Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2017
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.
20
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2017
1
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
48,500,000
2
AFC Championship Game, Patriots vs Steelers
47,951,000
3
NFC Championship Game, Falcons vs Packers
46,281,000
4
New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
39,300,000
5
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
37,100,000
6
Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers
29,900,000
7
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
29,800,000
8
Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons
28,700,000
9
Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks
26,900,000
10
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Clemson
26,030,000
11
Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans
25,100,000
12
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
23,800,000
13
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
22,400,000
14
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
17,000,000
15
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
16,600,000
16
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
15,740,000
17
Auburn Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners
9,515,000
18
Florida Gators at Iowa Hawkeyes
6,106,000
19
Western Michigan Broncos at Wisconsin Badgers
5,442,000
20
NHL Winter Classic, Blackhawks vs Blues
2,560,000
20 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:36 UTC