Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2003
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.
20
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2003
1
ALCS Game 7, Red Sox vs Yankees
27,490,000
2
NLCS Game 7, Cubs vs Marlins
26,510,000
3
World Series Game 6, Marlins vs Yankees
23,240,000
4
World Series Game 4, Marlins vs Yankees
20,885,000
5
World Series Game 2, Marlins vs Yankees
20,552,000
6
World Series Game 5, Marlins vs Yankees
19,919,000
7
NLCS Game 6, Cubs vs Marlins
19,360,000
8
World Series Game 3, Marlins vs Yankees
18,889,000
9
ALCS Game 1, Red Sox vs Yankees
18,430,000
10
NLCS Game 2, Cubs vs Marlins
18,430,000
11
World Series Game 1, Marlins vs Yankees
17,687,000
12
ALCS Game 4, Red Sox vs Yankees
17,500,000
13
NLCS Game 1, Cubs vs Marlins
15,570,000
14
NLCS Game 3, Cubs vs Marlins
14,290,000
15
ALCS Game 6, Red Sox vs Yankees
13,930,000
16
ALCS Game 2, Red Sox vs Yankees
13,150,000
17
NLCS Game 5, Cubs vs Marlins
12,640,000
18
ALCS Game 3, Red Sox vs Yankees
11,900,000
19
NLCS Game 4, Cubs vs Marlins
11,340,000
20
ALCS Game 5, Red Sox vs Yankees
10,110,000
20 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC