Most-watched sports telecasts, October 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.
156
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2016
1
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
28,000,000
2
World Series Game 5, Cubs vs Guardians
23,638,000
3
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers
22,700,000
4
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
22,700,000
5
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
21,700,000
6
Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys
21,300,000
7
World Series Game 3, Cubs vs Guardians
19,384,000
8
World Series Game 1, Cubs vs Guardians
19,368,000
9
Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers
18,100,000
10
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
18,000,000
11
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
17,700,000
12
World Series Game 2, Cubs vs Guardians
17,395,000
13
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles
16,900,000
14
World Series Game 4, Cubs vs Guardians
16,705,000
15
New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
16,600,000
16
Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos
16,500,000
17
Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
14,500,000
18
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
14,200,000
19
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
13,600,000
20
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
13,200,000
21
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
13,200,000
22
Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints
12,800,000
23
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
12,100,000
24
Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets
11,200,000
25
Houston Texans at Denver Broncos
11,200,000
26
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
10,500,000
27
NLCS Game 6, Cubs vs Dodgers
9,710,000
28
Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers
9,294,000
29
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
9,100,000
30
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
8,964,000
31
Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals
8,700,000
32
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,455,000
33
New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals
8,400,000
34
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
7,700,000
35
NLCS Game 2, Cubs vs Dodgers
7,310,000
36
NLCS Game 5, Cubs vs Dodgers
7,190,000
37
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
6,851,000
38
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
6,582,000
39
Tennessee Volunteers at Texas A&M Aggies
6,553,000
40
NLCS Game 3, Cubs vs Dodgers
6,510,000
41
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,478,000
42
NLCS Game 1, Cubs vs Dodgers
5,940,000
43
NLCS Game 4, Cubs vs Dodgers
5,830,000
44
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
5,540,000
45
Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
5,380,000
46
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
5,100,000
47
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
4,647,000
48
NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers
4,506,000
49
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
4,454,000
50
Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,444,000
51
ALCS Game 3, Blue Jays vs Guardians
4,300,000
52
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,215,000
53
ALCS Game 1, Blue Jays vs Guardians
4,120,000
54
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,799,000
55
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers
3,770,000
56
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack
3,720,000
57
North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
3,713,000
58
New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams
3,700,000
59
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,657,000
60
Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns
3,513,000
61
Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,252,000
62
Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,241,000
63
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,218,000
64
Kentucky Wildcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,190,000
65
TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,183,000
66
Louisville Cardinals at Virginia Cavaliers
2,920,000
67
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,870,000
68
ALCS Game 5, Blue Jays vs Guardians
2,860,000
69
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
2,788,000
70
ALCS Game 4, Blue Jays vs Guardians
2,750,000
71
Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers
2,669,000
72
Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,634,000
73
ALCS Game 2, Blue Jays vs Guardians
2,610,000
74
Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,540,000
75
NC State Wolfpack at Louisville Cardinals
2,372,000
76
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,343,000
77
Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers
2,130,000
78
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange
2,104,000
79
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,044,000
80
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,963,000
81
Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,918,000
82
Duke Blue Devils at Louisville Cardinals
1,881,000
83
Virginia Tech Hokies at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,848,000
84
Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks
1,837,000
85
Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
1,775,000
86
Washington State Cougars at Stanford Cardinal
1,754,000
87
North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles
1,743,000
88
Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles
1,659,000
89
Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks
1,519,000
90
Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears
1,516,000
91
Mississippi State Bulldogs at BYU Cougars
1,475,000
92
Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans
1,459,000
93
Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies
1,400,000
94
Washington Huskies at Utah Utes
1,376,000
95
Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins
1,368,000
96
UCLA Bruins at Washington State Cougars
1,311,000
97
South Florida Bulls at Temple Owls
1,300,000
98
Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats
1,295,000
99
Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1,282,000
100
Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,146,000
Top 100 of 156 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC