Most-watched sports telecasts of the 1990s
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.
124
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of the 1990s
1
Super Bowl XXX, Cowboys vs Steelers
94,080,000
2
Super Bowl XXVII, Bills vs Cowboys
90,990,000
3
Super Bowl XXVIII, Bills vs Cowboys
90,000,000
4
Super Bowl XXXII, Broncos vs Packers
90,000,000
5
Super Bowl XXXI, Packers vs Patriots
87,870,000
6
Super Bowl XXXIII, Broncos vs Falcons
83,720,000
7
Super Bowl XXIX, 49ers vs Chargers
83,420,000
8
Super Bowl XXVI, Bills vs Commanders
79,590,000
9
Super Bowl XXV, Bills vs Giants
79,510,000
10
Super Bowl XXIV, 49ers vs Broncos
73,852,000
11
World Series Game 7, Braves vs Twins
50,340,000
12
World Series Game 6, Braves vs Twins
40,830,000
13
World Series Game 7, Guardians vs Marlins
37,990,000
14
NBA Finals Game 6, Bulls vs Jazz
35,890,000
15
World Series Game 6, Blue Jays vs Braves
35,000,000
16
1992 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Michigan
34,310,000
17
World Series Game 5, Braves vs Twins
33,180,000
18
World Series Game 3, Braves vs Twins
33,170,000
19
1993 NCAA championship game, North Carolina vs Michigan
32,941,000
20
World Series Game 4, Athletics vs Reds
32,910,000
21
1994 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Arkansas
32,733,000
22
World Series Game 4, Braves vs Twins
32,100,000
23
NBA Finals Game 6, Bulls vs Suns
32,100,000
24
World Series Game 5, Braves vs Guardians
31,710,000
25
World Series Game 5, Blue Jays vs Braves
31,230,000
26
World Series Game 2, Braves vs Twins
30,840,000
27
NBA Finals Game 5, Bulls vs Jazz
30,600,000
28
World Series Game 2, Athletics vs Reds
30,570,000
29
World Series Game 6, Braves vs Yankees
30,440,000
30
World Series Game 6, Braves vs Guardians
30,280,000
31
NBA Finals Game 5, Bulls vs Jazz
30,260,000
32
World Series Game 3, Blue Jays vs Braves
29,980,000
33
World Series Game 2, Blue Jays vs Braves
29,590,000
34
World Series Game 2, Braves vs Guardians
29,350,000
35
1990 NCAA championship game, Duke vs Unlv
29,260,000
36
World Series Game 6, Blue Jays vs Phillies
29,050,000
37
1991 NCAA championship game, Kansas vs Duke
29,020,000
38
NBA Finals Game 4, Bulls vs Jazz
28,790,000
39
World Series Game 3, Athletics vs Reds
28,720,000
40
World Series Game 3, Braves vs Guardians
28,720,000
41
NBA Finals Game 6, Bulls vs Jazz
28,700,000
42
World Series Game 4, Braves vs Guardians
28,670,000
43
World Series Game 1, Athletics vs Reds
28,600,000
44
World Series Game 5, Braves vs Yankees
28,520,000
45
1997 NCAA championship game, Arizona vs Kentucky
28,364,000
46
1995 NCAA championship game, UCLA vs Arkansas
27,405,000
47
NBA Finals Game 1, Bulls vs Jazz
26,700,000
48
1996 NCAA championship game, Kentucky vs Syracuse
26,670,000
49
1998 NCAA championship game, Utah vs Kentucky
26,601,000
50
World Series Game 4, Blue Jays vs Braves
26,410,000
51
NBA Finals Game 4, Bulls vs Jazz
26,360,000
52
World Series Game 1, Braves vs Twins
26,310,000
53
1999 NCAA championship game, Duke vs UConn
26,304,000
54
NBA Finals Game 2, Bulls vs Jazz
26,300,000
55
World Series Game 5, Blue Jays vs Phillies
26,110,000
56
World Series Game 4, Braves vs Yankees
25,848,000
57
NBA Finals Game 3, Bulls vs Jazz
25,700,000
58
World Series Game 2, Blue Jays vs Phillies
25,200,000
59
World Series Game 4, Braves vs Yankees
25,160,000
60
World Series Game 1, Braves vs Guardians
25,150,000
61
World Series Game 1, Blue Jays vs Braves
25,020,000
62
NBA Finals Game 1, Bulls vs Jazz
24,710,000
63
World Series Game 4, Blue Jays vs Phillies
24,590,000
64
World Series Game 5, Guardians vs Marlins
24,200,000
65
World Series Game 3, Braves vs Yankees
24,116,000
66
World Series Game 3, Braves vs Yankees
23,990,000
67
World Series Game 6, Guardians vs Marlins
23,740,000
68
World Series Game 1, Braves vs Yankees
23,690,000
69
World Series Game 4, Padres vs Yankees
23,390,000
70
World Series Game 1, Blue Jays vs Phillies
23,100,000
71
NBA All-Star Game
22,910,000
72
World Series Game 2, Braves vs Yankees
22,825,000
73
World Series Game 2, Guardians vs Marlins
22,460,000
74
NBA Finals Game 2, Bulls vs Jazz
22,270,000
75
World Series Game 3, Guardians vs Marlins
22,190,000
76
World Series Game 4, Guardians vs Marlins
22,070,000
77
World Series Game 1, Braves vs Yankees
22,035,000
78
World Series Game 3, Padres vs Yankees
21,970,000
79
NBA Finals Game 3, Bulls vs Jazz
20,950,000
80
World Series Game 3, Blue Jays vs Phillies
20,570,000
81
Masters Tournament Round 4
20,300,000
82
World Series Game 2, Braves vs Yankees
19,430,000
83
1998 NCAA national semifinal, North Carolina vs Utah
19,403,000
84
1997 NCAA national semifinal, Minnesota vs Kentucky
19,324,000
85
NBA All-Star Game
18,830,000
86
World Series Game 1, Padres vs Yankees
18,740,000
87
World Series Game 2, Padres vs Yankees
17,860,000
88
NBA All-Star Game
17,460,000
89
NBA Finals Game 3, Knicks vs Spurs
17,010,000
90
1999 NCAA national semifinal, Duke vs Michigan State
16,990,000
91
NBA All-Star Game
16,930,000
92
NBA All-Star Game
16,900,000
93
World Series Game 1, Guardians vs Marlins
16,810,000
94
NBA Finals Game 4, Knicks vs Spurs
16,760,000
95
NBA Finals Game 1, Knicks vs Spurs
16,570,000
96
NBA All-Star Game
15,780,000
97
Masters Tournament Round 4
15,600,000
98
NBA Finals Game 5, Knicks vs Spurs
15,530,000
99
1998 NCAA national semifinal, Kentucky vs Stanford
15,000,000
100
Daytona 500
14,518,000
Top 100 of 124 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:37 UTC