Most-watched sports telecasts, December 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.
68
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2016
1
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
26,500,000
2
New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers
25,400,000
3
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
25,300,000
4
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
25,000,000
5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
24,100,000
6
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
21,800,000
7
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
21,400,000
8
Washington Huskies at Alabama Crimson Tide
19,344,000
9
Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers
19,237,000
10
Detroit Lions at New York Giants
18,700,000
11
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
18,600,000
12
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
18,400,000
13
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
17,900,000
14
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks
17,800,000
15
Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
17,400,000
16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
15,400,000
17
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
14,800,000
18
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
14,700,000
19
Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots
12,900,000
20
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
12,300,000
21
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
12,200,000
22
Michigan Wolverines at Florida State Seminoles
11,461,000
23
Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins
11,200,000
24
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
11,093,000
25
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,189,000
26
Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets
8,100,000
27
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
7,940,000
28
LSU Tigers at Louisville Cardinals
6,390,000
29
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
6,300,000
30
Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies
5,671,000
31
Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies
5,338,000
32
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Tennessee Volunteers
5,026,000
33
Arkansas Razorbacks at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,963,000
34
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners
4,817,000
35
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes
4,551,000
36
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets
4,400,000
37
West Virginia Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes
4,252,000
38
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington State Cougars
4,046,000
39
Houston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs
3,744,000
40
Georgia Bulldogs at TCU Horned Frogs
3,128,000
41
Maryland Terrapins at Boston College Eagles
3,019,000
42
Stanford Cardinal at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,926,000
43
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kentucky Wildcats
2,647,000
44
Indiana Hoosiers at Utah Utes
2,628,000
45
Ohio Bobcats at Troy Trojans
2,512,000
46
Pittsburgh Panthers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,425,000
47
BYU Cougars at Wyoming Cowboys
2,380,000
48
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Navy Midshipmen
2,341,000
49
South Florida Bulls at South Carolina Gamecocks
2,308,000
50
Boise State Broncos at Baylor Bears
2,282,000
51
Temple Owls at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,100,000
52
Temple Owls at Navy Midshipmen
2,050,000
53
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,045,000
54
Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green
1,615,000
55
Memphis Tigers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
1,581,000
56
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Toledo Rockets
1,483,000
57
UT San Antonio Roadrunners at New Mexico Lobos
1,391,000
58
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs
1,371,000
59
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
1,359,000
60
Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio Bobcats
1,358,000
61
NC State Wolfpack at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,270,000
62
Idaho Vandals at Colorado State Rams
1,143,000
63
Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,011,000
64
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
926,000
65
Central Michigan Chippewas at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
794,000
66
San Diego State Aztecs at Wyoming Cowboys
713,000
67
Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles
269,000
68
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Texas State Bobcats
228,000
68 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC