Most-watched sports telecasts, August 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.
25
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, August 2021
1
Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Closing Ceremony
8,810,000
2
Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Prime time
8,450,000
3
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox
5,870,000
4
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,930,000
5
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
6
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,510,000
7
Go Bowling at The Glen
2,120,000
8
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
1,630,000
9
New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics
1,350,000
10
Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians
1,010,000
11
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
978,000
12
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at UCLA Bruins
976,000
13
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
964,000
14
Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky
755,000
15
Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees
692,000
16
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
626,000
17
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
589,000
18
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
506,000
19
Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals
475,000
20
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
433,000
21
San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves
432,000
22
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
268,000
23
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
230,000
24
Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
224,000
25
Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox
214,000
25 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC