Most-watched sports telecasts, September 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.
116
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2020
1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
25,850,000
2
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
22,790,000
3
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
20,540,000
4
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams
18,940,000
5
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
18,870,000
6
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
17,800,000
7
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
17,690,000
8
New Orleans Saints at Las Vegas Raiders
15,590,000
9
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
14,700,000
10
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
13,530,000
11
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
11,680,000
12
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants
10,760,000
13
Kentucky Derby
9,260,000
14
Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos
7,700,000
15
NBA Finals Game 1, Heat vs Lakers
7,690,000
16
Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers
7,410,000
17
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
6,680,000
18
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
5,430,000
19
Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars
5,430,000
20
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
5,230,000
21
Western Conference Finals Game 1, Lakers vs Nuggets
5,112,000
22
Western Conference Finals Game 3, Lakers vs Nuggets
4,830,000
23
Western Conference Finals Game 5, Lakers vs Nuggets
4,790,000
24
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
4,690,000
25
Western Conference Finals Game 4, Lakers vs Nuggets
4,600,000
26
Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Celtics vs Heat
4,539,000
27
Eastern Conference Finals Game 4, Celtics vs Heat
4,480,000
28
Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
4,440,000
29
Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,320,000
30
Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, Celtics vs Heat
4,220,000
31
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
4,110,000
32
Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, Celtics vs Heat
3,810,000
33
Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals
3,800,000
34
Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, Celtics vs Heat
3,666,000
35
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat
3,580,000
36
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Florida State Seminoles
3,520,000
37
Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
3,460,000
38
Eastern Conference Finals Game 6, Celtics vs Heat
3,450,000
39
Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics
3,430,000
40
Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets
3,390,000
41
Western Conference Finals Game 2, Lakers vs Nuggets
3,277,000
42
U.S. Open Round 4
3,200,000
43
UCF Knights at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,060,000
44
LA Clippers at Denver Nuggets
2,980,000
45
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 7, Flyers vs Islanders
2,960,000
46
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks
2,960,000
47
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
2,950,000
48
Stanley Cup Final Game 6, Lightning vs Stars
2,877,000
49
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,720,000
50
Stanley Cup Final Game 5, Lightning vs Stars
2,713,000
51
Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
2,680,000
52
Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels
2,670,000
53
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
2,580,000
54
Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics
2,560,000
55
Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers
2,560,000
56
Southern 500
2,430,000
57
Stanley Cup Final Game 4, Lightning vs Stars
2,216,000
58
Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins
2,200,000
59
Bristol Night Race
2,120,000
60
Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning
2,120,000
61
Stanley Cup Final Game 1, Lightning vs Stars
2,115,000
62
Alabama Crimson Tide at Missouri Tigers
2,090,000
63
South Point 400
1,970,000
64
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
1,880,000
65
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Kansas State Wildcats
1,790,000
66
Federated Auto Parts 400
1,740,000
67
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,730,000
68
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Iowa State Cyclones
1,680,000
69
Western Conference Final Game 4, Golden Knights vs Stars
1,680,000
70
Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights
1,640,000
71
Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs
1,540,000
72
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,450,000
73
Navy Midshipmen at Tulane Green Wave
1,350,000
74
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Marshall Thundering Herd
1,250,000
75
SMU Mustangs at Texas State Bobcats
1,230,000
76
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers
1,210,000
77
Eastern Conference Final Game 6, Islanders vs Lightning
1,180,000
78
BYU Cougars at Navy Midshipmen
1,150,000
79
Stanley Cup Final Game 3, Lightning vs Stars
1,145,000
80
Stanley Cup Final Game 2, Lightning vs Stars
1,137,000
81
Army Black Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats
1,080,000
82
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Memphis Tigers
1,030,000
83
UCF Knights at East Carolina Pirates
998,000
84
Eastern Conference Final Game 3, Islanders vs Lightning
986,000
85
Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Marshall Thundering Herd
980,000
86
Eastern Conference Final Game 1, Islanders vs Lightning
958,000
87
South Florida Bulls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
957,000
88
Eastern Conference Final Game 4, Islanders vs Lightning
944,000
89
Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers
896,000
90
Western Conference Second Round Game 7, Canucks vs Golden Knights
829,000
91
Western Conference Final Game 5, Golden Knights vs Stars
829,000
92
Troy Trojans at BYU Cougars
795,000
93
Western Conference Final Game 3, Golden Knights vs Stars
790,000
94
Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs
740,000
95
San Diego Padres at Oakland Athletics
694,000
96
Troy Trojans at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
642,000
97
Tulane Green Wave at South Alabama Jaguars
516,000
98
Campbell Fighting Camels at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
509,000
99
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
502,000
100
UAB Blazers at South Alabama Jaguars
497,000
Top 100 of 116 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:37 UTC