Most-watched sports telecasts, December 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.
61
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2015
1
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
28,900,000
2
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
28,600,000
3
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals
27,800,000
4
Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers
25,000,000
5
Carolina Panthers at New York Giants
25,000,000
6
New England Patriots at Houston Texans
21,000,000
7
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
19,200,000
8
Michigan State Spartans at Alabama Crimson Tide
18,552,000
9
Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles
18,100,000
10
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
17,900,000
11
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
17,800,000
12
New York Jets at New York Giants
17,200,000
13
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
16,200,000
14
Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos
15,800,000
15
Oklahoma Sooners at Clemson Tigers
15,640,000
16
Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
15,400,000
17
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
15,200,000
18
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
14,200,000
19
Florida Gators at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,760,000
20
New York Giants at Miami Dolphins
11,500,000
21
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
10,900,000
22
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes
9,818,000
23
Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals
8,700,000
24
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
8,100,000
25
North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers
7,919,000
26
New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys
7,400,000
27
Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen
7,129,000
28
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders
7,100,000
29
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams
6,000,000
30
Houston Cougars at Florida State Seminoles
5,604,000
31
Texas A&M Aggies at Louisville Cardinals
5,423,000
32
LSU Tigers at Texas Tech Red Raiders
4,958,000
33
Miami Hurricanes at Washington State Cougars
4,700,000
34
USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers
4,249,000
35
North Carolina Tar Heels at Baylor Bears
4,202,000
36
UCLA Bruins at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,046,000
37
Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears
3,943,000
38
Indiana Hoosiers at Duke Blue Devils
3,770,000
39
BYU Cougars at Utah Utes
3,675,000
40
NC State Wolfpack at Mississippi State Bulldogs
3,501,000
41
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,416,000
42
Washington Huskies at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
2,617,000
43
USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal
2,582,000
44
Temple Owls at Houston Cougars
2,450,000
45
Auburn Tigers at Memphis Tigers
2,412,000
46
Connecticut Huskies at Marshall Thundering Herd
2,400,000
47
Georgia Southern Eagles at Bowling Green Falcons
2,335,000
48
Pittsburgh Panthers at Navy Midshipmen
2,182,000
49
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Western Michigan Broncos
2,141,000
50
Temple Owls at Toledo Rockets
1,962,000
51
California Golden Bears at Air Force Falcons
1,888,000
52
Ohio Bobcats at Appalachian State Mountaineers
1,850,000
53
Arizona Wildcats at New Mexico Lobos
1,832,000
54
San Diego State Aztecs at Cincinnati Bearcats
1,636,000
55
Central Michigan Chippewas at Minnesota Golden Gophers
1,486,000
56
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
1,450,000
57
Boise State Broncos at Northern Illinois Huskies
1,382,000
58
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at South Florida Bulls
1,152,000
59
Akron Zips at Utah State Aggies
1,076,000
60
Bowling Green Falcons at Northern Illinois Huskies
1,034,000
61
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
488,000
61 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC