Most-watched sports telecasts, October 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.
107
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2013
1
World Series Game 6, Cardinals vs Red Sox
19,178,000
2
World Series Game 4, Cardinals vs Red Sox
15,975,000
3
World Series Game 5, Cardinals vs Red Sox
14,446,000
4
World Series Game 1, Cardinals vs Red Sox
14,400,000
5
World Series Game 2, Cardinals vs Red Sox
13,429,000
6
World Series Game 3, Cardinals vs Red Sox
12,473,000
7
ALCS Game 6, Red Sox vs Tigers
9,040,000
8
ALCS Game 5, Red Sox vs Tigers
8,570,000
9
ALCS Game 2, Red Sox vs Tigers
8,350,000
10
ALCS Game 4, Red Sox vs Tigers
8,090,000
11
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
7,360,000
12
ALCS Game 1, Red Sox vs Tigers
6,800,000
13
Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
6,730,000
14
NLCS Game 6, Cardinals vs Dodgers
6,010,000
15
ALCS Game 3, Red Sox vs Tigers
5,790,000
16
NLCS Game 4, Cardinals vs Dodgers
5,790,000
17
Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers
5,680,000
18
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
5,610,000
19
NLCS Game 1, Cardinals vs Dodgers
5,450,000
20
Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes
5,340,000
21
Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels
5,110,000
22
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
5,020,000
23
NLCS Game 3, Cardinals vs Dodgers
4,830,000
24
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
4,710,000
25
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines
4,420,000
26
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,060,000
27
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
4,040,000
28
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,030,000
29
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners
3,800,000
30
NLCS Game 5, Cardinals vs Dodgers
3,730,000
31
Arizona State Sun Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,680,000
32
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
3,670,000
33
Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers
3,460,000
34
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,460,000
35
NLCS Game 2, Cardinals vs Dodgers
3,450,000
36
South Carolina Gamecocks at Tennessee Volunteers
3,370,000
37
NC State Wolfpack at Florida State Seminoles
3,330,000
38
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
3,130,000
39
South Carolina Gamecocks at Missouri Tigers
3,050,000
40
Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
3,010,000
41
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
2,600,000
42
Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal
2,570,000
43
Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats
2,560,000
44
Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones
2,400,000
45
Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores
2,400,000
46
Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,330,000
47
Clemson Tigers at Maryland Terrapins
2,330,000
48
Maryland Terrapins at Florida State Seminoles
2,290,000
49
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,240,000
50
Stanford Cardinal at Oregon State Beavers
2,230,000
51
UCF Knights at Louisville Cardinals
2,220,000
52
Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,180,000
53
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners
2,020,000
54
Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars
1,970,000
55
Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks
1,960,000
56
Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
1,770,000
57
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Louisville Cardinals
1,660,000
58
Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators
1,550,000
59
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes
1,490,000
60
Baylor Bears at Kansas State Wildcats
1,400,000
61
Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen
1,390,000
62
Kentucky Wildcats at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,330,000
63
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,180,000
64
Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks
1,140,000
65
South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars
1,130,000
66
California Golden Bears at UCLA Bruins
966,000
67
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans
958,000
68
Oregon State Beavers at California Golden Bears
946,000
69
Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers
943,000
70
Nevada Wolf Pack at San Diego State Aztecs
913,000
71
Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington State Cougars
896,000
72
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Miami Hurricanes
885,000
73
Temple Owls at Cincinnati Bearcats
872,000
74
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Miami Hurricanes
857,000
75
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Northwestern Wildcats
821,000
76
Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
781,000
77
Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers
770,000
78
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Arkansas State Red Wolves
767,000
79
Fresno State Bulldogs at San Diego State Aztecs
749,000
80
Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs
676,000
81
Louisville Cardinals at South Florida Bulls
605,000
82
UCLA Bruins at Utah Utes
596,000
83
West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears
539,000
84
Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans
535,000
85
Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Tech Hokies
525,000
86
West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas State Wildcats
493,000
87
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks
471,000
88
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
456,000
89
Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders
442,000
90
Cincinnati Bearcats at Memphis Tigers
437,000
91
California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies
399,000
92
WNBA Finals Game 1, Dream vs Lynx
391,000
93
Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies
388,000
94
Washington State Cougars at California Golden Bears
358,000
95
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at BYU Cougars
358,000
96
Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland Terrapins
353,000
97
WNBA Finals Game 2, Dream vs Lynx
328,000
98
WNBA Finals Game 3, Dream vs Lynx
321,000
99
Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears
221,000
100
Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks
212,000
Top 100 of 107 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC