Most-watched sports telecasts, March 2019
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.
102
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, March 2019
1
Michigan State Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
16,200,000
2
UCF Knights at Duke Blue Devils
12,880,000
3
Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
10,490,000
4
Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils
10,070,000
5
Wofford Terriers at Kentucky Wildcats
8,960,000
6
Florida Gators at Michigan Wolverines
8,880,000
7
Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers
6,560,000
8
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans
6,490,000
9
Florida State Seminoles at Gonzaga Bulldogs
6,480,000
10
North Dakota State Bison at Duke Blue Devils
6,220,000
11
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Michigan Wolverines
6,110,000
12
LSU Tigers at Michigan State Spartans
5,790,000
13
Auburn Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
5,620,000
14
Maryland Terrapins at LSU Tigers
5,280,000
15
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
5,120,000
16
Purdue Boilermakers at Tennessee Volunteers
4,880,000
17
Auburn Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks
4,620,000
18
THE PLAYERS Championship Round 4
4,190,000
19
Auto Club 400
4,180,000
20
Seton Hall Pirates at Wofford Terriers
3,960,000
21
Honda Classic Round 4
3,800,000
22
Abilene Christian Wildcats at Kentucky Wildcats
3,760,000
23
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
3,650,000
24
NBA Warriors–76ers
3,630,000
25
Ohio State Buckeyes at Houston Cougars
3,570,000
26
Oregon Ducks at Virginia Cavaliers
3,560,000
27
Houston Cougars at Kentucky Wildcats
3,410,000
28
UCF Knights at VCU Rams, Ucf vs Vcu
3,360,000
29
NBA Celtics–Lakers
3,070,000
30
Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 4
3,070,000
31
Iona Gaels at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,000,000
32
CBB Wildcats–Volunteers, Kentucky vs Tennessee
2,760,000
33
Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers
2,750,000
34
Liberty Flames at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,750,000
35
NBA Warriors–Thunder
2,700,000
36
UC Irvine Anteaters at Oregon Ducks
2,700,000
37
Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics
2,520,000
38
CBB Cyclones–Jayhawks, Iowa State vs Kansas
2,520,000
39
Baylor Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs
2,510,000
40
STP 500
2,460,000
41
NBA Warriors–Rockets
2,420,000
42
Murray State Racers at Marquette Golden Eagles
2,410,000
43
Murray State Racers at Florida State Seminoles
2,270,000
44
Villanova Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2,270,000
45
NBA Bucks–Lakers
2,100,000
46
NBA Celtics–Warriors
2,050,000
47
Baylor Bears at Syracuse Orange
2,010,000
48
NBA Nuggets–Warriors
2,000,000
49
CBB Ducks–Huskies, Oregon vs Washington
1,990,000
50
NBA 76ers–Bucks
1,950,000
51
NBA Pacers–76ers
1,880,000
52
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
1,870,000
53
Oklahoma Sooners at Virginia Cavaliers
1,860,000
54
CBB Wolverines–Terrapins, Maryland vs Michigan
1,840,000
55
Washington Huskies at Utah State Aggies
1,780,000
56
Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs
1,750,000
57
NBA Nuggets–Lakers
1,740,000
58
Buffalo Bulls at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,700,000
59
CBB Tar Heels–Tigers, Clemson vs North Carolina
1,690,000
60
NBA 76ers–Rockets
1,530,000
61
NBA Thunder–Trail Blazers
1,520,000
62
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith prelims
1,480,000
63
NBA Celtics–76ers
1,470,000
64
NBA 76ers–Bulls
1,430,000
65
NBA Trail Blazers–Raptors
1,410,000
66
NBA Rockets–Raptors
1,380,000
67
CBB Demon Deacons–Blue Devils, Duke vs Wake Forest
1,380,000
68
CBB Aztecs–Aggies, San Diego State vs Utah State
1,320,000
69
NBA Timberwolves–Rockets
1,320,000
70
Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,290,000
71
CBB Wildcats–Rebels, Kentucky vs Ole Miss
1,280,000
72
CBB Billikens–Bonnies, Saint Louis vs St Bonaventure
1,280,000
73
CBB Bearcats–Cougars, Cincinnati vs Houston
1,190,000
74
Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners
1,190,000
75
NBA Pacers–Trail Blazers
1,160,000
76
Northeastern Huskies at Kansas Jayhawks
1,140,000
77
CBB Pirates–Wildcats, Seton Hall vs Villanova
1,130,000
78
CBB Spartans–Hoosiers, Indiana vs Michigan State
1,120,000
79
NBA Lakers–Raptors
1,090,000
80
NBA Nets–Thunder
1,020,000
81
NBA Mavericks–Nuggets
931,000
82
NBA Spurs–Mavericks
914,000
83
NHL Rangers–Flyers
757,000
84
NHL Flyers–Capitals
723,000
85
NHL Bruins–Penguins
715,000
86
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
711,000
87
NHL Flyers–Penguins
707,000
88
Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees
704,000
89
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
538,000
90
Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers
489,000
91
NHL Rangers–Bruins
457,000
92
NHL Predators–Wild
449,000
93
NHL Capitals–Flyers
373,000
94
NHL Blackhawks–Maple Leafs
371,000
95
NHL Bruins–Red Wings
363,000
96
NHL Golden Knights–Avalanche
332,000
97
Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics
311,000
98
NHL Oilers–Golden Knights
269,000
99
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres
248,000
100
NHL Blues–Ducks
204,000
Top 100 of 102 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC