Most-watched sports telecasts, November 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.
109
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, November 2018
1
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
30,480,000
2
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
26,500,000
3
Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots
23,680,000
4
Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
23,660,000
5
Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints
22,120,000
6
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
21,730,000
7
New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
21,320,000
8
Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams
20,790,000
9
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
20,440,000
10
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
20,100,000
11
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
18,840,000
12
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints
18,380,000
13
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks
16,830,000
14
Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers
14,750,000
15
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
14,560,000
16
New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals
14,240,000
17
Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons
13,320,000
18
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
13,200,000
19
Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins
12,960,000
20
Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers
11,543,000
21
Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers
11,060,000
22
New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
10,500,000
23
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans
9,740,000
24
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
9,132,000
25
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans
7,736,000
26
Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins
5,588,000
27
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,419,000
28
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
5,191,000
29
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
5,006,000
30
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns
4,431,000
31
Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats
4,392,000
32
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
4,252,000
33
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
4,150,000
34
Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars
4,082,000
35
Utah Utes at Washington Huskies
4,059,000
36
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners
3,917,000
37
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,900,000
38
Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles
3,885,000
39
NBA Lakers–Cavaliers
3,690,000
40
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,664,000
41
Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,553,000
42
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Northwestern Wildcats
3,293,000
43
Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,173,000
44
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,135,000
45
Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights
3,098,000
46
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans
3,038,000
47
NBA Thunder–Warriors
2,890,000
48
Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,873,000
49
CBB Blue Devils–Wildcats, Duke vs Kentucky
2,850,000
50
Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners
2,762,000
51
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,679,000
52
Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,636,000
53
Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers
2,622,000
54
Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2,515,000
55
Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
2,380,000
56
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
2,273,000
57
AAA Texas 500
2,270,000
58
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,270,000
59
NBA Timberwolves–Lakers
2,210,000
60
Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,176,000
61
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies
2,138,000
62
NBA Trail Blazers–Lakers
2,070,000
63
Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,025,000
64
CBB Spartans–Jayhawks, Kansas vs Michigan State
2,000,000
65
USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins
1,983,000
66
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
1,947,000
67
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
1,919,000
68
NBA Raptors–Celtics
1,820,000
69
NBA Bulls–Bucks
1,700,000
70
Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs
1,615,000
71
NBA Bucks–Warriors
1,570,000
72
Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers
1,550,000
73
NBA 76ers–Pacers
1,520,000
74
California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars
1,495,000
75
NBA Thunder–Wizards
1,360,000
76
Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Cavaliers
1,359,000
77
NBA Celtics–Jazz
1,350,000
78
Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack
1,347,000
79
NBA Warriors–Rockets
1,290,000
80
Temple Owls at UCF Knights
1,191,000
81
Texas Longhorns at Kansas Jayhawks
1,185,000
82
NBA Warriors–Raptors
1,140,000
83
NBA Rockets–Thunder
1,120,000
84
Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
1,092,000
85
NBA Rockets–Spurs
964,000
86
Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers
945,000
87
NBA Nuggets–Trail Blazers
923,000
88
NBA Spurs–Clippers
882,000
89
Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
821,000
90
Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats
798,000
91
NBA Clippers–Kings
782,000
92
Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins
762,000
93
TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers
728,000
94
CBB Razorbacks–Longhorns, Arkansas vs Texas
726,000
95
BYU Cougars at Utah Utes
626,000
96
Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes
620,000
97
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears
487,000
98
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
477,000
99
Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats
474,000
100
BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos
470,000
Top 100 of 109 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC