Most-watched sports telecasts, August 2013
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.
23
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, August 2013
1
Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers
8,140,000
2
PGA Championship Round 4
5,500,000
3
Alabama Crimson Tide at Virginia Tech Hokies
5,170,000
4
Rice Owls at Texas A&M Aggies
4,210,000
5
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,670,000
6
North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,650,000
7
LSU Tigers at TCU Horned Frogs
3,170,000
8
Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores
2,740,000
9
Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,500,000
10
Texas Tech Red Raiders at SMU Mustangs
2,130,000
11
Buffalo Bulls at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,890,000
12
Washington State Cougars at Auburn Tigers
922,000
13
Northwestern Wildcats at California Golden Bears
714,000
14
Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies
710,000
15
North Dakota State Bison at Kansas State Wildcats
585,000
16
Florida Atlantic Owls at Miami Hurricanes
541,000
17
William & Mary Tribe at West Virginia Mountaineers
493,000
18
Nicholls State Colonels at Oregon Ducks
412,000
19
Purdue Boilermakers at Cincinnati Bearcats
328,000
20
Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes
311,000
21
BYU Cougars at Virginia Cavaliers
299,000
22
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Fresno State Bulldogs
241,000
23
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Bowling Green Falcons
199,000
23 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC