Most-watched sports telecasts, October 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.
147
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, October 2020
1
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
22,870,000
2
Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22,310,000
3
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders
18,610,000
4
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
16,660,000
5
Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers
15,080,000
6
Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
15,080,000
7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears
14,710,000
8
New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs
14,600,000
9
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans
14,530,000
10
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
14,310,000
11
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
14,140,000
12
World Series Game 6, Dodgers vs Rays
12,819,000
13
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
12,600,000
14
Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers
12,490,000
15
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
12,160,000
16
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
12,100,000
17
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
11,680,000
18
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys
11,320,000
19
Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans
10,800,000
20
Los Angeles Chargers at New Orleans Saints
10,690,000
21
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams
10,500,000
22
World Series Game 5, Dodgers vs Rays
10,288,000
23
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
10,070,000
24
Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9,950,000
25
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
9,660,000
26
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
9,610,000
27
World Series Game 4, Dodgers vs Rays
9,563,000
28
World Series Game 1, Dodgers vs Rays
9,353,000
29
NBA Finals Game 5, Heat vs Lakers
9,190,000
30
World Series Game 2, Dodgers vs Rays
9,184,000
31
Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
8,650,000
32
NBA Finals Game 6, Heat vs Lakers
8,590,000
33
World Series Game 3, Dodgers vs Rays
8,339,000
34
NBA Finals Game 4, Heat vs Lakers
7,700,000
35
NBA Finals Game 2, Heat vs Lakers
6,780,000
36
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,530,000
37
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
6,180,000
38
NBA Finals Game 3, Heat vs Lakers
6,080,000
39
Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat
5,940,000
40
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
5,770,000
41
Denver Broncos at New York Jets
5,410,000
42
Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
5,120,000
43
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
5,040,000
44
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
4,890,000
45
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
4,810,000
46
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,760,000
47
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
4,610,000
48
Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers
4,380,000
49
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
4,360,000
50
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
4,280,000
51
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,220,000
52
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
4,220,000
53
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
4,200,000
54
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
4,040,000
55
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,770,000
56
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
3,720,000
57
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
3,710,000
58
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
3,610,000
59
Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays
3,470,000
60
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
3,450,000
61
Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,120,000
62
YellaWood 500
3,100,000
63
Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies
3,100,000
64
Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,920,000
65
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,810,000
66
Bank of America Roval 400
2,780,000
67
Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros
2,710,000
68
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
2,700,000
69
St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
2,600,000
70
Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks
2,570,000
71
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators
2,520,000
72
Hollywood Casino 400
2,510,000
73
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,490,000
74
Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,430,000
75
South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers
2,430,000
76
Preakness Stakes
2,360,000
77
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
2,360,000
78
St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
2,330,000
79
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
2,330,000
80
Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2,250,000
81
North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles
2,200,000
82
Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs
2,190,000
83
Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers
2,120,000
84
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,120,000
85
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
2,070,000
86
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,030,000
87
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,000,000
88
North Carolina Tar Heels at Boston College Eagles
1,980,000
89
Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
1,930,000
90
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Maryland Terrapins
1,910,000
91
UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers
1,900,000
92
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
1,850,000
93
Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,790,000
94
Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,660,000
95
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
1,640,000
96
Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,460,000
97
Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics
1,420,000
98
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones
1,380,000
99
Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves
1,300,000
100
BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars
1,160,000
Top 100 of 147 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC