Most-watched sports telecasts, December 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.
117
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, December 2020
1
Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints
22,940,000
2
New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles
22,520,000
3
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
22,110,000
4
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
20,110,000
5
Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
19,230,000
6
Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers
18,370,000
7
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
17,070,000
8
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
17,050,000
9
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
15,700,000
10
Cleveland Browns at New York Giants
15,610,000
11
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys
15,430,000
12
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
15,230,000
13
Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals
15,210,000
14
Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans
14,570,000
15
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
14,450,000
16
Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers
14,170,000
17
New England Patriots at Los Angeles Rams
13,640,000
18
Dallas Cowboys at Baltimore Ravens
13,540,000
19
Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs
13,500,000
20
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders
12,960,000
21
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
12,720,000
22
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
12,420,000
23
Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12,280,000
24
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
10,750,000
25
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,920,000
26
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
8,920,000
27
Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders
8,450,000
28
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
8,030,000
29
Washington at Pittsburgh Steelers
7,790,000
30
Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers
7,010,000
31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
6,070,000
32
Florida Gators at Oklahoma Sooners
5,770,000
33
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers
5,610,000
34
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
4,910,000
35
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
4,800,000
36
Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks
4,790,000
37
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators
4,620,000
38
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
4,530,000
39
Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers
4,220,000
40
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
4,110,000
41
Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans
3,850,000
42
Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers
3,820,000
43
West Virginia Mountaineers at Army Black Knights
3,740,000
44
Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
3,420,000
45
Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,380,000
46
North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
3,330,000
47
USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins
3,240,000
48
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Miami Hurricanes
3,200,000
49
NBA Clippers–Lakers
3,080,000
50
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
2,990,000
51
Texas Longhorns at Colorado Buffaloes
2,980,000
52
Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,840,000
53
Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers
2,800,000
54
Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets
2,700,000
55
Liberty Flames at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
2,620,000
56
Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,590,000
57
Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,540,000
58
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,250,000
59
Marshall Thundering Herd at Buffalo Bulls
2,110,000
60
NBA Bucks–Celtics
2,000,000
61
CBB Badgers–Spartans, Michigan State vs Wisconsin
1,980,000
62
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Wisconsin Badgers
1,980,000
63
CBB Spartans–Blue Devils, Duke vs Michigan State
1,960,000
64
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Houston Cougars
1,900,000
65
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Cincinnati Bearcats
1,880,000
66
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners
1,830,000
67
Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes
1,800,000
68
CBB Jayhawks–Wildcats, Kansas vs Kentucky
1,770,000
69
Ball State Cardinals at San José State Spartans
1,770,000
70
Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
1,700,000
71
Texas A&M Aggies at Tennessee Volunteers
1,660,000
72
UCF Knights at BYU Cougars
1,550,000
73
Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats
1,450,000
74
Boise State Broncos at San José State Spartans
1,420,000
75
CBB Mountaineers–Bulldogs, Gonzaga vs West Virginia
1,410,000
76
CBB Cavaliers–Bulldogs, Gonzaga vs Virginia
1,350,000
77
CBB Wildcats–Cardinals, Kentucky vs Louisville
1,310,000
78
Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies
1,300,000
79
Memphis Tigers at Florida Atlantic Owls
1,270,000
80
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones
1,220,000
81
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns
1,220,000
82
BYU Cougars at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
1,210,000
83
NBA Pelicans–Suns
1,150,000
84
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,050,000
85
CBB Fighting Illini–Bears, Baylor vs Illinois
1,040,000
86
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears
1,030,000
87
Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats
1,020,000
88
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Appalachian State Mountaineers
1,010,000
89
Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears
1,010,000
90
Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings
964,000
91
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Georgia Southern Eagles
923,000
92
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Georgia State Panthers
923,000
93
Tulane Green Wave at Nevada Wolf Pack
914,000
94
Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls
875,000
95
Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini
781,000
96
Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions
739,000
97
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
717,000
98
CBB Cougars–Knights, Houston vs Ucf
710,000
99
Oregon State Beavers at Utah Utes
702,000
100
Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs
642,000
Top 100 of 117 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC