Most-watched sports telecasts, September 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.
87
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched sports telecasts, September 2021
1
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24,810,000
2
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Chargers
24,290,000
3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams
22,600,000
4
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
19,810,000
5
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
19,690,000
6
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
19,540,000
7
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams
17,640,000
8
Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders
16,970,000
9
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
16,240,000
10
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
14,900,000
11
Las Vegas Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers
14,180,000
12
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills
13,930,000
13
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
13,810,000
14
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons
11,180,000
15
Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers
8,860,000
16
Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals
8,000,000
17
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
7,860,000
18
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles
7,750,000
19
Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
7,730,000
20
Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions
7,610,000
21
Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans
7,390,000
22
New York Giants at Washington
7,330,000
23
Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
6,300,000
24
Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers
5,410,000
25
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers
5,370,000
26
Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes
5,030,000
27
Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
4,750,000
28
Texas A&M Aggies at Colorado Buffaloes
4,500,000
29
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners
4,500,000
30
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oklahoma Sooners
4,210,000
31
Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,070,000
32
Tour Championship Round 4
3,970,000
33
Ryder Cup Final day
3,510,000
34
Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,360,000
35
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
3,280,000
36
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
3,080,000
37
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns
2,880,000
38
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines
2,810,000
39
Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes
2,770,000
40
North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,580,000
41
Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,580,000
42
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
2,550,000
43
Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners
2,530,000
44
Southern 500
2,460,000
45
NASCAR Cup Bristol
2,200,000
46
Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats
2,100,000
47
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers
2,100,000
48
Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears
2,010,000
49
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,830,000
50
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,790,000
51
Federated Auto Parts 400
1,780,000
52
Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers
1,740,000
53
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants
1,730,000
54
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns
1,730,000
55
Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks
1,660,000
56
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans
1,660,000
57
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
1,620,000
58
Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls
1,600,000
59
USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars
1,580,000
60
Utah Utes at BYU Cougars
1,500,000
61
Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
1,440,000
62
West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins
1,350,000
63
Kansas Jayhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
1,300,000
64
Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen
1,080,000
65
BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
933,000
66
2021 Italian Grand Prix
880,000
67
2021 Dutch Grand Prix
864,000
68
UAB Blazers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
841,000
69
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars
831,000
70
Grand Prix of Portland
806,000
71
Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies
804,000
72
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
735,000
73
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
699,000
74
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies
623,000
75
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
542,000
76
Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
503,000
77
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
488,000
78
Oregon State Beavers at Purdue Boilermakers
439,000
79
Chicago Sky at Connecticut Sun
399,000
80
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
366,000
81
Stanford Cardinal at Kansas State Wildcats
312,000
82
Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky
283,000
83
Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox
263,000
84
East Carolina Pirates at Appalachian State Mountaineers
245,000
85
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres
234,000
86
New York Mets at Miami Marlins
146,000
87
Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays
108,000
87 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:37 UTC