Most-watched sports telecasts, August 2020
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.
94
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, August 2020
1
PGA Championship Round 4
5,200,000
2
Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers
3,830,000
3
Indianapolis 500
3,670,000
4
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
3,450,000
5
BMW Championship Round 4
3,440,000
6
LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
3,390,000
7
Go Bowling 235
3,240,000
8
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,940,000
9
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers
2,920,000
10
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
2,840,000
11
Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets
2,440,000
12
Dallas Mavericks at LA Clippers
2,280,000
13
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
2,210,000
14
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
2,070,000
15
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
1,980,000
16
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,980,000
17
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
1,920,000
18
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz
1,870,000
19
NBA Lakers–Raptors
1,800,000
20
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
1,790,000
21
Drydene 311 (Saturday)
1,770,000
22
Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
1,760,000
23
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
1,680,000
24
NBA Trail Blazers–Celtics
1,660,000
25
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,630,000
26
NBA Lakers–Jazz
1,600,000
27
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets
1,600,000
28
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
1,590,000
29
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders
1,560,000
30
Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
1,540,000
31
NBA Nuggets–Lakers
1,530,000
32
Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets
1,520,000
33
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
1,510,000
34
Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals
1,490,000
35
Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets
1,450,000
36
NHL Flyers–Bruins
1,420,000
37
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
1,420,000
38
New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers
1,370,000
39
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
1,360,000
40
NBA Jazz–Thunder
1,300,000
41
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 4, Bruins vs Lightning
1,300,000
42
Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks
1,250,000
43
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
1,230,000
44
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,220,000
45
Eastern Conference First Round Game 3, Bruins vs Hurricanes
1,210,000
46
NBA Clippers–Nuggets
1,200,000
47
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
1,200,000
48
NBA Thunder–Lakers
1,190,000
49
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans
1,160,000
50
NBA Heat–Nuggets
1,140,000
51
Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers
1,090,000
52
NBA Jazz–Nuggets
1,090,000
53
NBA Clippers–Mavericks
1,060,000
54
NBA Grizzlies–Pelicans
1,020,000
55
NBA Nets–Celtics
1,020,000
56
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
1,010,000
57
NBA Celtics–Heat
981,000
58
Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks
928,000
59
NBA Pelicans–Kings
893,000
60
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 3, Flyers vs Islanders
848,000
61
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 1, Flyers vs Islanders
837,000
62
NBA Clippers–Trail Blazers
811,000
63
Eastern Conference First Round Game 1, Canadiens vs Flyers
764,000
64
NBA Spurs–Jazz
740,000
65
2020 British Grand Prix
736,000
66
Eastern Conference First Round Game 2, Bruins vs Hurricanes
720,000
67
Western Conference Second Round Game 4, Avalanche vs Stars
715,000
68
Eastern Conference First Round Game 1, Blue Jackets vs Lightning
709,000
69
Western Conference Second Round Game 5, Avalanche vs Stars
689,000
70
NBA Raptors–76ers
674,000
71
NHL Blues–Avalanche
655,000
72
Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs
646,000
73
NBA Magic–76ers
623,000
74
Dallas Wings at Phoenix Mercury
599,000
75
NBA Heat–Bucks
592,000
76
Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
575,000
77
NHL Oilers–Blackhawks
570,000
78
Western Conference Second Round Game 3, Canucks vs Golden Knights
542,000
79
NBA Mavericks–Suns
525,000
80
NHL Rangers–Hurricanes
502,000
81
Western Conference First Round Game 1, Blackhawks vs Golden Knights
489,000
82
Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels
418,000
83
NHL Bruins–Capitals
401,000
84
New York Mets at Washington Nationals
393,000
85
New York Yankees at New York Mets
381,000
86
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees
366,000
87
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds
340,000
88
Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers
330,000
89
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
324,000
90
Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners
298,000
91
Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins
249,000
92
San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies
231,000
93
Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
164,000
94
Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
160,000
94 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.