Most-watched sports telecasts, November 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.
136
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, November 2016
1
World Series Game 7, Cubs vs Guardians
40,045,000
2
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
35,100,000
3
Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers
28,900,000
4
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
27,600,000
5
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks
24,400,000
6
Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiders
23,500,000
7
World Series Game 6, Cubs vs Guardians
23,396,000
8
Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots
22,500,000
9
Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts
20,900,000
10
Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers
20,200,000
11
Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns
20,200,000
12
Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins
18,700,000
13
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
18,400,000
14
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders
18,300,000
15
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
17,600,000
16
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,841,000
17
Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16,800,000
18
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
15,900,000
19
Chicago Bears at New York Giants
14,300,000
20
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
13,300,000
21
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
13,100,000
22
Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders
11,800,000
23
Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks
11,300,000
24
Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants
10,700,000
25
Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers
10,385,000
26
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,242,000
27
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
6,442,000
28
Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
6,437,000
29
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
5,843,000
30
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5,800,000
31
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
5,700,000
32
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans
5,695,000
33
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,992,000
34
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,969,000
35
Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers
4,926,000
36
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
4,769,000
37
USC Trojans at Washington Huskies
4,301,000
38
Florida Gators at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,261,000
39
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes
4,169,000
40
Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,825,000
41
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
3,751,000
42
Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,715,000
43
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,257,000
44
Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers
3,093,000
45
Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
3,060,000
46
Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars
2,818,000
47
LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
2,774,000
48
South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers
2,656,000
49
Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers
2,595,000
50
Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange
2,568,000
51
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
2,498,000
52
Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,453,000
53
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators
2,450,000
54
Virginia Tech Hokies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,449,000
55
Chattanooga Mocs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,437,000
56
Louisville Cardinals at Houston Cougars
2,432,000
57
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen
2,420,000
58
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,397,000
59
LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,351,000
60
Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines
2,320,000
61
USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins
2,301,000
62
Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins
2,291,000
63
Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies
2,181,000
64
Washington State Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes
2,114,000
65
Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,076,000
66
Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers
2,057,000
67
Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears
2,007,000
68
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,850,000
69
Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,787,000
70
Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats
1,672,000
71
Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals
1,564,000
72
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
1,551,000
73
Army Black Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,515,000
74
Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans
1,477,000
75
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
1,399,000
76
NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,384,000
77
TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears
1,365,000
78
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns
1,269,000
79
Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles
1,152,000
80
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,051,000
81
California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars
1,005,000
82
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals
986,000
83
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
986,000
84
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys
901,000
85
Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack
828,000
86
Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers
827,000
87
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers
811,000
88
UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos
763,000
89
Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
715,000
90
Toledo Rockets at Western Michigan Broncos
665,000
91
San Jose State Spartans at Boise State Broncos
658,000
92
Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles
653,000
93
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones
594,000
94
Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal
592,000
95
UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears
579,000
96
UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes
536,000
97
Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
526,000
98
Temple Owls at Connecticut Huskies
523,000
99
New Mexico Lobos at Colorado State Rams
514,000
100
Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils
512,000
Top 100 of 136 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC