Most-watched sports telecasts, last 30 days
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.
57
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, last 30 days
1
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
25,100,000
2
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
18,500,000
3
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7,421,000
4
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers
5,755,000
5
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
5,136,000
6
Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans
4,900,000
7
North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs
4,900,000
8
Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
4,831,000
9
TOUR Championship Round 4
4,760,000
10
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
4,695,000
11
Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers
4,244,000
12
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
4,135,000
13
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles
4,070,000
14
BMW Championship Round 4
3,850,000
15
East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,779,000
16
Colorado Buffaloes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,734,000
17
Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans
3,400,000
18
Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.
3,280,000
19
Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers
3,250,000
20
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
3,200,000
21
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
3,161,000
22
Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky
3,090,000
23
Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles
2,850,000
24
North Texas Mean Green at Indiana Hoosiers
2,822,000
25
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
2,668,000
26
BMW Championship Round 3
2,430,000
27
Texas State Bobcats at Texas Longhorns
2,309,000
28
2026 US Open tennis, day 12 of 15 (Thursday, September 10)
2,200,000
29
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
2,157,000
30
Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
2,020,000
31
Miami Hurricanes at Stanford Cardinal
1,978,000
32
New Mexico State Aggies at Florida State Seminoles
1,960,000
33
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants
1,890,000
34
Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo
1,850,000
35
San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
1,700,000
36
NASCAR Cup New Hampshire
1,690,000
37
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
1,686,000
38
Memphis Tigers at UNLV Rebels
1,650,000
39
Ball State Cardinals at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,601,000
40
Missouri State Bears at Texas A&M Aggies
1,570,000
41
Houston Astros at New York Mets
1,500,000
42
Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans
1,322,000
43
Howard Bison at Alabama A&M Bulldogs
1,200,000
44
Ohio Bobcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,120,000
45
Boston College Eagles at Cincinnati Bearcats
1,100,000
46
WNBA Fever–Wings
1,070,000
47
IndyCar Milwaukee Mile
950,000
48
Toledo Rockets at Michigan State Spartans
873,000
49
Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx
800,000
50
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
640,000
51
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
588,000
52
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
450,000
53
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
420,000
54
UNLV Rebels at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
420,000
55
Portland Fire at Dallas Wings
270,000
56
Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers
250,000
57
Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals
218,000
57 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 08:17 UTC