Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2014
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.
100
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2014
1
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys
28,000,000
2
Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks
27,290,000
3
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks
26,910,000
4
Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers
25,820,000
5
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
24,940,000
6
Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos
23,690,000
7
New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
22,680,000
8
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers
22,160,000
9
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
20,770,000
10
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
20,560,000
11
Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers
19,670,000
12
Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers
19,410,000
13
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
16,300,000
14
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
15,080,000
15
Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts
14,890,000
16
New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs
14,430,000
17
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
14,100,000
18
New York Giants at Detroit Lions
13,730,000
19
Chicago Bears at New York Jets
13,270,000
20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
11,880,000
21
San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals
11,520,000
22
Florida Gators at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,950,000
23
Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
7,340,000
24
Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks
6,770,000
25
USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal
6,540,000
26
Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks
5,980,000
27
Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack
5,490,000
28
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,720,000
29
Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,630,000
30
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
4,380,000
31
Virginia Tech Hokies at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,310,000
32
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange
4,050,000
33
Auburn Tigers at Kansas State Wildcats
3,850,000
34
Tennessee Volunteers at Oklahoma Sooners
3,760,000
35
Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
3,470,000
36
Missouri Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,380,000
37
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,280,000
38
Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,220,000
39
Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
3,190,000
40
Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars
3,180,000
41
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,140,000
42
Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,130,000
43
Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,960,000
44
Utah Utes at Michigan Wolverines
2,840,000
45
Oregon State Beavers at USC Trojans
2,690,000
46
UCLA Bruins at Texas Longhorns
2,650,000
47
East Carolina Pirates at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,560,000
48
Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles
1,870,000
49
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,840,000
50
Miami Hurricanes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,820,000
51
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,780,000
52
USC Trojans at Boston College Eagles
1,750,000
53
Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes
1,660,000
54
Virginia Cavaliers at BYU Cougars
1,640,000
55
Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies
1,440,000
56
Connecticut Huskies at South Florida Bulls
1,360,000
57
Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones
1,300,000
58
Baylor Bears at Buffalo Bulls
1,290,000
59
Missouri Tigers at Toledo Rockets
1,230,000
60
Washington State Cougars at Nevada Wolf Pack
1,220,000
61
Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes
1,160,000
62
Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,130,000
63
Houston Cougars at BYU Cougars
1,050,000
64
Illinois Fighting Illini at Washington Huskies
1,050,000
65
San Jose State Spartans at Auburn Tigers
1,020,000
66
East Carolina Pirates at South Carolina Gamecocks
976,000
67
McNeese State Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers
959,000
68
Rice Owls at Texas A&M Aggies
956,000
69
BYU Cougars at Texas Longhorns
910,000
70
Iowa Hawkeyes at Pittsburgh Panthers
884,000
71
UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils
883,000
72
Bowling Green Falcons at Wisconsin Badgers
856,000
73
Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos
838,000
74
Wyoming Cowboys at Michigan State Spartans
803,000
75
WNBA Finals Game 2, Mercury vs Sky
763,000
76
Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at LSU Tigers
709,000
77
Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos
686,000
78
North Carolina Tar Heels at East Carolina Pirates
682,000
79
North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers
680,000
80
WNBA Finals Game 1, Mercury vs Sky
627,000
81
Ball State Cardinals at Iowa Hawkeyes
605,000
82
Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
596,000
83
South Florida Bulls at Wisconsin Badgers
590,000
84
Ohio Bobcats at Kentucky Wildcats
537,000
85
Texas Longhorns at Kansas Jayhawks
529,000
86
Northern Illinois Huskies at Arkansas Razorbacks
510,000
87
Texas Tech Red Raiders at UTEP Miners
447,000
88
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Miami Hurricanes
432,000
89
Arizona Wildcats at UT San Antonio Roadrunners
425,000
90
Arizona State Sun Devils at Colorado Buffaloes
406,000
91
Toledo Rockets at Cincinnati Bearcats
394,000
92
Indiana Hoosiers at Bowling Green Falcons
312,000
93
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals
309,000
94
Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCU Horned Frogs
283,000
95
Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys
262,000
96
Pittsburgh Panthers at Florida Intl Golden Panthers
252,000
97
San Diego State Aztecs at Oregon State Beavers
171,000
98
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles
156,000
99
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Old Dominion Monarchs
127,000
100
Louisville Cardinals at Florida Intl Golden Panthers
119,000
100 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC