Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2015
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.
157
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2015
1
New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys
26,100,000
2
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
25,900,000
3
San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packers
25,000,000
4
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
24,500,000
5
Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
24,200,000
6
New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts
22,800,000
7
Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers
20,600,000
8
San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants
19,600,000
9
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
19,400,000
10
Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals
18,000,000
11
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks
17,900,000
12
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
17,500,000
13
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
17,100,000
14
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
15,100,000
15
World Series Game 1, Mets vs Royals
14,944,000
16
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
14,800,000
17
Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks
14,400,000
18
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
13,900,000
19
World Series Game 2, Mets vs Royals
13,722,000
20
World Series Game 4, Mets vs Royals
13,587,000
21
World Series Game 3, Mets vs Royals
13,205,000
22
New York Giants at Buffalo Bills
12,800,000
23
New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts
12,500,000
24
Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers
12,200,000
25
Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals
12,200,000
26
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins
9,900,000
27
NLCS Game 3, Cubs vs Mets
9,220,000
28
NLCS Game 4, Cubs vs Mets
7,940,000
29
NLCS Game 1, Cubs vs Mets
7,890,000
30
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers
7,647,000
31
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
7,398,000
32
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
7,298,000
33
Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs
7,045,000
34
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,965,000
35
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
6,777,000
36
NLCS Game 2, Cubs vs Mets
6,570,000
37
ALCS Game 1, Blue Jays vs Royals
6,540,000
38
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Temple Owls
5,977,000
39
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
5,867,000
40
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies
5,761,000
41
ALCS Game 6, Blue Jays vs Royals
5,630,000
42
Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
5,290,000
43
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
5,015,000
44
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
4,992,000
45
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
4,884,000
46
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans
4,869,000
47
Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,835,000
48
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,958,000
49
Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators
3,745,000
50
Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
3,681,000
51
Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles
3,502,000
52
Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack
3,498,000
53
Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers
3,495,000
54
Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
3,466,000
55
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
3,344,000
56
Ole Miss Rebels at Memphis Tigers
3,311,000
57
ALCS Game 3, Blue Jays vs Royals
3,090,000
58
Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes
3,059,000
59
Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles
2,852,000
60
California Golden Bears at Utah Utes
2,820,000
61
Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels
2,775,000
62
Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs
2,768,000
63
ALCS Game 2, Blue Jays vs Royals
2,660,000
64
Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,639,000
65
Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
2,637,000
66
Clemson Tigers at Miami Hurricanes
2,634,000
67
South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers
2,600,000
68
ALCS Game 4, Blue Jays vs Royals
2,600,000
69
Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles
2,588,000
70
ALCS Game 5, Blue Jays vs Royals
2,580,000
71
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,513,000
72
Stanford Cardinal at Washington State Cougars
2,306,000
73
Arkansas Razorbacks at Tennessee Volunteers
2,291,000
74
Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes
2,231,000
75
Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
2,226,000
76
West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears
2,195,000
77
Arizona State Sun Devils at UCLA Bruins
2,162,000
78
Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal
2,098,000
79
Florida State Seminoles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,943,000
80
USC Trojans at California Golden Bears
1,854,000
81
Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,747,000
82
Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears
1,653,000
83
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars
1,600,000
84
Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions
1,535,000
85
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Tech Hokies
1,523,000
86
Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins
1,520,000
87
Oregon Ducks at Arizona State Sun Devils
1,519,000
88
Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars
1,468,000
89
Washington Huskies at USC Trojans
1,446,000
90
Miami Hurricanes at Cincinnati Bearcats
1,348,000
91
UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal
1,326,000
92
Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
1,273,000
93
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans
1,266,000
94
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at LSU Tigers
1,247,000
95
North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,247,000
96
Connecticut Huskies at BYU Cougars
1,240,000
97
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners
1,238,000
98
Memphis Tigers at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
1,216,000
99
Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
1,211,000
100
Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,157,000
Top 100 of 157 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC