Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2016
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.
14
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2016
1
AFC Championship Game, Broncos vs Patriots
53,299,000
2
NFC Championship Game, Cardinals vs Panthers
45,739,000
3
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Clemson
26,180,000
4
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
24,300,000
5
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
20,900,000
6
Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes
13,552,000
7
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,759,000
8
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Ole Miss Rebels
8,940,000
9
Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators
8,761,000
10
Oregon Ducks at TCU Horned Frogs
7,414,000
11
Kansas State Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks
7,049,000
12
Penn State Nittany Lions at Georgia Bulldogs
5,872,000
13
West Virginia Mountaineers at Arizona State Sun Devils
3,699,000
14
NHL Winter Classic, Canadiens vs Bruins
2,780,000
14 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:36 UTC