Most-watched sports telecasts of 2026
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.
353
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of 2026
1
Super Bowl LX, Seahawks vs Patriots
125,603,000
2
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
48,600,000
3
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
46,000,000
4
Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears
45,400,000
5
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles
40,970,000
6
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
39,600,000
7
World Cup final, Spain vs Argentina
38,937,000
8
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
38,000,000
9
Belgium at United States
33,090,000
10
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars
32,700,000
11
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
32,000,000
12
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
31,610,000
13
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers
30,100,000
14
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
29,100,000
15
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
28,900,000
16
Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers
28,000,000
17
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
27,500,000
18
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
25,100,000
19
NBA Finals Game 5, Knicks vs Spurs
24,540,000
20
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl, Alabama vs Indiana
23,900,000
21
NBA Finals Game 3, Knicks vs Spurs
23,790,000
22
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
22,380,000
23
England at Norway
21,796,000
24
England at Mexico
21,742,000
25
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,000,000
26
NBA Finals Game 4, Knicks vs Spurs
20,940,000
27
CFP Quarterfinal: Sugar Bowl, Georgia vs Ole Miss
18,700,000
28
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
18,500,000
29
UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
18,300,000
30
Switzerland at Argentina
18,152,000
31
Paraguay at United States
18,040,000
32
Kentucky Derby
18,030,000
33
Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers
18,000,000
34
NBA Finals Game 1, Knicks vs Spurs
16,930,000
35
Argentina at England
16,900,000
36
NBA Finals Game 2, Knicks vs Spurs
16,430,000
37
Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
15,900,000
38
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
15,900,000
39
Miami Hurricanes at Ole Miss Rebels
15,800,000
40
Michigan Wolverines at Arizona Wildcats
14,290,000
41
Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies
14,160,000
42
Masters Tournament Round 4
13,995,000
43
UConn Huskies at Duke Blue Devils
13,400,000
44
England at France
13,130,000
45
Spain at France
13,108,000
46
Mexico at Czechia
12,300,000
47
NBA Thunder–Spurs
11,590,000
48
Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics — Prime time
11,450,000
49
Morocco at Brazil
11,200,000
50
Croatia at Portugal
11,107,000
51
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
10,990,000
52
St. John's Red Storm at Kansas Jayhawks
10,580,000
53
Morocco at Netherlands
10,579,000
54
Ecuador at Mexico
10,430,000
55
Morocco at France
10,252,000
56
Purdue Boilermakers at Arizona Wildcats
10,100,000
57
Spain at Portugal
10,048,000
58
Belgium at Spain
9,866,000
59
Kentucky Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
9,790,000
60
TCU Horned Frogs at Duke Blue Devils
9,550,000
61
St. John's Red Storm at Duke Blue Devils
9,370,000
62
NBA Thunder–Spurs
9,200,000
63
MLB All-Star Game
8,675,000
64
Louisville Cardinals at Michigan State Spartans
8,470,000
65
Paraguay at Germany
8,351,000
66
San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves
7,900,000
67
Western Conference Finals Game 2, Spurs vs Thunder
7,770,000
68
Daytona 500
7,490,000
69
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7,421,000
70
Egypt at Argentina
7,304,000
71
South Africa at Mexico
7,186,000
72
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
7,100,000
73
NBA Cavaliers–Knicks
7,100,000
74
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers
7,010,000
75
UFC Freedom 250 main card
7,000,000
76
NFL Hall of Fame Game, Cardinals vs Panthers
6,990,000
77
Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder
6,800,000
78
Croatia at England
6,776,000
79
Indianapolis 500
6,635,000
80
Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons
6,530,000
81
Austria at Spain
6,523,000
82
NBA Knicks–Sixers
6,300,000
83
NBA Rockets–Lakers
6,200,000
84
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 main card
6,100,000
85
Stanley Cup Final Game 6, Golden Knights vs Hurricanes
5,920,000
86
Norway at Iraq
5,909,000
87
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers
5,900,000
88
Stanley Cup Final Game 5, Golden Knights vs Hurricanes
5,840,000
89
PGA Championship Round 4
5,760,000
90
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers
5,755,000
91
New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers
5,700,000
92
Siena Saints at Duke Blue Devils
5,430,000
93
Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic
5,400,000
94
Stanley Cup Final Game 4, Golden Knights vs Hurricanes
5,345,000
95
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
5,330,000
96
New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks
5,300,000
97
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
5,200,000
98
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
5,136,000
99
U.S. Open Round 4
5,100,000
100
Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder
5,080,000
Top 100 of 353 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:18 UTC