Most-watched sports telecasts, September 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.
121
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2017
1
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos
25,969,000
2
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
24,366,000
3
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
22,796,000
4
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
21,791,000
5
Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers
21,272,000
6
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
20,237,000
7
Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins
17,478,000
8
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
15,431,000
9
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
15,400,000
10
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
14,610,000
11
Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals
13,691,000
12
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
13,515,000
13
Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,335,000
14
Detroit Lions at New York Giants
12,287,000
15
New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
11,392,000
16
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
11,342,000
17
Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos
9,938,000
18
Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes
8,081,000
19
Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals
8,080,000
20
Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators
7,650,000
21
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
7,448,000
22
Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes
5,259,000
23
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
5,134,000
24
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
5,133,000
25
Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals
5,064,000
26
Texas Longhorns at USC Trojans
4,912,000
27
West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,645,000
28
Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,613,000
29
Georgia Bulldogs at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,088,000
30
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
3,950,000
31
NC State Wolfpack at Florida State Seminoles
3,749,000
32
Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,701,000
33
Cincinnati Bearcats at Michigan Wolverines
3,611,000
34
Michigan Wolverines at Purdue Boilermakers
3,521,000
35
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan State Spartans
3,456,000
36
Auburn Tigers at Clemson Tigers
3,361,000
37
UCLA Bruins at Memphis Tigers
3,238,000
38
Texas A&M Aggies at UCLA Bruins
3,190,000
39
USC Trojans at California Golden Bears
3,122,000
40
Southern 500
3,100,000
41
Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Commodores
2,993,000
42
Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,894,000
43
Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers
2,844,000
44
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Georgia Bulldogs
2,798,000
45
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,685,000
46
Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,611,000
47
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks
2,587,000
48
Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans
2,520,000
49
Army Black Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,506,000
50
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,498,000
51
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,479,000
52
TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,345,000
53
Akron Zips at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,332,000
54
Wisconsin Badgers at BYU Cougars
2,274,000
55
Louisville Cardinals at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,263,000
56
Fresno State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,070,000
57
Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
2,069,000
58
Maryland Terrapins at Texas Longhorns
2,046,000
59
Louisville Cardinals at Purdue Boilermakers
1,792,000
60
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles
1,779,000
61
BYU Cougars at LSU Tigers
1,763,000
62
Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers
1,760,000
63
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Bulldogs
1,718,000
64
UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal
1,665,000
65
Kent State Golden Flashes at Clemson Tigers
1,629,000
66
Colorado State Rams at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,613,000
67
Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,580,000
68
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,566,000
69
NC State Wolfpack at South Carolina Gamecocks
1,558,000
70
Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones
1,406,000
71
Illinois Fighting Illini at South Florida Bulls
1,369,000
72
Virginia Cavaliers at Boise State Broncos
1,288,000
73
Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars
1,265,000
74
Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears
1,254,000
75
Ole Miss Rebels at California Golden Bears
1,195,000
76
UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners
1,111,000
77
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini
1,071,000
78
Syracuse Orange at LSU Tigers
1,060,000
79
New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos
1,053,000
80
Washington Huskies at Colorado Buffaloes
1,049,000
81
Temple Owls at South Florida Bulls
992,000
82
Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
971,000
83
Oklahoma State Cowboys at South Alabama Jaguars
966,000
84
Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers
816,000
85
Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers
808,000
86
South Carolina Gamecocks at Missouri Tigers
802,000
87
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
798,000
88
North Texas Mean Green at Iowa Hawkeyes
669,000
89
Utah Utes at BYU Cougars
668,000
90
California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks
649,000
91
Utah Utes at Arizona Wildcats
581,000
92
WNBA Finals Game 1, Lynx vs Sparks
566,000
93
Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan State Spartans
537,000
94
Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers
511,000
95
Auburn Tigers at Missouri Tigers
503,000
96
West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas Jayhawks
493,000
97
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys
455,000
98
Navy Midshipmen at Florida Atlantic Owls
444,000
99
Montana State Bobcats at Washington State Cougars
436,000
100
Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels
436,000
Top 100 of 121 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC