Most-watched sports telecasts of the 2020s
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.
4,582
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts of the 2020s
1
Super Bowl LIX, Eagles vs Chiefs
127,713,000
2
Super Bowl LX, Seahawks vs Patriots
125,603,000
3
Super Bowl LVIII, 49ers vs Chiefs
123,714,000
4
Super Bowl LVII, Chiefs vs Eagles
115,096,000
5
Super Bowl LIV, 49ers vs Chiefs
102,086,000
6
Super Bowl LVI, Bengals vs Rams
101,470,000
7
Super Bowl LV, Buccaneers vs Chiefs
95,877,000
8
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
57,700,000
9
Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys
57,230,000
10
Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers
56,700,000
11
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
55,500,000
12
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs
53,100,000
13
NFC Championship Game, 49ers vs Rams
50,420,000
14
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
50,400,000
15
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
48,600,000
16
AFC Championship Game, Bengals vs Chiefs
47,851,000
17
NFL Packers–Lions
47,700,000
18
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles
47,500,000
19
NFC Championship Game, Buccaneers vs Packers
46,970,000
20
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
46,000,000
21
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers
45,650,000
22
Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears
45,400,000
23
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
44,200,000
24
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
43,100,000
25
NFC Championship Game, 49ers vs Packers
42,792,000
26
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
42,740,000
27
AFC Championship Game, Bills vs Chiefs
42,336,000
28
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
42,100,000
29
NFL Cowboys–Giants
42,058,000
30
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
41,800,000
31
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys
41,500,000
32
AFC Championship Game, Chiefs vs Titans
41,104,000
33
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles
40,970,000
34
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
40,340,000
35
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
39,600,000
36
Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills
39,300,000
37
World Cup final, Spain vs Argentina
38,937,000
38
Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys
38,530,000
39
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
38,500,000
40
Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
38,140,000
41
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
38,000,000
42
Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles
37,900,000
43
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
37,500,000
44
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
37,240,000
45
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
37,180,000
46
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
37,000,000
47
San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
36,920,000
48
Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions
36,000,000
49
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
35,900,000
50
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
35,460,000
51
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
35,400,000
52
Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles
35,120,000
53
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
34,330,000
54
Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs
34,300,000
55
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
33,800,000
56
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
33,800,000
57
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
33,700,000
58
Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions
33,600,000
59
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
33,200,000
60
Belgium at United States
33,090,000
61
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars
32,700,000
62
Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
32,400,000
63
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
32,000,000
64
Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions
31,800,000
65
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
31,610,000
66
Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins
31,500,000
67
Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots
31,420,000
68
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
31,200,000
69
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills
31,200,000
70
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
31,100,000
71
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
30,900,000
72
Buffalo Bills at Philadelphia Eagles
30,900,000
73
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
30,840,000
74
Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans
30,750,000
75
Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints
30,650,000
76
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30,370,000
77
Washington at Dallas Cowboys
30,330,000
78
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers
30,100,000
79
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
29,930,000
80
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
29,500,000
81
Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens
29,410,000
82
Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers
29,290,000
83
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29,200,000
84
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
29,170,000
85
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
29,100,000
86
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
29,000,000
87
Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans
29,000,000
88
Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29,000,000
89
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
28,940,000
90
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
28,900,000
91
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
28,890,000
92
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
28,800,000
93
Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills
28,800,000
94
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
28,600,000
95
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
28,600,000
96
Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers
28,590,000
97
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
28,550,000
98
NFL Bengals–Ravens
28,400,000
99
NFL Kickoff Game, Cowboys vs Eagles
28,300,000
100
Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs
28,060,000
Top 100 of 4,582 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:00 UTC
Rows span 3 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.