Most-watched sports telecasts, October 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.
160
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2019
1
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
24,600,000
2
World Series Game 7, Astros vs Nationals
23,217,000
3
New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears
23,040,000
4
Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
23,010,000
5
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
21,450,000
6
Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets
21,420,000
7
Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots
21,030,000
8
Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans
21,030,000
9
Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs
18,320,000
10
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
18,130,000
11
World Series Game 6, Astros vs Nationals
16,551,000
12
Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
16,430,000
13
New York Giants at New England Patriots
16,000,000
14
Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers
14,890,000
15
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
14,260,000
16
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
14,000,000
17
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
13,680,000
18
Washington at Minnesota Vikings
13,480,000
19
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
13,340,000
20
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
13,000,000
21
World Series Game 3, Astros vs Nationals
12,220,000
22
Houston Astros at Washington Nationals
12,210,000
23
World Series Game 1, Astros vs Nationals
12,194,000
24
Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
12,190,000
25
Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
11,930,000
26
World Series Game 2, Astros vs Nationals
11,925,000
27
World Series Game 5, Astros vs Nationals
11,390,000
28
Houston Astros at Washington Nationals
11,390,000
29
Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers
11,130,000
30
New England Patriots at New York Jets
10,840,000
31
World Series Game 4, Astros vs Nationals
10,219,000
32
Houston Astros at Washington Nationals
10,210,000
33
Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers
9,980,000
34
ALCS Game 6, Astros vs Yankees
7,470,000
35
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
7,250,000
36
Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers
7,180,000
37
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines
6,750,000
38
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
6,680,000
39
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,660,000
40
Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes
6,650,000
41
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
6,450,000
42
Auburn Tigers at Florida Gators
6,430,000
43
ALCS Game 1, Astros vs Yankees
6,110,000
44
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies
6,110,000
45
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers
5,860,000
46
ALCS Game 4, Astros vs Yankees
5,860,000
47
ALCS Game 5, Astros vs Yankees
5,630,000
48
ALCS Game 2, Astros vs Yankees
5,590,000
49
Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines
5,020,000
50
Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals
4,730,000
51
NLCS Game 1, Cardinals vs Nationals
4,650,000
52
NLCS Game 4, Cardinals vs Nationals
4,640,000
53
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,250,000
54
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans
3,920,000
55
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
3,900,000
56
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
3,860,000
57
ALCS Game 3, Astros vs Yankees
3,840,000
58
Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays
3,700,000
59
Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,700,000
60
Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros
3,670,000
61
NLCS Game 3, Cardinals vs Nationals
3,650,000
62
Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
3,620,000
63
Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals
3,610,000
64
Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers
3,580,000
65
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers
3,510,000
66
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
3,510,000
67
Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees
3,400,000
68
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
3,330,000
69
NASCAR Cup Kansas
3,300,000
70
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
3,250,000
71
Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,190,000
72
Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,160,000
73
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,160,000
74
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3,080,000
75
NLCS Game 2, Cardinals vs Nationals
3,040,000
76
Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks
2,980,000
77
Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs
2,940,000
78
New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins
2,660,000
79
Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals
2,610,000
80
Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs
2,580,000
81
Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers
2,540,000
82
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners
2,540,000
83
Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals
2,490,000
84
LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors
2,260,000
85
New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors
2,250,000
86
NASCAR Cup Martinsville
2,250,000
87
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,230,000
88
Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2,210,000
89
Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini
2,130,000
90
Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,120,000
91
California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks
2,000,000
92
NBA Bucks–Rockets
1,940,000
93
Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks
1,900,000
94
Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal
1,880,000
95
Drydene 400
1,830,000
96
Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers
1,780,000
97
Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes
1,730,000
98
NBA Celtics–76ers
1,700,000
99
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
1,640,000
100
Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,570,000
Top 100 of 160 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:58 UTC