Most-watched sports telecasts, September 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.
107
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2016
1
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
27,500,000
2
Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos
25,200,000
3
New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals
23,100,000
4
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
22,800,000
5
Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles
22,000,000
6
Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos
21,400,000
7
Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys
20,600,000
8
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
19,200,000
9
Washington Redskins at New York Giants
19,200,000
10
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
17,500,000
11
Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars
15,800,000
12
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
15,400,000
13
Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins
13,000,000
14
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
12,100,000
15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas Longhorns
10,945,000
16
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
10,300,000
17
Ole Miss Rebels at Florida State Seminoles
8,354,000
18
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
8,169,000
19
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
8,000,000
20
USC Trojans at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,944,000
21
Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals
7,900,000
22
LSU Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers
7,832,000
23
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
6,216,000
24
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oklahoma Sooners
5,804,000
25
Virginia Tech Hokies at Tennessee Volunteers
5,790,000
26
Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars
5,713,000
27
Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
5,542,000
28
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,987,000
29
Clemson Tigers at Auburn Tigers
4,742,000
30
Southern 500
4,600,000
31
Oregon Ducks at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,228,000
32
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
4,098,000
33
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,016,000
34
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
3,872,000
35
Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins
3,786,000
36
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
3,764,000
37
Georgia Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,529,000
38
Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies
3,333,000
39
UCLA Bruins at Texas A&M Aggies
3,107,000
40
USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal
2,877,000
41
UCF Knights at Michigan Wolverines
2,863,000
42
Georgia Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels
2,696,000
43
Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,627,000
44
Florida State Seminoles at South Florida Bulls
2,557,000
45
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators
2,517,000
46
Arkansas Razorbacks at TCU Horned Frogs
2,470,000
47
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,467,000
48
Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,451,000
49
Texas Longhorns at California Golden Bears
2,447,000
50
Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,388,000
51
Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats
2,159,000
52
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Michigan Wolverines
2,135,000
53
Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers
2,088,000
54
South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,942,000
55
Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,813,000
56
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears
1,747,000
57
Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange
1,730,000
58
BYU Cougars at Utah Utes
1,693,000
59
Virginia Cavaliers at Oregon Ducks
1,579,000
60
Baylor Bears at Rice Owls
1,454,000
61
South Carolina Gamecocks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,426,000
62
Connecticut Huskies at Houston Cougars
1,421,000
63
Kansas State Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal
1,358,000
64
TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs
1,357,000
65
Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
1,191,000
66
Wyoming Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,126,000
67
Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes
1,073,000
68
USC Trojans at Utah Utes
1,042,000
69
Pittsburgh Panthers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,000,000
70
North Dakota State Bison at Iowa Hawkeyes
968,000
71
Miami Hurricanes at Appalachian State Mountaineers
955,000
72
BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers
952,000
73
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona State Sun Devils
834,000
74
Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
815,000
75
Jacksonville State Gamecocks at LSU Tigers
800,000
76
Missouri Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers
786,000
77
UCLA Bruins at BYU Cougars
764,000
78
BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
728,000
79
Arizona State Sun Devils at UT San Antonio Roadrunners
720,000
80
Washington State Cougars at Boise State Broncos
684,000
81
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Boston College Eagles
682,000
82
SMU Mustangs at Baylor Bears
668,000
83
California Golden Bears at Arizona State Sun Devils
643,000
84
Toledo Rockets at BYU Cougars
579,000
85
North Texas Mean Green at Florida Gators
543,000
86
Central Michigan Chippewas at Oklahoma State Cowboys
519,000
87
Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
513,000
88
Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels
440,000
89
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Iowa Hawkeyes
418,000
90
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Kentucky Wildcats
409,000
91
NC State Wolfpack at East Carolina Pirates
397,000
92
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils
397,000
93
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Missouri Tigers
380,000
94
Boise State Broncos at Oregon State Beavers
372,000
95
Colorado State Rams at Minnesota Golden Gophers
319,000
96
Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs
280,000
97
Houston Cougars at Texas State Bobcats
252,000
98
Boston College Eagles at Virginia Tech Hokies
214,000
99
Indiana Hoosiers at Florida Intl Golden Panthers
211,000
100
Western Michigan Broncos at Northwestern Wildcats
160,000
Top 100 of 107 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC