Ravens
28,400,000
19
NFL Kickoff Game, Cowboys vs Eagles
28,300,000
20
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
28,000,000
21
NFL Christmas Lions–Vikings
27,500,000
22
NFL Chiefs–Lions
27,300,000
23
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
26,900,000
24
NFL Buccaneers–49ers
26,820,000
25
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans
26,600,000
26
NFL Buccaneers–Commanders
26,200,000
27
World Series Game 7, Blue Jays vs Dodgers
25,980,000
28
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
25,770,000
29
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
25,630,000
30
Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears
25,470,000
31
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
25,400,000
32
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos
25,330,000
33
Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants
25,300,000
34
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
24,700,000
35
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
24,500,000
36
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers
23,910,000
37
NFL Packers–Lions
23,900,000
38
Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
23,770,000
39
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
23,110,000
40
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
22,300,000
41
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
22,100,000
42
CFP National Championship, Notre Dame vs Ohio State
22,100,000
43
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
22,100,000
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
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks
21,100,000
49
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
21,060,000
50
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
20,900,000
51
NFL Cowboys–Giants
20,720,000
52
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20,700,000
53
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
20,600,000
54
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers
20,400,000
55
Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Chargers
20,330,000
56
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders
19,900,000
57
San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts
19,800,000
58
Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams
19,400,000
59
Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions
19,390,000
60
Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes
19,000,000
61
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
18,800,000
62
NFL Chargers–Chiefs
18,500,000
63
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
18,460,000
64
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
18,330,000
65
New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18,210,000
66
Florida Gators at Houston Cougars
18,100,000
67
NFL Commanders–Giants
17,900,000
68
NFL Commanders–Giants
17,900,000
69
Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders
17,900,000
70
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions
17,800,000
71
Washington Commanders at Green Bay Packers
17,760,000
72
World Series Game 6, Blue Jays vs Dodgers
17,682,000
73
Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs
17,600,000
74
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans
17,400,000
75
Texas Longhorns at Arizona State Sun Devils
17,300,000
76
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
17,300,000
77
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets
17,050,000
78
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,860,000
79
NBA Finals Game 7, Pacers vs Thunder
16,610,000
80
Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,600,000
81
NFL Dolphins–Bills
16,450,000
82
NFL Dolphins–Bills
16,450,000
83
NBA Finals Game 7, Pacers vs Thunder
16,350,000
84
Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles
16,330,000
85
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys
16,200,000
86
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs
15,800,000
87
NFL Giants–Eagles
15,620,000
88
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders
15,460,000
89
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
15,360,000
90
Alabama Crimson Tide at Oklahoma Sooners
14,940,000
91
CFB Texas A&M–Miami
14,800,000
92
World Series Game 5, Blue Jays vs Dodgers
14,570,000
93
World Series Game 4, Blue Jays vs Dodgers
14,520,000
94
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
14,190,000
95
Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos
13,930,000
96
New York Jets at New England Patriots
13,450,000
97
Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
13,400,000
98
MLB Cardinals–Giants
13,250,000
99
Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers
13,200,000
100
Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns
13,040,000
Top 100 of 481 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:18 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.