Most-watched sports telecasts of all time, by era
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.
12,803
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Before Out-of-Home (1950–2020)
1
Super Bowl XLIX - Patriots vs Seahawks
114,810,000
2
Super Bowl XLVIII - Broncos vs Seahawks
112,752,000
3
Super Bowl 50 - Broncos vs Panthers
112,336,000
4
Super Bowl LI - Falcons vs Patriots
111,973,000
5
Super Bowl XLVI - Giants vs Patriots
111,346,000
6
Super Bowl XLV - Packers vs Steelers
111,041,000
7
Super Bowl XLVII - 49ers vs Ravens
108,693,000
8
Super Bowl XLIV - Colts vs Saints
106,476,000
9
Super Bowl LII - Eagles vs Patriots
104,016,000
10
Super Bowl LIV - 49ers vs Chiefs
102,086,000
11
Super Bowl LIII - Patriots vs Rams
98,950,000
12
Super Bowl XLIII - Cardinals vs Steelers
98,732,000
13
Super Bowl XLII - Giants vs Patriots
97,448,000
14
Super Bowl XXX - Cowboys vs Steelers
94,080,000
15
Super Bowl XLI - Bears vs Colts
93,184,000
16
Super Bowl XX - Bears vs Patriots
92,570,000
17
Super Bowl XXVII - Bills vs Cowboys
90,990,000
18
Super Bowl XL - Seahawks vs Steelers
90,745,000
19
Super Bowl XXVIII - Bills vs Cowboys
90,000,000
20
Super Bowl XXXII - Broncos vs Packers
90,000,000
21
Super Bowl XXXVIII - Panthers vs Patriots
89,795,000
22
Super Bowl XXXVII - Buccaneers vs Raiders
88,637,000
23
Super Bowl XXXIV - Rams vs Titans
88,465,000
24
Super Bowl XXXI - Packers vs Patriots
87,870,000
25
Super Bowl XXI - Broncos vs Giants
87,190,000
26
Super Bowl XXXVI - Patriots vs Rams
86,801,000
27
Super Bowl XXXIX - Eagles vs Patriots
86,072,000
28
Super Bowl XIX - 49ers vs Dolphins
85,530,000
29
Super Bowl XVI - 49ers vs Bengals
85,240,000
30
Super Bowl XXXV - Giants vs Ravens
84,335,000
31
Super Bowl XXXIII - Broncos vs Falcons
83,720,000
32
Super Bowl XXIX - 49ers vs Chargers
83,420,000
33
Super Bowl XVII - Commanders vs Dolphins
81,770,000
34
Super Bowl XXIII - 49ers vs Bengals
81,590,000
35
Super Bowl XXII - Broncos vs Commanders
80,140,000
36
Super Bowl XXVI - Bills vs Commanders
79,590,000
37
Super Bowl XXV - Bills vs Giants
79,510,000
38
Super Bowl XII - Broncos vs Cowboys
78,940,000
39
Super Bowl XVIII - Commanders vs Raiders
77,620,000
40
Super Bowl XIV - Rams vs Steelers
76,240,000
41
Super Bowl XIII - Cowboys vs Steelers
74,740,000
42
Super Bowl XXIV - 49ers vs Broncos
73,852,000
43
Super Bowl XV - Eagles vs Raiders
68,290,000
44
Super Bowl XI - Raiders vs Vikings
62,050,000
45
NFC Championship Game - Saints vs Vikings
57,933,000
46
Super Bowl X - Cowboys vs Steelers
57,710,000
47
NFC Championship Game - 49ers vs Giants
57,635,000
48
Super Bowl VI - Cowboys vs Dolphins
56,640,000
49
Super Bowl IX - Steelers vs Vikings
56,050,000
50
NFC Championship Game - 49ers vs Seahawks
55,911,000
51
World Series Game 6 - Phillies vs Royals
54,860,000
52
AFC Championship Game - Jets vs Steelers
54,850,000
53
NFC Championship Game - Giants vs Packers
53,937,000
54
AFC Championship Game - Chiefs vs Patriots
53,900,000
55
Super Bowl VII - Commanders vs Dolphins
53,320,000
56
AFC Championship Game - Broncos vs Patriots
53,299,000
57
World Series Game 7 - Mets vs Red Sox
52,100,000
58
NFC Championship Game - Bears vs Packers
51,884,000
59
Super Bowl VIII - Dolphins vs Vikings
51,700,000
60
World Series Game 7 - Red Sox vs Reds
51,560,000
61
AFC Championship Game - Broncos vs Patriots
51,300,000
62
World Series Game 7 - Cardinals vs Twins
51,180,000
63
World Series Game 6 - Dodgers vs Yankees
50,600,000
64
World Series Game 7 - Braves vs Twins
50,340,000
65
World Series Game 7 - Brewers vs Cardinals
49,930,000
66
World Series Game 7 - Orioles vs Pirates
49,890,000
67
NFC Championship Game - Packers vs Seahawks
49,839,000
68
World Series Game 5 - Brewers vs Cardinals
48,990,000
69
AFC Championship Game - Patriots vs Ravens
48,700,000
70
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
48,500,000
71
AFC Championship Game - Patriots vs Steelers
47,951,000
72
AFC Championship Game - Patriots vs Ravens
47,707,000
73
AFC Championship Game - Colts vs Jets
46,917,000
74
AFC Championship Game - Colts vs Patriots
46,695,000
75
NFC Championship Game - Falcons vs Packers
46,281,000
76
Super Bowl V - Colts vs Cowboys
46,040,000
77
World Series Game 5 - Dodgers vs Yankees
45,870,000
78
NFC Championship Game - Cardinals vs Panthers
45,739,000
79
World Series Game 5 - Phillies vs Royals
45,460,000
80
World Series Game 7 - Cardinals vs Royals
45,000,000
81
AFC Championship Game - Chargers vs Patriots
44,840,000
82
World Series Game 6 - Mets vs Red Sox
44,510,000
83
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
44,380,000
84
AFC Championship Game - Patriots vs Steelers
44,334,000
85
Super Bowl IV - Chiefs vs Vikings
44,270,000
86
World Series Game 6 - Dodgers vs Yankees
44,200,000
87
AFC Championship Game - Jaguars vs Patriots
44,082,000
88
NFC Championship Game - Rams vs Saints
44,075,000
89
World Series Game 3 - Dodgers vs Yankees
43,810,000
90
World Series Game 6 - Orioles vs Pirates
43,640,000
91
World Series Game 1 - Dodgers vs Yankees
43,510,000
92
NFC Championship Game - Bears vs Saints
43,247,000
93
World Series Game 2 - Phillies vs Royals
42,990,000
94
NFC Championship Game - Eagles vs Falcons
42,937,000
95
NFC Championship Game - 49ers vs Packers
42,792,000
96
World Series Game 2 - Dodgers vs Yankees
42,720,000
97
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
42,320,000
98
NFC Championship Game - Eagles vs Vikings
42,298,000
99
AFC Championship Game - Colts vs Patriots
42,144,000
100
World Series Game 1 - Phillies vs Royals
42,040,000
Top 100 of 6,105 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:57 UTC
Panel + Out-of-Home (2020–2025)
1
Super Bowl LIX - Eagles vs Chiefs
127,700,000
2
Super Bowl LVIII - 49ers vs Chiefs
123,714,000
3
Super Bowl LVII - Chiefs vs Eagles
115,096,000
4
Super Bowl LVI - Bengals vs Rams
101,470,000
5
Super Bowl LV - Buccaneers vs Chiefs
95,877,000
6
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
57,700,000
7
Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers
56,690,000
8
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
55,470,000
9
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs
53,120,000
10
NFC Championship Game - 49ers vs Rams
50,420,000
11
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
50,393,000
12
AFC Championship Game - Bengals vs Chiefs
47,851,000
13
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles
47,500,000
14
NFC Championship Game - Buccaneers vs Packers
46,970,000
15
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers
45,650,000
16
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
44,200,000
17
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
43,100,000
18
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
42,740,000
19
AFC Championship Game - Bills vs Chiefs
42,336,000
20
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
42,100,000
21
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
41,800,000
22
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys
41,500,000
23
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
40,340,000
24
Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills
39,320,000
25
Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys
38,530,000
26
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
38,500,000
27
Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
38,140,000
28
Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles
37,900,000
29
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
37,540,000
30
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
37,180,000
31
San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
36,920,000
32
Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions
36,000,000
33
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
35,900,000
34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
35,460,000
35
Paris 2024 Olympics — Prime time
35,400,000
36
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
34,330,000
37
Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs
34,300,000
38
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
33,800,000
39
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
33,698,000
40
Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions
33,600,000
41
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
33,210,000
42
Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
32,400,000
43
Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions
31,800,000
44
Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins
31,500,000
45
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
31,200,000
46
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
31,200,000
47
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills
31,200,000
48
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
31,100,000
49
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
30,900,000
50
Buffalo Bills at Philadelphia Eagles
30,900,000
51
Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans
30,750,000
52
Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints
30,650,000
53
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30,370,000
54
Washington at Dallas Cowboys
30,330,000
55
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
29,500,000
56
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29,200,000
57
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
29,170,000
58
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
29,000,000
59
Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29,000,000
60
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
28,940,000
61
Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
28,900,000
62
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
28,800,000
63
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
28,640,000
64
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
28,600,000
65
Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers
28,590,000
66
Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs
28,060,000
67
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs
27,870,000
68
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
27,830,000
69
Alabama Crimson Tide at Michigan Wolverines
27,760,000
70
Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals
27,700,000
71
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles
27,700,000
72
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
27,550,000
73
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
27,500,000
74
Arizona Cardinals at Las Vegas Raiders
27,390,000
75
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
27,290,000
76
Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers
27,240,000
77
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
27,140,000
78
Kansas City Chiefs at San Francisco 49ers
27,080,000
79
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys
26,790,000
80
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots
26,750,000
81
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
26,750,000
82
Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets
26,700,000
83
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans
26,600,000
84
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
26,500,000
85
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
26,500,000
86
Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
26,400,000
87
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
26,400,000
88
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
26,400,000
89
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
26,370,000
90
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
26,340,000
91
Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills
26,340,000
92
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs
26,170,000
93
Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans
26,100,000
94
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets
26,090,000
95
Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers
26,060,000
96
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
26,040,000
97
Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins
25,900,000
98
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
25,850,000
99
New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys
25,780,000
100
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
25,770,000
Top 100 of 5,155 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:57 UTC
Big Data + Panel (2025–current)
1
Super Bowl LX - Seahawks vs Patriots
125,603,000
2
Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys
57,230,000
3
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
48,600,000
4
NFL Packers–Lions
47,700,000
5
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
46,000,000
6
Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears
45,400,000
7
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles
40,970,000
8
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
39,600,000
9
2026 World Cup Final - Spain vs Argentina
38,937,000
10
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
37,900,000
11
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
33,800,000
12
Belgium at United States
33,090,000
13
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars
32,700,000
14
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
32,000,000
15
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
31,610,000
16
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
30,840,000
17
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers
30,100,000
18
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
29,100,000
19
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
28,900,000
20
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
28,890,000
21
Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills
28,800,000
22
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
28,550,000
23
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders
28,450,000
24
NFL Kickoff Game - Cowboys vs Eagles
28,300,000
25
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
28,000,000
26
Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers
28,000,000
27
NFL Christmas Lions–Vikings
27,500,000
28
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
27,500,000
29
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
27,212,000
30
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
26,900,000
31
World Series Game 7 - Blue Jays vs Dodgers
26,880,000
32
NFL Buccaneers–49ers
26,820,000
33
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
26,697,000
34
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
26,370,000
35
Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks
26,300,000
36
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
25,700,000
37
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
25,630,000
38
Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears
25,470,000
39
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos
25,330,000
40
Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants
25,300,000
41
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
25,100,000
42
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
24,900,000
43
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
24,700,000
44
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
24,670,000
45
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
24,656,000
46
NBA Finals Game 5 - Knicks vs Spurs
24,540,000
47
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
24,500,000
48
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
24,300,000
49
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers
23,910,000
50
NFL Packers–Lions
23,900,000
51
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl - Alabama vs Indiana
23,900,000
52
NBA Finals Game 3 - Knicks vs Spurs
23,790,000
53
Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
23,770,000
54
Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers
23,260,000
55
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
23,200,000
56
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
23,110,000
57
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
22,600,000
58
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
22,380,000
59
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
22,300,000
60
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
22,100,000
61
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
22,050,000
62
England at Norway
21,796,000
63
England at Mexico
21,742,000
64
New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
21,600,000
65
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
21,500,000
66
NFL Packers–Browns
21,340,000
67
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
21,337,000
68
Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles
21,310,000
69
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
21,060,000
70
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21,000,000
71
NBA Finals Game 4 - Knicks vs Spurs
20,940,000
72
Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
20,769,000
73
NFL Cowboys–Giants
20,720,000
74
Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers
20,600,000
75
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
20,600,000
76
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers
20,400,000
77
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
20,346,000
78
Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Chargers
20,330,000
79
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders
19,900,000
80
New England Patriots at Chicago Bears
19,859,000
81
San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts
19,800,000
82
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
19,800,000
83
Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
19,760,000
84
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
19,590,000
85
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
19,506,000
86
Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams
19,400,000
87
New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams
19,400,000
88
Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions
19,390,000
89
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
19,300,000
90
Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes
19,000,000
91
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
18,950,000
92
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
18,800,000
93
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
18,800,000
94
CFP Quarterfinal: Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs Ole Miss
18,700,000
95
NFL Chargers–Chiefs
18,500,000
96
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
18,500,000
97
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
18,460,000
98
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
18,420,000
99
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
18,330,000
100
UConn Huskies vs Michigan Wolverines
18,300,000
Top 100 of 1,524 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:57 UTC
Era unstated
1
NASCAR Cup Talladega
3,970,000
2
Coca-Cola 600
3,060,000
3
NASCAR Cup Talladega
2,581,000
4
NASCAR Cup Texas
2,290,000
5
NASCAR Cup Michigan
2,070,000
6
NASCAR Cup Darlington
1,980,000
7
NASCAR Cup Iowa
1,860,000
8
NASCAR Cup Dover
1,800,000
9
NASCAR Cup Sonoma
1,800,000
10
NASCAR Cup New Hampshire
1,690,000
11
NASCAR Cup Charlotte
1,480,000
12
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
1,470,000
13
NASCAR Cup Richmond
1,470,000
14
NASCAR Cup Bristol
1,450,000
15
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
1,294,000
16
NASCAR Truck Series Charlotte
838,000
17
NASCAR O'Reilly Series Phoenix
745,000
18
NASCAR O'Reilly Series Charlotte
407,000
19
NASCAR Truck Series Phoenix
380,000
19 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 21:57 UTC