Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2021
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.
63
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, January 2021
1
NFC Championship Game, Buccaneers vs Packers
46,970,000
2
AFC Championship Game, Bills vs Chiefs
42,336,000
3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
35,460,000
4
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
34,330,000
5
Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints
30,650,000
6
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
26,500,000
7
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
26,340,000
8
Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans
24,820,000
9
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
24,780,000
10
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
24,620,000
11
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
23,010,000
12
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington
21,370,000
13
Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills
20,080,000
14
Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers
19,150,000
15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide
18,890,000
16
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Ohio State
18,710,000
17
Washington at Philadelphia Eagles
16,550,000
18
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
13,920,000
19
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
13,510,000
20
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
13,140,000
21
Georgia Bulldogs at Cincinnati Bearcats
8,720,000
22
Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels
7,580,000
23
Oregon Ducks at Iowa State Cyclones
6,680,000
24
Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats
4,780,000
25
Ole Miss Rebels at Indiana Hoosiers
4,110,000
26
Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
2,740,000
27
NC State Wolfpack at Kentucky Wildcats
2,710,000
28
NBA Warriors–Lakers
2,320,000
29
NBA Bucks–Nets
2,110,000
30
NBA Lakers–76ers
1,780,000
31
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
1,710,000
32
NBA Lakers–Bucks
1,710,000
33
NBA Pelicans–Lakers
1,640,000
34
LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors
1,590,000
35
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets
1,490,000
36
CBB Spartans–Buckeyes, Michigan State vs Ohio State
1,450,000
37
NBA Mavericks–Bucks
1,310,000
38
NBA Nuggets–Suns
1,230,000
39
NBA Warriors–Suns
1,200,000
40
Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks
1,180,000
41
NBA Mavericks–Jazz
1,180,000
42
NBA Hornets–Pelicans
1,170,000
43
NBA Celtics–76ers
1,170,000
44
NBA 76ers–Nets
1,140,000
45
NBA Bucks–Pelicans
1,130,000
46
NBA Trail Blazers–Rockets
1,100,000
47
Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks
1,000,000
48
NBA Mavericks–Nuggets
993,000
49
NBA Pelicans–Clippers
987,000
50
NBA Heat–Celtics
952,000
51
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
932,000
52
NBA Suns–Rockets
901,000
53
NHL Blackhawks–Lightning
844,000
54
NBA Suns–Grizzlies
727,000
55
CBB Yellow Jackets–Blue Devils, Duke vs Georgia Tech
667,000
56
Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
388,000
57
NHL Blues–Avalanche
372,000
58
NHL Sabres–Flyers
339,000
59
NHL Bruins–Islanders
302,000
60
NHL Oilers–Maple Leafs
226,000
61
NHL Capitals–Penguins
222,000
62
NHL Wild–Ducks
222,000
63
NHL Blue Jackets–Red Wings
182,000
63 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC