Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2018
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.
95
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2018
1
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
23,300,000
2
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
22,200,000
3
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
22,120,000
4
New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars
20,970,000
5
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
20,690,000
6
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
20,660,000
7
New England Patriots at Detroit Lions
19,460,000
8
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
18,980,000
9
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
18,010,000
10
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
17,920,000
11
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
17,620,000
12
Houston Texans at New England Patriots
17,080,000
13
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
14,450,000
14
San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs
13,810,000
15
San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings
12,540,000
16
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12,010,000
17
Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears
11,720,000
18
New York Jets at Detroit Lions
10,300,000
19
Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders
9,600,000
20
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,141,000
21
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns
8,630,000
22
Ohio State Buckeyes at TCU Horned Frogs
7,232,000
23
Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7,091,000
24
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
7,020,000
25
Miami Hurricanes at LSU Tigers
6,553,000
26
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
5,936,000
27
Tour Championship Round 4
5,890,000
28
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,650,000
29
Washington Huskies at Auburn Tigers
5,253,000
30
Louisville Cardinals at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,540,000
31
Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers
4,475,000
32
Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks
4,165,000
33
Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,747,000
34
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
3,640,000
35
Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats
3,618,000
36
Oregon State Beavers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,487,000
37
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,443,000
38
Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
3,394,000
39
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
3,346,000
40
Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,313,000
41
Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers
3,286,000
42
TPC Boston Round 4
3,170,000
43
USC Trojans at Texas Longhorns
2,950,000
44
BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers
2,913,000
45
UCLA Bruins at Oklahoma Sooners
2,896,000
46
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
2,887,000
47
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners
2,767,000
48
Ryder Cup Final day
2,670,000
49
Southern 500
2,660,000
50
West Virginia Mountaineers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,647,000
51
Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars
2,539,000
52
Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,453,000
53
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,439,000
54
USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal
2,290,000
55
South Point 400
2,140,000
56
Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,108,000
57
Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,017,000
58
Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,808,000
59
Federated Auto Parts 400
1,770,000
60
Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox
1,480,000
61
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines
1,449,000
62
Florida Atlantic Owls at Oklahoma Sooners
1,385,000
63
BYU Cougars at Washington Huskies
1,286,000
64
Texas Longhorns at Maryland Terrapins
1,274,000
65
San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals
1,210,000
66
Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini
1,170,000
67
Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals
1,110,000
68
Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals
1,100,000
69
Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,079,000
70
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
1,030,000
71
Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
975,000
72
Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats
974,000
73
North Carolina Tar Heels at California Golden Bears
930,000
74
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
914,000
75
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
899,000
76
Kent State Golden Flashes at Penn State Nittany Lions
893,000
77
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys
868,000
78
UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes
840,000
79
New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics
839,000
80
Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears
750,000
81
Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
681,000
82
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
625,000
83
Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers
613,000
84
WNBA Finals Game 2, Mystics vs Storm
546,000
85
WNBA Finals Game 3, Mystics vs Storm
519,000
86
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
487,000
87
2018 Singapore Grand Prix
469,000
88
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies
455,000
89
Central Michigan Chippewas at Michigan State Spartans
425,000
90
Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
421,000
91
Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears
414,000
92
Fresno State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers
395,000
93
Duke Blue Devils at Baylor Bears
291,000
94
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Indians
257,000
95
UTSA Roadrunners at Arizona State Sun Devils
234,000
95 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC