Most-watched sports telecasts, December 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.
72
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2017
1
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
26,883,000
2
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams
23,784,000
3
Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
23,027,000
4
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
20,775,000
5
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
20,218,000
6
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks
19,693,000
7
Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders
19,191,000
8
Green Bay Packers at Carolina Panthers
18,053,000
9
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
17,200,000
10
Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans
16,918,000
11
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
15,814,000
12
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
15,602,000
13
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
15,543,000
14
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
15,287,000
15
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
14,606,000
16
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
13,589,000
17
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
13,466,000
18
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
12,918,000
19
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
12,405,000
20
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
11,800,000
21
Oakland Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles
11,700,000
22
Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons
11,170,000
23
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
10,800,000
24
Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts
10,638,000
25
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9,400,000
26
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
6,993,000
27
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners
5,896,000
28
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
5,428,000
29
Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens
5,395,000
30
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
5,177,000
31
Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
3,801,000
32
Iowa State Cyclones at Memphis Tigers
3,438,000
33
Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights
3,385,000
34
Arizona Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2,826,000
35
NBA Lakers–Warriors
2,300,000
36
CBB Bruins–Wildcats, Kentucky vs UCLA
2,300,000
37
NC State Wolfpack at Arizona State Sun Devils
2,205,000
38
NBA Celtics–Spurs
2,100,000
39
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos main card
2,100,000
40
NBA Thunder–76ers
1,900,000
41
NBA Spurs–Rockets
1,900,000
42
CBB Wildcats–Bulldogs, Butler vs Villanova
1,900,000
43
NBA Lakers–Knicks
1,800,000
44
NBA 76ers–Timberwolves
1,700,000
45
NBA Clippers–Rockets
1,700,000
46
CBB Buckeyes–Tar Heels, North Carolina vs Ohio State
1,700,000
47
NBA Rockets–Celtics
1,700,000
48
CBB Seminoles–Blue Devils, Duke vs Florida State
1,700,000
49
Washington State Cougars at Michigan State Spartans
1,613,000
50
NBA Warriors–Hornets
1,600,000
51
CBB Bruins–Wolverines, Michigan vs UCLA
1,520,000
52
NBA Hornets–Rockets
1,500,000
53
NBA Thunder–Pacers
1,500,000
54
NBA Mavericks–Warriors
1,400,000
55
NBA Lakers–76ers
1,300,000
56
NBA Spurs–Jazz
1,300,000
57
NBA 76ers–Trail Blazers
1,300,000
58
CBB Orange–Hoyas, Georgetown vs Syracuse
1,160,000
59
CBB Buckeyes–Badgers, Ohio State vs Wisconsin
1,100,000
60
NBA Timberwolves–Clippers
1,000,000
61
NBA Rockets–Jazz
941,000
62
CBB Hoosiers–Fighting Irish, Indiana vs Notre Dame
913,000
63
CBB Bearcats–Bruins, Cincinnati vs UCLA
832,000
64
CBB Boilermakers–Bulldogs, Butler vs Purdue
719,000
65
NBA Warriors–Lakers
622,000
66
NBA Lakers–Rockets
586,000
67
NHL Bruins–Red Wings
458,000
68
NHL Blackhawks–Capitals
378,000
69
NHL Capitals–Rangers
340,000
70
NHL Lightning–Blues
289,000
71
NHL Rangers–Penguins
274,000
72
NHL Bruins–Capitals
259,000
72 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC